Welcome back to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Linda Wertheimer. Now, even if you've never heard a laughing hyena in the wild, you might recognize this hyena. Mr. CHEECH MARIN (Actor): (as Banzai) It's ...

Are hyenas the most misunderstood animals in the wild? They're intelligent, have a sophisticated social order, and their famous laugh isn't even a laugh. From Killer IQ: Lion vs. Hyena. The Corning ...

When you think of a hyena, you make think of their signature laughter. But not all hyenas laugh. In fact, their laughter is actually a vocalization of distress, often used to signal threats or attacks ...

Sega's upcoming wacky merch-stealing extraction shooter Hyenas is getting a closed beta test on PC at the end of the month. Earlier this week, Sega showed off a gameplay trailer where it announced ...

The spotted hyena is Africa's most successful predator—and one of its most misunderstood animals. But decades of cutting edge research is yielding greater understanding, respect, and protection. A ...

Hyenas are smart, tough animals that live in Africa, the Mideast and India. Although they resemble dogs, they are more closely related to cats. Known as scavengers that eat animals killed by other ...

They have developed a way to identify a hyena by picking out specific features of its giggle. The hyena does not laugh when it is having a good time. Rather, field biologists have noticed that hyenas ...

If you read the heading of this commentary and asked yourself, “What the hell is Mazzuca referring to?” you wouldn’t be alone, because the title was meant to draw the readership’s attention to a ...

Hyenas are one of the most misunderstood mammals in the wild. They are often seen as dim-witted scavengers who feast only on the carcasses left over by other predators. But in reality, these dog-like ...

Like many other animals, hyenas can howl and grunt and growl. But what makes them giggle? Scientists studied a variety of hyena laughs to come up with the beginnings of an answer.

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