The spotted hyena is one of Africa's most misunderstood predators, capable of devouring an entire zebra in just 25 minutes with a bite force of 1,140 PSI, strong enough to crush bones that most other ...

Hyena societies are dominated by females, creating one of the most unusual power structures in the animal world. Female hyenas are larger, more aggressive, and control access to food, forcing males ...

Indiscriminate snaring for bushmeat hunting may have varying collateral effects on non-target species, ranging from mild injuries to death. Beyond immediate mortalities these effects are rarely ...

A team from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) has now demonstrated the important influence of maternal, social and ecological factors during early life on survival, ...

CHICAGO, Aug 15 (Reuters) - When it comes to picking a mate, female hyenas prefer the mysterious stranger to the boy next door, researchers said on Wednesday, in a finding that explains why male ...

A research consortium provides evidence that social behavior and social status are reflected at the molecular level of gene activation (epigenome) in juvenile and adult free-ranging spotted hyenas.

The social status of female hyenas, which influences health and survival, can be partly inherited by their offspring. Sarah Benhaiem and colleagues from Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research ...

When it comes to picking a mate, female hyenas prefer the mysterious stranger to the boy next door, researchers said Wednesday — in a finding that explains why male hyenas who leave the home clan are ...

As a field biologist/ethologist at heart, I'm always looking for creative field studies that focus on cognitive skills that typically are studied in controlled laboratory environments. Thus, I was ...

Indiscriminate snaring for bushmeat hunting may have varying collateral effects on non-target species, ranging from mild injuries to death. Beyond immediate mortalities these effects are rarely ...