Large scavengers like vultures and hyenas do an important job in protecting human health. But studies show these creatures ...

But spotted hyenas went extinct in the country millenniums ago as the regional climate became drier and more arid. Warthogs and zebras also disappeared from Egypt at this time.

Scientists have reported a sighting of a spotted hyena in southeastern Egypt—the first such encounter recorded in a whopping 5,000 years. "My first reaction was disbelief until I checked the ...

Spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) live across much of sub-Saharan Africa, but the species went extinct in what is now Egypt 5,000 years ago, when a changing climate made the region too dry for ...

Spotted hyenas live throughout Africa and also in Saudi Arabia and India. Brown Hyenas live in the southern Africa, including in Angola, Namibia, Botswana and southern and western Zimbabwe.

We may not regard hyenas as the most adorable animals, but they are both fascinating and impressive. Despite having the appearance of a rather thin and scruffy dog, they belong to the Feliformia ...

New research finds that the global decline of scavengers like hyenas and vultures is putting ecosystems—and human health—at ...

Spotted hyenas play in a bubble bath at the Denver Zoo, a video in Colorado shows. Keepers hide items in the water for the animals to find.

Spotted hyenas play in a bubble bath at the Denver Zoo, a video in Colorado shows. Keepers hide items in the water for the animals to find.

Spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) live across much of sub-Saharan Africa, but the species went extinct in what is now Egypt 5,000 years ago, when a changing climate made the region too dry for ...

Spotted hyenas play in a bubble bath at the Denver Zoo, a video in Colorado shows. Keepers hide items in the water for the animals to find.