A Hyena's giggle is not actually laughter, but a sound of frustration. New research found a way to distinguish individual hyenas based on the peculiarities of their, well, let's call them fighting ...

This grinning hyena looks more than pleased to kick off 2013. Photographer Bridgena Barnard captured the hilarious sight in South Africa's Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. She told Rex Features: "The ...

The spotted hyena is Africa's most successful predator—and one of its most misunderstood animals. But decades of cutting edge research is yielding greater understanding, respect, and protection. A ...

Over the last few episodes, I debunked the three big myths about the spotted hyenas. These myths are: that they are some kind of dog, when they're actually a kind of cat; that they have the most ...

Spotted hyenas, the social, carnivorous creatures often referred to as "laughing hyenas," live across Africa and east to India. Their laughing... Laughing's No Joke For Spotted Hyenas Spotted hyenas, ...

A hyena who mistook a sleeping hippo for a carcass had the last laugh when it managed to dodge the enraged beast's jaws, a dramatic video shows. The carnivore made a narrow escape after it initially ...

A man who goes by @infared_savage on TikTok posted there about his experience of being scammed online over a “puppy” he alleges is actually a hyena. His video has gone viral with over 3.3 million ...

Adopting a rescue dog is a huge commitment - especially when you don't know much about their background. But one man has revealed how he almost adopted a laughing hyena cub from a breeder thinking it ...