A spotted hyena can weigh up to 86 kilograms, reach around 1.8 meters in length, and deliver a bite pressure of roughly 1,140 ...

Zebras may not be nearly as sneaky as some people thought. A study casts doubt on the idea that those magnificent stripes are used to hide the horse-like creatures from predators. Freelance writer ...

The spotted hyena is one of Africa's most misunderstood predators, capable of devouring an entire zebra in just 25 minutes ...

Spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) could show chimpanzees a thing or two about working together, according to a new study. Hyenas, prodigious hunters, pull down prey together. Christine M. Drea, an ...

Last time, I talked about some of the myth conceptions related to the hyena. I pointed out that they are much closer to the cat family than to the dog family. I also dispelled the myth that they have ...

If you've always thought of a zebra's stripes as offering some type of camouflaging protection against predators, it's time to think again, suggest scientists at the University of Calgary and UC Davis ...