Hyenas come from a family of their own, Hyaenidae which includes four species. ... Brown hyenas are also scavengers, but will catch and eat small mammals, birds, fish and insects.

Many folks in southern coastal areas know about strand feeding, the remarkable fish-catching behavior demonstrated by ...

Hyenas are not choosy when it comes to food and are, in fact, well-known to have a big appetite. They also have really powerful jaws and teeth that can crush their victims’ flesh and bones.

Hyenas live in female-dominated clans organized under a strict social hierarchy. Higher-status individuals subordinate lower-status ones, and rank is passed down from mother to daughter.

Scientists have reported a sighting of a spotted hyena in southeastern Egypt—the first such encounter recorded in a whopping 5,000 years. "My first reaction was disbelief until I checked the ...

When a scientist received a video of a spotted hyena in the southern part of his country, he thought someone was playing a trick on him. By Darren Incorvaia The animal killed two goats belonging ...