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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 ...

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, ...

· 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 ...

Acoustic analysis of the 'giggle' sound made by spotted hyenas has revealed that the animals' laughter encodes information about age, dominance and identity. Researchers writing in the open access ...