More than a third of large animals that feast on dead animals are struggling to survive, and a new report from scientists ...

Scavengers often get a bad rap — hyena giggles are nefarious, crows gather in “murders” and the naked necks of vultures speak for themselves. But the bodies of the dead don’t just disappear.

There are altogether 4 species in this family: Spotted hyaena (Crocuta crocuta), Brown hyaena (Hyaena brunnea), Striped hyaena (Hyaena hyaena) and Aardwolf (Proteles cristatus).

In the harshness of the African savanna, competition for resources is intense, and survival demands adaptation and innovation. Amidst this challenging environment, an extraordinary phenomenon has ...

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC), in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior (MoI), has announced the beginning of a survey and inventory of dangerous ...

Reference: “First record of the spotted hyena Crocuta crocuta in Egypt during the past 5,000 years” by Abdullah Nagy, Said El-Kholy, Alaaeldin Soultan and Omar Attum, 15 November 2024, Mammalia. DOI: ...

A spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) has been documented in Egypt for the first time in over 5,000 years. This lone individual was caught and killed by locals in the Elba Protected Area, a remote region ...

Mammalia/De Gruyter Brill. A spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) has been found in South Eastern Egypt: the first recorded instance of the creature in this region for thousands of years.

“Of all the animals that roam the savanna, spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) get the most ‘bad press.’ They are often derided as one of the ‘ugly five’ and viewed as scavenging opportunists.

The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MoECC) has called on the owners of dangerous animals who keep them as pets not to accompany or walk them in public places, as these ...

Unlike spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) and striped hyenas (Hyaena hyaena), aardwolves don't live in packs and only come together to mate and rear young.