Ancient Egyptians mummified baboons for religious purposes, but new research reveals they were likely raised in captivity under poor conditions. By studying baboon remains from sites like Gabbanat ...

Archaeologists Discover Two Lion Cub Mummies Inside a Special Tomb for Cat Burials in Egypt Two mummified lion cubs, about 2,600 years old, were discovered in a tomb full of cat statues and mummies at ...

When a scientist received a video of a spotted hyena in the southern part of his country, he thought someone was playing a ...

By 1600 b.c., less than one in 20 bones found at sites in the Levant typically come from pigs, and most of those appear to be ...

The cemetery provides key clues about how the region transitioned into the great Ancient Egyptian civilization.

Discover the fascinating history of cat domestication and genetic analysis results, revealing how ancient Egyptians played a ...

For the first time in thousands of years, a spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) has been found in southeastern Egypt. This ...

A spotted hyena has been reported in Egypt for the first time in thousands ... but it could have been following prey animals that were taking advantage of a wet spell in the region.

But not all the animals made a good meal ... that caused the death of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun. The Nile was Ancient Egypt's superhighway and was always busy with boats carrying people and goods ...