The extraordinary discovery of the spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) in Egypt after 5,000 years of being assumed extinct in the country serves as a high point of evolution and an anomaly in its own ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

CAIRO — In a startling development that has caught the attention of wildlife researchers across North Africa, a spotted hyena was documented in Egypt for the first time since the species vanished from ...

For the first time in over five millennia, a spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) has been documented in Egypt, marking an extraordinary event in the region’s wildlife history. This solitary predator, ...

“My first reaction was disbelief until I checked the photos and videos of the remains,” said the study’s lead author, Dr. Adbullah Nagy from Al-Azhar University, Egypt. “Seeing the evidence, I was ...

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 ...

The study’s authors include scientists from Colorado State University, the CSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories and the ...

A study of bird flock movement revealed that travelling en masse is less efficient than flying solo. Over six years, a team led by James Klarevas-Irby from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, ...

The sighting of a striped hyena in Tuman Leghari, Pakistan, highlights the importance of protecting endangered species and enforcing hunting laws. The animal was spotted in the Koh-i-Sulaiman ...

Climatic factors, changing livestock grazing and human activity in the area may have supported an ill-fated odyssey “My first reaction was disbelief until I checked the photos and videos of the ...