The species, also known as the laughing hyena ... Earlier studies have looked at the social structure of hyenas and other animals, but this new work analysed 27 years of detailed observations ...

When the older animal approached again ... to analyze their movements and vocalizations—including the trademark hyena laugh, which likely expresses great excitement. “The collars allow ...

The giggling sounds of a hyena contain important information about the animal's status, say scientists. A study to decipher their so-called "laugh" published in the journal BMC Ecology says the pitch ...

The series of images show the wild animal breaking out into what ... a sign of frustration or used to summon help. The laugh may also help hyenas fend off lions who muscle in on their kills.

Their laughing sound ... Often they giggle once they've been attacked." The hyenas live in groups of up to 90 animals called "clans," says Benson-Amram, and it's a female-dominated society.

These animals are losing roaming areas due to ... Spotted hyenas are known as "laughing hyenas" because they have a distinctive call that sounds like human laughter. It isn't a laugh at all ...

video="LS_090501_hyena-laugh" title="Hyena Giggles ... "Apparently the subordinate animals emit more giggles than the dominant ones. That’s why we think it's more a frustration call." ...

“I will laugh like a hyena, and that when thou art inclined to sleep,” Shakespeare writes in As You Like It. In truth, it’s not a happy noise: A lower-ranking animal makes this laughing-like ...

But not all hyenas laugh. In fact, their laughter is actually ... There are many other misconceptions about this animal, including its relatives. While hyenas make look similar to dogs, that ...

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 ...

While most users couldn't help but laugh at his unusual situation, others compared the animal to the hyena's in Disney's The Lion King. One said:"[You] bought one of the enemies from Lion King." ...