Notes From Kenya: MSU Hyena Research

Michigan State University students in the Holekamp Lab blog about their experiences in Kenya, research on spotted hyenas and adventures in the field.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Listening for the Quiet of Nature

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People who talk too much make me nervous. I have met that person many times in many different locations throughout my life. Given any topic ...
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

A tourist's perspective

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I enjoy listening to the guys at camp talk about life and animals. I think there is value in traditional knowledge that stems from experienc...
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Friday, November 4, 2011

Happy Zebra clan and clues to social organization

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Most of the end of October I was in Nairobi and that was long enough. By the time I returned to the Mara the migration activity had begun to...
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Saturday, September 17, 2011

High Season

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At the end of low season the Mara was still a relatively quiet place when I went to bed…and then one morning I wake up and the wildebeest ar...
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Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Migration!

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The migration finally came (on the 23rd of July) to my side of the Mara, and given how high the Mara River was at the time, there were some...
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Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Dreaming of Hyenas

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When you spend many hours a day watching animals like we do out here, it is not surprising that they begin to enter your dreams. So it was q...
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Sunday, July 10, 2011

KOI's Legacy

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Similar to Tracy’s laments of hierarchical difficulties on the East side of the Mara, we’re experiencing some similar challenges over here ...
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Sunday, June 26, 2011

The Search for Queen

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Who’s who in Talek West Let me present Murphy's children, our cast of characters in our search for the new queen. Hyenas have a matriar...
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