Fossilized human hairs dating backbetween 195,000 and 257,000 years have been found in the poop of brown hyenas at Gladysvale cave in South Africa. According to Lucinda Backwell, who led the study, ...

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 ...

Lions and hyenas are a familiar sight to tourists visiting Africa, with many looking forward to seeing them in person. But the animals may occasionally spend less time near roads crowded by humans, ...

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 ...