This is the fourth in my series of "How to Do Life" fables. Like most laughing hyenas, Sy was born in a litter of two. His littermate started laughing, okay, screeching, almost as soon as she emerged ...

I don’t know all about the exact onomatopoeia of a hyena’s laugh. Maybe it’s hee-hee-ha-ha? One thing I’m sure of is that they’re actually very complex animals. Especially females, but we’ll get to ...

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 ...