Carl Zimmer wrote a feature in the Science section the March 4 2008 edition of the NYT. Read it on-line
See some cool video footage of spotted hyenas hunting Cape buffalo taken by National Geographic photographers at the following website: http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/hyena.html
National Geographic June 2005 article on the undeservedly “Bad Rap” hyenas get from the lay public
BBC article on Ethiopian man who trained a hyena to guard his livestock!
Hyaenas in the pet trade for the UAE Newpaper "Gulf News" :
http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/06/08/26/10062701.html
Photo Rangaranjan/Gulf News