Scientists observed spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) playing in the wild and found that their precise, sophisticated ...

Spotted hyenas, the social, carnivorous creatures often referred to as "laughing hyenas," live across Africa and east to India. Their laughing... Laughing's No Joke For Spotted Hyenas Spotted hyenas, ...

The giggling sounds of a hyena contain important information about the animal’s status, say scientists. In the first study to decipher the hyena’s so-called “laugh”, they have shown that the pitch of ...

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· If you ever hear a spotted hyena making a sound, you might think it is laughing hysterically. It isn't. When a hyena is excited or scared, it lets out a noise that is a combination of a strange howl ...

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, ...

In popular films and stories, hyenas are usually portrayed simply as hunters and scavengers, but in reality, they actually spend a great deal of time ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Listen 0:00 Spotted hyenas, the ...