But every now and again he came up with a line that stands out like a flower in a wasteland. One example is from Island, published in 1962. The island in question is Pala, a paradise which is about to ...

Like many other animals, hyenas can howl and grunt and growl. But what makes them giggle? Scientists studied a variety of hyena laughs to come up with the beginnings of an answer. Subscribe to read ...

· 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 ...