CAIRO — In a startling development that has caught the attention of wildlife researchers across North Africa, a spotted hyena was documented in Egypt for the first time since the species vanished from ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unlike most predators, hyenas are ruled by females and thrive through hierarchy and cooperation. Their physiology allows them ...

Researchers from the University of Georgia studied animals for two years in Namibia, Africa, and found that the presence of humans was causing many of them to change their behaviors. According to ...

“My first reaction was disbelief until I checked the photos and videos of the remains,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Adbullah Nagy from Al-Azhar University, Egypt. “Seeing the evidence, I was ...

Averaging lengths of two to three metres, the black mamba is Africa’s largest venomous snake. It is an apex predator, feeding on rodents, birds and other animals. When these prey species are exposed ...

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 ...

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 ...