But striped hyenas are elusive, understudied and not exactly well-liked. In Lebanon they are shot on sight, out of fear, or hunted for sport, although both activities are illegal.

Striped hyenas are the smallest of their family, weighing between 57 to 90 pounds and reaching just 28 inches tall at the shoulder, says National Geographic. They have large, pointed ears which ...

A study on striped hyena by a team of Bangalore-based researchers is a case in point. BANGALORE: Human presence can affect wildlife behaviour and even alter their basic instincts.

The striped hyena is surprisingly large and feral looking, with a track that registers an average of 9 centimeters. The tracks of striped hyenas are actually larger than those of the Arabian leopard.

Bonzai and two of his siblings arrived from a zoo in Italy a couple of weeks ago. October 11, 2011. - Ron Pietroniro / Metroland DURHAM — Orono’s Jungle Cat World Wildlife Park recently welcomed three ...

On October 1, 2010, the carcass of a striped hyena was found entangled in barbed wire surrounding an orchard in southern Armenia. The find represents the nation’s first confirmed hyena ...

The diet varies by hyena species. Brown and striped hyenas feed mainly on carrion but supplement this with insects, fruits, and small prey animals. Spotted hyenas typically kill their own prey.

For the first time, two packs of striped hyenas have been sighted in the reserve, thereby ushering hope for the endangered species. "This is the first confirmed presence of striped hyena in Dudhwa.

I will close this article by recounting my personal first sighting of a striped hyena in the Negev. It occurred several years back on a Motzei Shabbat, about a year after I made Aliyah.