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.

Friday, September 16, 2016

The Maruti Suzuki

Maruti Suzuki Advertisement We bought a new Maruti! The brand new Maruti! This week we picked up a brand new Suzuki Marut...

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Nosy Neighbors

If being in Nairobi for the past week running errands has shown me anything, it’s how starkly unpopulated our neighborhood in the Mara is i...

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Mad for the MAB - hyenas and their love for cognition trials

Today, I wanted provide you with some pictures of Lily's multi-access box (MAB) and inhibition tube trials as they happen on the Ser...

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

5 Months, 5 Moments

Time goes by so fast! As of today, I have been in Kenya for five months, working as a Research Assistant for the Mara Hyena Project. In th...

Friday, August 26, 2016

A mating like no other and why it matters

Note : This blog contains footage of a mating which recently occurred within Talek West. It is used with the permission of the Mara Hyena P...

Monday, August 22, 2016

Goin' Courtin'

Just a few days ago, I had the good luck to see one of our North clan males, Leprechaun, engaged in courting behavior with the matriarch...

Monday, August 15, 2016

Self-control matters in spotted hyenas

Hey, it's Lily again. I'm a graduate student out in the field right now collecting cognitive data with the hyenas. One of the cogni...

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