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Similar developments have been reported in research on other large carnivores, including spotted hyaenas, and reinforce the expanding value of bioacoustics in ecological science.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025

I found the remains of their bodies: hyaenas and vultures having feasted on them, but little remained except their bones.

From The White Chief of the Caffres by Drayson, A. W. (Alfred Wilks)

Nor was any living creature one whit the gainer—save the hyaenas.

From Kafir Stories Seven Short Stories by Scully, W. C. (William Charles)

So bad did the hyaenas become, that the first moonlight night it was resolved to lie in wait and try and shoot two or three.

From Off to the Wilds Being the Adventures of Two Brothers by Hildibrand, Henri Théophile

All night long we were surrounded by the abominable cries of hyaenas and jackals which were collected round the carcases of the slain animals.

From Adventures in Africa By an African Trader by Kingston, William Henry Giles