Hyenas

Why this ghostly hyena image is the best wildlife photo of 2025

Why this ghostly hyena image is the best wildlife photo of 2025

Why this ghostly hyena image is the best wildlife photo of 2025

Here are our best wildlife photos from 2024

Animals
2024 in Review

Here are our best wildlife photos from 2024

Here are our best wildlife photos from 2024

Love them or hate them, hyenas are getting the last laugh

Love them or hate them, hyenas are getting the last laugh

Love them or hate them, hyenas are getting the last laugh

The story behind 9 of the photos from our Pictures of the Year

Photography
Behind the Cover

The story behind 9 of the photos from our Pictures of the Year

The story behind 9 of the photos from our Pictures of the Year

Surviving the extremes of the Kalahari

Surviving the extremes of the Kalahari

Surviving the extremes of the Kalahari

Hyenas once stalked the Arctic, fossils reveal

Hyenas once stalked the Arctic, fossils reveal

Hyenas once stalked the Arctic, fossils reveal

Hyenas have a bad rap—but they’re Africa’s most successful predator

Hyenas have a bad rap—but they’re Africa’s most successful predator

Hyenas have a bad rap—but they’re Africa’s most successful predator

Leopard, hyena share a rare meal—before other cats cut in

Leopard, hyena share a rare meal—before other cats cut in

Leopard, hyena share a rare meal—before other cats cut in

See Wild Dogs and Hyenas Face Off Over a Kill

Animals
Wild Encounters

See Wild Dogs and Hyenas Face Off Over a Kill

See Wild Dogs and Hyenas Face Off Over a Kill

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