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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Hyenas are one of Africa's most abundant and efficient predators. They’ll eat the entire carcass of a ...

“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 ...

Lions and spotted hyenas: two species of social predator that rule the African plains. But for Kevin Richardson, these fearsome carnivores are among his best friends. Now his lions and hyenas are ...