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.

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

A Trip to Nairobi

So something a little different this week, I am in Nairobi instead of the Mara! We come to Nairobi periodically to get supplies and various...

Friday, September 14, 2018

No work and all play

While on our morning observation yesterday , Benson and I had the joy of finding 5 hyenas on top of a very dead, very putrid vulture. Whi...

Thursday, September 13, 2018

For all your awkward nursing photo needs

Yep, you guessed it! Today's post is an ode to hyena mothers all around the globe! Let's face it, we don't give our moms enoug...

Saturday, September 8, 2018

Morning Commute in the Maasai Mara

Here in the Mara, my fellow researchers and I wake up in the dark and head out to catch our hyenas at their most active time – dawn. As...

Thursday, September 6, 2018

The Power Struggle Continues

If you read the blog regularly, you know that a couple months ago BUAR, our Talek West matriarch, was declared dead. Since then we’ve been...

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

The Primates of Zanzibar

While one never gets tired of the majesty they see in the Mara, it can be nice to have a change of scenery. One of the amazing things about...

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