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 town, called Kolmanskop, is a ghost of what it used to be in the early 1900s. Wim's photograph aptly captures its eerie ...

The story behind the award-winning photo of an elusive brown hyena bringing new life to the Namib Desert.

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At the bottom of the list, cheetahs have a lot to be wary of. Their delicate frame is built for fleeing quickly, not fighting back. Cheetahs can easily run at an average pace of 40 miles per hour. But ...

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 ...

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 wildebeest in less than an hour – leaving ...

The video above from YouTube user Larry Egolf shows a nerve-racking scene where a group of Cape buffalo protects their calves. The group is separated from the herd and is harassed by a large clan of ...