For the first time in over five millennia, a spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) has been documented in Egypt, marking an extraordinary event in the region’s wildlife history. This solitary predator, ...
One of the biggest mysteries surrounding this discovery is how the hyena managed to travel 500 km north of its known range in Sudan. Spotted hyenas are highly adaptable predators and scavengers, ...
He added “Seeing the evidence, I was completely taken aback. It was beyond anything we had expected to find in Egypt.” Spotted hyenas are one of the most abundant predators in Africa, and are also ...