On quiet nights across large swaths of the African bush, you may hear a series of whooping calls in the distance. This unique sound is the long-distance vocalisation used by spotted hyenas (Crocuta ...

The truth behind a hyena’s strange laugh is more serious than many viewers expect. Instead of laughing like humans, hyenas ...

Being able to count helps spotted hyenas decide to fight or flee, according to new research. When animals fight, the larger group tends to win. Researchers have now shown that hyenas listen to the ...

Acoustic analysis of the 'giggle' sound made by spotted hyenas has revealed that the animals' laughter encodes information about age, dominance and identity. Researchers writing in the open access ...

April 23, 2009 -- Deteriorating screws in bridges, fish that listen in the dark, medical devices that use sound to treat disease, the detected comeback of a long-gone whale, the sound of hyenas, ...

Stewart Copeland, best known as the drummer with The Police, teamed up with naturalist Martyn Stewart for "Wild Concerto." Their album combines music with the sounds of animals.

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 ...

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, ...