Research reveals strong social relationships make hyenas more likely to team up against lions, even when there's no obvious benefit. After more than 35 years of surveillance, Michigan State University ...

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Hyenas might be the most misunderstood animal – Are they dogs? Big cats? Evil, trouble-making sidekicks? (Thanks, Lion King!) Dr. Christine Wilkinson relates to this ambiguous perception as a ...

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Source: Kate Shaw Yoshida, used with permission. Using 27 years of detailed observations of spotted hyena social interactions, researchers uncovered a pattern of social network inheritance between ...

July 15 (UPI) --A new study of social relations among spotted hyenas could offer insights into the evolution of social relations among humans. The study -- published Thursday in the journal Science-- ...

A massive study of data collected over 27 years, published today in the journal Science, sheds new light on social networks, rank and survival of spotted hyenas. Dr. Amiyaal Ilany, a biologist at ...

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Spotted hyenas giggling over an antelope spine. Courtesy BMC Ecology. For spotted hyenas, a laugh can speak volumes about an individual. Despite being portrayed as stupid scavengers who rely on the ...