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, February 16, 2010

Requited Love

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Previous bloggers have expressed great admiration for certain male hyenas that hold special places in their hearts. And while I can see wher...
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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Who be that?!

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One of my favorite parts of my job, silly as it seems, is naming hyenas. We have a fancy naming scheme to help us keep track of which hyenas...
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Camp Conditions in the Mara

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One of the first questions I asked Kay when trying to figure out what I was getting myself into was "What are the living conditions of ...

What comes of all this field work, anyway?

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Readers of this blog may occasionally ask themselves, "What ever becomes of all the information about hyenas these people are collectin...
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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

My Arrival

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Today is my two month anniversary of my arrival in Kenya. Geez! And it seems like only yesterday... I arrived in Kenya with the instructio...
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An Introduction

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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I have a real treat for you for the next eight months. At five feet, seven inches and 150 pounds, our ...
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Thursday, December 3, 2009

To the hyena blog faithful...

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...I've officially left Fisi Camp for the last time, thus ending my blogging career. It's been a lot of fun and thanks for reading—s...
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Friday, November 20, 2009

Where Have All The Wildebeest Gone?

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The “Great Migration” has finally decided to move along from the Trans-Mara side of the Mara. Some of you may ask how it is possible to know...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Te amo, te odio, te amo, te odio: an ode to Barcelona

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Since first being introduced to the West clan in 2007, my favorite male has been Barcelona. Barcelona is the second-highest ranking immigran...
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Suffice it to say the short rains have arrived.

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61 mm in less than two hours yesterday afternoon (that's about 2.5"). 44 of those mm (1.75") came within just half an hour. U...
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