Thursday, July 31, 2008

The Dominance Hierarchy

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One of the major reasons that we find spotted hyenas so fascinating is their social complexity. Hyenas operate under a linear dominance ...
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Monday, July 28, 2008

Dominant and Subordinate Cubs

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Spotted hyena cubs are usually born in pairs, although singletons and triplets are not unheard of. One cub will immediately asse...
Friday, July 25, 2008

The cast of (human) characters

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You've been reading blog entries from Kate, Leslie and Kay. Here are photos of these folks (plus Eli). In her last blog entry, Leslie ta...
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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

A Day in the Life of a Fisi Camper

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People always seem to be curious about our daily routine here in the Mara. Knowing that we only observe the hyenas in the early morning and ...
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Friday, July 18, 2008

Ugali

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The following is a poem written about ugali, a staple in the Kenyan diet. Ugali is similar to cornmeal mush and doesn't have a strong fl...
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Individually ID-ing hyenas

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One of the most common questions I get about my research is, “Can you REALLY recognize all the different hyenas you study?” The answer is ...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

The Other Residents of Our Camp

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We aren't the only primates who inhabit our camp here in the Mara. Vervet monkeys, bushbabies, and baboons also call Fisi Camp home, and...
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Sunday, July 13, 2008

BBC comes to Kenya

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It’s been a rather hectic few days here at camp, because BBC has been here filming our hyenas (as well as us!) for a short documentary. ...
Saturday, July 12, 2008

Juvenile hyenas at play

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We watched a wonderful play bout, involving several juvenile hyenas, that lasted over half an hour. These kids played very rough, but noneth...
Thursday, July 10, 2008

Welcoming the wildebeest!

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As we celebrate the launch of our new blog, we are also welcoming hundreds of thousands of wildebeest to the Masai Mara! We (as well as all...
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