When anthropologists work to reconstruct the lives of our own ancestors we bring together multiple sources of information. We look at fossils and material culture, such as ancient tool technologies.

About 65,000 years ago, a large carnivore — perhaps a cave hyena — chomped down on the face of a (likely dead) Neanderthal. Then, that carnivore partially digested two of the hominin's teeth before ...

A spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) on the plains of the Mara A few kilometres from the Big Cat Live camp was a hyena den whose occupants we were able to follow on the webcams and with thermal imaging ...

Namibia's brown hyenas live in small clans but often travel and hunt alone. Thorsten Milse/robertharding/Getty Images Some wild animals are relatively easy to study. Certain penguin populations, for ...

A safari guide at Sanbona Wildlife Reserve in South Africa took a chance by leaving a hippo he had found for his clients to potentially view a lion stalking a hyena, an encounter he had been waiting ...

Spotted hyenas live in groups that may exceed 100, working together to hunt and raise their young. They're incredibly successful social... When anthropologists work to reconstruct the lives of our own ...

When you think of a hyena, you make think of their signature laughter. But not all hyenas laugh. In fact, their laughter is actually a vocalization of distress, often used to signal threats or attacks ...

There are many types of hyenas and a couple of hands full of wild dogs. But today we’re focusing on the most prominent of the lot: the sly spotted hyena vs. the ruthless African wild dog. Do they have ...

Different species of carnivores don’t get along. At best, they’re in direct competition for prey. At worst, they turn each other into prey. But recently, zoologists found that two predators are ...

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The BrooklynVegan Show on Vans Channel 66 returns this Wednesday (10/20) at 11 AM ET, and this week we’ll be chatting with veteran NYC singer/songwriter Kevin Devine, followed by a live performance ...