As darkness falls across Harar, people gather to welcome the city’s carnivorous visitors and see them get their fill.

CAIRO — In a startling development that has caught the attention of wildlife researchers across North Africa, a spotted hyena was documented in Egypt for the first time since the species vanished from ...

It is dusk when Kim Wolhuter parks his battered Toyota off-road vehicle a few metres from a hyena den. The sun has just disappeared behind the acacias, a blood-red ball, and the day's heat is ...

“My first reaction was disbelief until I checked the photos and videos of the remains,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Adbullah Nagy from Al-Azhar University, Egypt. “Seeing the evidence, I was ...

For the first time in over five millennia, a spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) has been documented in Egypt, marking an extraordinary event in the region’s wildlife history. This solitary predator, ...

The researchers found lions and hyenas tended to avoid particularly crowded roads, especially during the dry season. Credit: Stephanie Periquet Pearce The researchers found lions and hyenas tended to ...

Who’s stronger? A solitary leopard or cackle of hyenas? And which is best at getting along with humans? University of Copenhagen researchers closely studied this in a large East African natural area ...