ABILENE, Texas — The Abilene Zoo has welcomed two new African Striped Hyenas to their family. The zoo made their announcement on Facebook earlier this week, introducing Nile and Sinai. Nile is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you think of a hyena, you make think of their signature laughter. But not all hyenas laugh. In fact, their laughter is ...

A few months ago, Sophia, Nina and Spike arrived from the wild. Striped Hyenas are native to Northern Africa and Southern Asia. They are in no way like the other hyenas that have lived at the Denver ...

In the city of Harar, “hyena men” feed the predators by hand. Now, research suggests the animals could help solve Ethiopia’s problem of urban waste, and improve public health in the process.

We may not regard hyenas as the most adorable animals, but they are both fascinating and impressive. Despite having the appearance of a rather thin and scruffy dog, they belong to the Feliformia ...

I don’t know all about the exact onomatopoeia of a hyena’s laugh. Maybe it’s hee-hee-ha-ha? One thing I’m sure of is that they’re actually very complex animals. Especially females, but we’ll get to ...