The spotted hyena has one of the worst reputations in the animal kingdom — and almost none of it is accurate. These predators can devour an entire zebra in under half an hour, including bones, hooves, ...

Hyenas are generalist predators (and scavengers) with a broad range of prey species. They are known for hunting (or scavenging) larger mammals such as antelopes and occasionally feed on smaller ...

The lion may be considered the king of the jungle, but this doesn’t mean this predator is invincible. They will go after some very tough prey that will fight back with considerable strength and ...

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 six-episode African wildlife documentary, narrated by British biologist Sir David Attenborough, gets the science right, ...

Animal survival depends on effective attack and defense strategies, yet how these behaviors arise remains unclear. Addressing ...