When you think of a hyena, you make think of their signature laughter. But not all hyenas laugh. In fact, their laughter is actually a vocalization of distress, often used to signal threats or attacks ...

The story behind the award-winning photo of an elusive brown hyena bringing new life to the Namib Desert. At night, the long-abandoned diamond mining town of Kolmanskop is almost empty. The tourists ...

Some wild animals are relatively easy to study. Certain penguin populations, for instance, are so unaccustomed to large predators that they barely fear humans and will often wander right up to ...

The hyena, a creature often misunderstood and criticised in today’s culture, is one of the most intriguing animals in Africa. Known for its distinctive laugh-like call and its role as a scavenger, the ...

Scientists are working on a machine learning tool that could, one day, identify individual animals from photographs of their footprints. By Ryan Truscott / Hakai Magazine Published Aug 21, 2024 8:09 ...

Namibia's brown hyenas live in small clans but often travel and hunt alone. Thorsten Milse/robertharding/Getty Images Some wild animals are relatively easy to study. Certain penguin populations, for ...

Wildlife photographers use a mix of patience, perseverance, and perfect timing to capture moments that most of us would never get a chance to witness otherwise. @nhm_wpy (Wildlife Photographer of the ...

The winner of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 is South African photographer Wim van den Heever, for his chilling and beautiful image of a hyena roaming an abandoned mining village, captured ...

A rare brown hyena roams Kolmanskop, a Namibian ghost town. Photographer Wim van den Heever captured this elusive creature, winning the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 award. The image ...

A safari guide at Sanbona Wildlife Reserve in South Africa took a chance by leaving a hippo he had found for his clients to potentially view a lion stalking a hyena, an encounter he had been waiting ...

Hyenas often seem similar to cats and dogs in various aspects. For instance, just like dogs, hyenas have sharp night vision and use their powerful jaws and teeth to catch prey. Also, hyenas usually ...

NEW YORK — An image of a rare hyena standing in front of an abandoned building in a former diamond mining town in Namibia has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 award. Shot by South ...