Zebras may not be nearly as sneaky as some people thought. A study casts doubt on the idea that those magnificent stripes are used to hide the horse-like creatures from predators. Freelance writer ...

Zebra stripes don't help the animals camouflage themselves from predators like lions and hyenas, a new study suggests. Zebra stripes don't help the animals camouflage themselves from predators like ...

Last time, I talked about some of the myth conceptions related to the hyena. I pointed out that they are much closer to the cat family than to the dog family. I also dispelled the myth that they have ...

A zebra leaps to freedom after a grueling six-hour truck journey to Kenya's Amboseli National Park. But if all goes to plan, it will soon fall prey to lions or hyenas. Amboseli's zebra and wildebeest ...

Spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) could show chimpanzees a thing or two about working together, according to a new study. Hyenas, prodigious hunters, pull down prey together. Christine M. Drea, an ...

The giggle call of the spotted hyena tells other hyenas not only the age and identity of the animal, but also its social status, according to a new study. While dominant hyenas have a steady, ...