It may sound surprising, but groups of hyenas will sometimes take on animals much larger than themselves, even lions. Although usually, the lion is not a full-grown male, but rather a younger lion or ...

The researchers found lions and hyenas tended to avoid particularly crowded roads, especially during the dry season. Credit: Stephanie Periquet Pearce The researchers found lions and hyenas tended to ...

In the video, we see a male lion roaring at a group of hyenas. From the description, we learn that the lion, named Sirikoi, is a dominant male living in the Nairobi National Park. According to the ...

A blind lion lying on the road was soon surrounded by a pack of hungry hyenas, but, interestingly, the hyenas did not act as expected. Normally, a pack of hyenas would not hesitate to attack and kill ...

Lions and hyenas are a familiar sight to tourists visiting Africa, with many looking forward to seeing them in person. But the animals may occasionally spend less time near roads crowded by humans, ...

Duan Biggs receives funding from Northern Arizona University and is a member of the IUCN (World Conservation Union). Alexander Richard Braczkowski and Arjun M. Gopalaswamy do not work for, consult, ...

For carnivores a few bites of nutrient-rich meat can last you for days, so it's worth putting in a lot of effort and taking a certain amount of risk. All predators are therefore inherently in ...

As Africa's top predator, lions are the kings of the savanna, rightfully feared by by all manner of beasts, but there is one creature more fearsome.

For nearly 15 years, almost no information was available on the population status of Uganda's large carnivores, including those in its largest national park, Murchison Falls. These species represent a ...