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This overlooked predator is running out of time—why conservationists are racing to save the striped hyena

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is sounding the alarm for one of the world’s most overlooked carnivores: the striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena). Once widespread across parts of Africa, Asia, and ...
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A Biologist Explains Why Female Hyenas Rule Their Clans. Hint: It’s Not Because They’re Stronger

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Spotted hyena clans flip the script on mammalian power: here, dominance is inherited, ...
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Inside Harar, Where Wild Hyenas Eat from Human Hands at Night

As night falls over the ancient walled city of Harar, something unusual happens just beyond the gates. One by one, wild spotted hyenas slip out of the darkness, their powerful jaws and eerie calls ...
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Ethiopia’s Hyenas Are Doing an Unexpected Job: Cleaning Cities and Cutting Emissions

Hyenas and cats in the streets of Harar, Ethiopia. They gather every evening on a specific spot to be fed.© Matyas Rehak/Shutterstock.com A silent shift change occurs as the sun sets over the ancient ...