The Spotted Hyena, long thought extinct in southern Egypt, seems to have returned after over 5,000 years, a scientist has ...

When a scientist received a video of a spotted hyena in the southern part of his country, he thought someone was playing a ...

By Gilbert Nakweya NAIROBI ― Poisoning, poaching and loss of habitat have significantly reduced populations of lion prides in ...

A spotted hyena has been reported in Egypt for the first time in thousands of years after it ventured far beyond its normal range. The hyena then ate two goats and was swiftly killed by humans in ...

A spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) has been found in South Eastern Egypt, the first recorded instance of the creature in this region for thousands of years. The lone individual was caught and ...

While those findings might sound like a sequel of "The Lion King" that nobody wants, the news is truly grim for the big cats.

A spotted hyena made an appearance in Egypt for the first time in 5,000 years. However, it didn’t have a good reunion because it was hit by a pickup truck. Trackers purposely hit it for eating their ...

to help collect data in the form of sightings of lions, leopards and spotted hyenas in the six protected areas. While they established that the number of lions had steeply declined, that of hyenas ...

A spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) has been documented in Egypt for the first time in over 5,000 years. This lone individual was caught and killed by locals in the Elba Protected Area, a remote region ...

Scientists have reported a Spotted hyena sighting in southeastern Egypt, which would be the first time this has happened in 5,000 years. Credit: Hans De Bisschop – CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 via Flickr.

Scientists are in disbelief following the reported sighting of a spotted hyena in southeastern Egypt, which is said to be the first encounter of the animal in the country in around 5,000 years. The ...