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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 of ...

· If you ever hear a spotted hyena making a sound, you might think it is laughing hysterically. It isn't. When a hyena is excited or scared, it lets out a noise that is a combination of a strange howl ...

The truth behind a hyena’s strange laugh is more serious than many viewers expect. Instead of laughing like humans, hyenas use that sound to communicate emotional states such as stress, excitement, ...

They have developed a way to identify a hyena by picking out specific features of its giggle. The hyena does not laugh when it is having a good time. Rather, field biologists have noticed that hyenas ...

Are hyenas the most misunderstood animals in the wild? They're intelligent, they have a sophisticated social order, and their famous laugh isn't even a laugh. Watch the Full Episode with your FREE ...