This female dominance is rare among mammals and ... The Intelligence And Strength Of Spotted Hyenas Now, contrary to popular ...

In spotted hyena societies, females have fewer family ties and males more family ties as they age. Such changes in kinship profoundly influence how much an animal helps other group members over ...

Most animal societies are run by males, but for some, it's the females that rule. These matriarchal groups are usually led by ...

On quiet nights across large swaths of the African bush, you may hear a series of whooping calls in the distance. This unique sound is the long-distance vocalisation used by spotted hyenas ...

The spotted hyena is a common dog–like carnivore found ... A clan can have as many as 50 members, headed by a female. As with elephants, this alpha female is known as the matriarch.

Throughout the ages spotted hyenas have had a PR issue From the first ... with males who have joined the clan at the bottom and an alpha female, or queen at the top. Her position affords her ...

Yes, animals do practice revenge. Chimps do it, for example. Macaques do it, too, although not directly: if they cannot ...

The two female African spotted genets made their debut on Tuesday ... The genets' multi-level habitat is located next to the hyenas. Genets are carnivores that appear catlike with a long tail.

David Lloyd (New Zealand/UK) witnesses the moment a hyena clan brings down a wildebeest. Trapped within the unrelenting jaws of a spotted hyena, the wildebeest went down. In an instant, the rest of ...

Within these social groups, spotted hyenas have a strict dominance hierarchy that determines who gets to feed first at carcasses and kills. When a female hyena has new cubs, they enter the ...