Sunday, November 10, 2013

Waffles and her cave

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Waffles, the matriarch of our Serena North Clan, has recently found what seems to be the deepest hole in the territory to make her natal den...
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Friday, November 8, 2013

Hyena Pillows

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Over half the time, when we find a hyena, she's asleep. Now, hyenas don't just sleep anywhere- it turns out hyenas are very particul...
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Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Solar Eclipse

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Two days ago we got see a rare solar eclipse- visible from most of Kenya. The sun here is extremely bright and it was impossible to see anyt...
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Friday, November 1, 2013

Pan's ghost

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Just in time for Halloween, we had a ghost in camp. Benson and I were working in the lab tent when I got a text from Emily,...
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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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