The spotted hyena is famous for its eerie laugh, bone-crushing jaws, and female-led clans. One of its most astonishing t ...

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 ...

Spotted hyenas live in hierarchically organized groups (clans). An individual's dominance over another determines priority access to resources such as food or mating partners, and thus reproductive ...

Here’s how complex social dynamics in pack animals like hyenas may shed light on the deep-seated biological impact of rank and community in the animal kingdom. The evolution of pack behavior is a ...