Spotted hyenas sometimes scavenge, but, contrary to popular belief, they kill 95 percent of their food. As hunters, alone or in groups, they equal leopards, cheetahs and lions. Yet the lion is ...

All predators are therefore inherently in competition. With this in mind, it's no surprise that lions and spotted hyenas aren't exactly "best friends"! Lions and hyenas have a fundamental problem ...

The spotted hyena is a common dog–like carnivore found ... clans — but they are structured very differently to a lion pride. A clan can have as many as 50 members, headed by a female.

Here a small lion population means that it is the spotted hyena who sits on top of the food chain and in good numbers too, with almost 400 known hyenas in the park. Liwua boasts the second largest ...