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, August 3, 2018

Talek Camp Animals

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Here at the Mara Hyena Project we live inside the reserve and as a result we are surrounded by wildlife. We have a few favorites among the...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2018

Hungry Hungry Hyenas

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I’d been in the Mara for almost two months, and while I’d seen a myriad of incredible events (check out my last blog post for reference), I...

It's always nice to see a familiar face

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As a RA, one of the biggest parts of the job is learning (and eventually memorizing) the left and right spot patterns of every hyena in our...
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Friday, July 20, 2018

The Queen is Dead, Long Live the Queen

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We have some sad news to share from Talek Fisi Camp. On July 14 th we discovered that BUAR (Buenos Aires), the Talek West matriarch, has ...
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Friday, July 13, 2018

Final blog and thank yous

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It’s been 15 days since I’ve left Fisi Camp and it already feels like a lifetime has passed. As cliché as it sounds, i...
Friday, July 6, 2018

Mapping the Mara

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After finishing my first year of my PhD, I was eager to do some field work! Fortunately, one of my lab mates is collaborating with a re...
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Wednesday, July 4, 2018

Rerouting...

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When bright-eyed bushy-tailed research assistants arrive in Kenya, they're ready to learn: how to identify hyenas, how to operate the ...
Saturday, June 30, 2018

Moving Next Door

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In the Mara, when male hyenas are between two and five years of age, they will leave the clan that they were born into (natal clan). The mal...
Friday, June 22, 2018

Hyena Tinder

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Otis Main Doc, 3  Love to travel? Swipe right! Roaming the territories is one of my favorite things to do....
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