In the wide-open savannas of sub-Saharan Africa, lions and hyenas are rarely far from each other. They share much of the same territory, hunt the same prey, and seem to constantly be sizing each other ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you think of a hyena, you make think of their signature laughter. But not all hyenas laugh. In fact, their laughter is ...

Spotted hyenas live in complex clans with females holding dominant positions over males. Rank is inherited through female lines, influencing access to resources and reproductive success. This social ...

It may sound surprising, but groups of hyenas will sometimes take on animals much larger than themselves, even lions. Although usually, the lion is not a full-grown male, but rather a younger lion or ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Spotted hyenas resting at the communal den in the Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Everybody poops, as the saying goes. So it’s ...