South African wildlife photographer Wim van den Heever was crowned Wildlife Photographer of the Year. His winning shot of the elusive brown hyena was a decade in the making.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. The aardwolf is a prolific nocturnal hunter, but its diet ...

Biomechanical research across two very different lineages of predators, spotted hyenas and crocodilians, is revealing how skull architecture and jaw mechanics produce some of the most extreme ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Wildlife photographers use a mix of patience, perseverance, and perfect timing to capture moments that most of us would never get ...

We may not regard hyenas as the most adorable animals, but they are both fascinating and impressive. Despite having the appearance of a rather thin and scruffy dog, they belong to the Feliformia ...

Countries under the international treaty to protect migratory animals have proposed increasing protections for 42 species. These include numerous seabirds, the snowy owl, several sharks, the striped ...