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.

Thursday, October 24, 2013

Hyenas LOVE water.

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(For those of you whose internet is too slow for videos see photos below.) This morning most of our Happy Zebra hyenas were playing i...
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Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Endless Car Troubles

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Hello, my name is Emily and I'm a new(ish) research assistant in Serena. I have been out here for almost three months and have yet to p...
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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Carcass Party

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We’ve been getting frustrated at our hyenas lately because they’ve been very difficult to get to. We discovered around 70 o...
Tuesday, September 17, 2013

At least it's just the seal...

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Leaks under the car are always a place for concern. Luckily, this time, it's only the seal that needs to be replaced.
Monday, September 16, 2013

A scary reminder

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A post by Kay Holekamp. Photo courtesy of David S Green. I stayed in from afternoon obs yesterday to work on the talks I must give in...
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Thursday, September 12, 2013

Ratchet enjoying a good back scratch...

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Ratchet is the lowest ranking natal male in North clan, but he enjoys coming to the den to visit the cubs and have a good roll in the dirt...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013

The Serena Matriarchs

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Now that I've been out here in the Mara at Serena Camp for over four months I’ve started to get a feel for the personality of each cla...
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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Hyenas in a Haystack

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By Emily Thorne, IRES 2013 Emily T., Emily B., and Moira with Digs. I always figured one day I would come face to face ...
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Friday, August 2, 2013

Some cub cuteness for those of you who need a smile!

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This is a video of George Costanza playing with Terodactyl, a young female, while George's mother Log Cabin (aka LogC) rests in the b...
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Winter in Kenya

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The migration is here and with it hot dry winds and brisk chill nights. It has not rained since the herds of wildebeest started to arriv...
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