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, ...

An adult spotted hyena can tear off and swallow 30 or 40 pounds of meat per feeding. Latecomers to a kill use their massive jaw muscles and molars to pulverize the bones for minerals and fatty marrow.

There are many types of hyenas and a couple of hands full of wild dogs. But today we’re focusing on the most prominent of the ...

First and foremost, we look at the spot pattern as each hyena has a unique pattern of spots on their coat and this pattern doesn’t change as they get older. Easiest to look at are the spot ...

A few kilometres from the Big Cat Live camp was a hyena den whose occupants we were able to follow on the webcams and with thermal imaging cameras. Such dens are hard to spot unless the hyenas are ...

Rusty-spotted cat, honey badger, pangolin, hyena, wolf, leopard, black bear. Purulia, home to all these animals and more, is emerging as a treasure trove of biodiversity in Bengal. A cat that looks ...