A new study led by Dr. Jack Tseng and published in PeerJ Life & Environment has shed light on the intricate relationship between tooth wear and jaw mechanics in highly carnivorous mammals, known as ...

We may not regard hyenas as the most adorable animals, but they are both fascinating and impressive. Despite having the appearance of a rather thin and scruffy dog, they belong to the Feliformia ...

A mum frantically pulled her five-year-old son from the mouth of a bloodsoaked hyena after it ripped his jaw off in a horror attack. Little Abel Mesfin was left severely disfigured when he was set ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Camera traps bring you closer to the secretive natural world and are an important conservation tool to study wildlife. This week we’re meeting the ...

The fossilized upper jaw of the Gansu hyena, seen from top (left) and from below. The palate is broad and similar to that of the aardwolf, which has a more muscular tongue for slurping termites.

Oregon’s weirdest predator, the first of its kind in the state, was found in a museum drawer. A piece of it, anyway. Hyena-pig. Murder-cow. With no modern analog, scientists have resorted to ...

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A winding lava-tube cavern in northern Saudi Arabia was home to hyenas for millennia, and they left behind plenty of gruesome evidence of past meals. The floor of the cave system was covered in deep ...