Large carnivores in Africa are important from ecological, economic and cultural perspectives, but human activities put them at risk. Increasingly, lions, hyenas and African wild dogs are restricted to protected areas like ...
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When asked to think of meat-eating dinosaurs we usually conjure images of voracious predators chasing down helpless prey. These visions are no doubt inspired by the depiction of species such as Tyrannosaurs rex and Velociraptor ...
Archaeology
Apr 14, 2016
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Twitter clips human thoughts to a mere 140 characters. Animals' scent posts may be equally as short, relatively speaking, yet they convey an encyclopedia of information about the animals that left them.
Ecology
Nov 11, 2013
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Submitting to mob mentality is always a risky endeavor, for humans or hyenas. A new Michigan State University study focusing on the latter, though, shows that when it comes to battling for food, mobbing can be beneficial.
Plants & Animals
Nov 8, 2016
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Modern hyenas are known as hunters and scavengers in Asian and African ecosystems such as the savanna.
Archaeology
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Ol-konôî, the Maa or Maasai word for hyena, means "to eat greedily" or "the gluttonous one". It shows a not so subtle disdain many communities have for spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta). It's true that hyenas scramble ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 17, 2017
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Spotted hyenas are known for hunting (or scavenging) larger mammals such as antelopes and occasionally feed on smaller mammals and reptiles. Being flexible in the choice of prey is a strategy of generalists—and this even ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 28, 2024
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Best known for its presence in house cats and a tendency to infect and alter the behaviors of rodents and humans, the parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is also associated with bold behavior among wild hyena cubs and ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2021
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When it comes to advancing social status, it's not what you know, it's who you know—for humans and spotted hyenas alike.
Ecology
Mar 11, 2019
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Spotted hyenas may not be smarter than chimpanzees, but a new study shows that they outperform the primates on cooperative problem-solving tests.
Plants & Animals
Sep 28, 2009
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