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, June 27, 2019

North Clan Excitement

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It all started a couple of weeks ago while we were driving towards our North Clan* den. We first noticed more tour cars than usual stop...
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Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Jambo from Kenya!

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Hi all! My name is Jana and I’m the newest research assistant at Serena camp. Abby (Talek’s new RA) and I both arrived in Kenya at the...
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Saturday, June 8, 2019

Tale of an Aging Matriarch

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Waffles, the North Clan matriarch If you’ve kept up with the blog for a while, you’ll no doubt know of Waffles the North Clan matriarch...
Wednesday, June 5, 2019

I’m home

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Jambo friends of the hyena project! I am Abby the new research assistant here at the Talek Camp of the Mara Hyena Project. I arrived exactl...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2019

When lions attack and kill our study hyenas

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Today I would like to tell you about some lion-hyena interactions that we witnessed in the field. Both lions and hyenas are dominant carni...
Thursday, May 23, 2019

To Kenya, and Back Again

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              To all who don’t know me, my name is Lila and I’m the newest RA here at Serena camp! Two years ago I came to Kenya on a stud...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

A poppin' hyena den

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Currently our Happy Zebra clan is, for lack of a better phrase, poppin’ off the rocks. There are currently two active communal dens in the ...
Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Story from the field: Hyenas vs warthogs!

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One of the best things about working in the field as an RA, is that each day is different and you never know what surprise the Mara will b...
Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Final farewell

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It’s difficult to eloquently sum up the experiences one has after spending a year in a place as magical as the Maasai Mara, and it’s even m...
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