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Humans aren't the only ones who give up certain foods for Lent. In the 55 days before Easter in Ethiopia, hyenas are forced to turn from scavenging to hunting to make up for Christians' fasting ...

It's already been shown that hyenas ate humans, but did early humans likewise dine on hyenas? They might have, say Spanish researchers who found evidence of human "processing" of hyena bones in an ...

Hyenas aren’t the most popular animals. Sometimes they kill people’s livestock. They are also thought of as scavengers, with some unappealing eating behaviour. Then there’s their cackling “laugh” and ...

In the city of Harar, “hyena men” feed the predators by hand. Now, research suggests the animals could help solve Ethiopia’s ...

Residents of Limoro display one of the sheep killed by hyenas in Tigania West, Meru County. They said the hyenas and monkeys were constantly terrorising them, leaving them no choice but to hunt them ...

As night falls over the ancient walled city of Harar, something unusual happens just beyond the gates. One by one, wild spotted hyenas slip out of the darkness, their powerful jaws and eerie calls ...