JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A hyena has mauled a 15-year-old boy at a camp in South Africa's Kruger National Park, sinking its teeth into the youth's face as he slept in a tent. The grandfather of Erco Janse ...

The king of the jungle ventures out in the dark of the night when the temperature is cooler to hunt its prey. Tasmanian ...

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 ...

Nature's most formidable predators are often female, wielding power through strategy, cunning, and fierce maternal instincts.

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, ...