A striped hyena. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Though the nearly mile-long lava tube was discovered in the mid-2000s, earlier researchers didn’t venture too deeply into the cave.

Poisoned, run over and shot on sight, the country’s national animal finds itself threatened by frightened humans and dated myths. Stripey, a striped hyena living at Animal Encounters, an animal ...

“Striped hyena are very avid accumulators of bones,” Stewart says. Researchers have been investigating the site, which is located in the country’s Harrat Khaybar lava field, since 2007.

The spotted hyena is the largest of the species, can weigh up to 86 kilograms, and stands about 70 cm (28 inches) at the shoulder. Hyenas have rough, spotted fur, and their ears are rounded.

The sighting of a striped hyena in Tuman Leghari, Pakistan, highlights the importance of protecting endangered species and enforcing hunting laws. The animal was spotted in the Koh-i-Sulaiman ...

Conservationists have captured images of a striped hyena in Tajikistan. It's a rare sighting of a species at risk of extinction.