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.

Wednesday, January 21, 2015

New RA - Serena Camp: It's Good to be Back!

Jambo! My name is Spencer Freeman; I'm the new research assistant in Serena camp. I flew into Nairobi ten days ago on the 10th of Januar...

Monday, January 19, 2015

New RA, Nairobi, Nakumatt

Greetings! I am Matt Farr, one of the new RAs (Research Assistant) in Fisi Camp. I am a recent graduate, May 2014, of Purdue University in...

Friday, January 16, 2015

Because hyenas are great, and beautiful, and cute AND smart.

Let’s add a French touch to the hyena blog!! I joined Kay’s lab last winter, for a two-year post-doc. My name is Agathe (in French, ...

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Highs and Lows of the Talek River

In Talek camp, we live right next to the Talek river, which divides the park from the surrounding Masai lands. For those of us who cross ...

Monday, January 12, 2015

The peculiarities of hyena hygiene

Hyena hygiene is pretty similar to what you would expect from any large carnivore. Hyenas get clean by licking themselves (or even bette...

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