By Drew Stazesky (University of Vermont) Imagine a dwarf antelope, reddish in color with absurdly large ears and small, delicately spiked horns (on the male only). Individuals don’t stand more than 60cm tall and weigh an average of 13.2kg. And when…
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By Drew Stazesky (University of Vermont) Imagine a dwarf antelope, reddish in color with absurdly large ears and small, delicately spiked horns (on the male only). Individuals don’t stand more than 60cm tall and weigh an average of 13.2kg. And when…
“A Pig in the Hand” By Sierra Moen (Middlebury College) Vehi, Forrest, Lauren, Louise, and I had nearly completed a transect near Chobe National Park when we heard a strange, pig-like noise coming from the scrub. I chalked it…
By Amanda Ramsing-Lund (University of Vermont) If you visit Africa or Madagascar, you have a chance of seeing a bird called the Hamerkop (Scopus umbretta), which is the Afrikaans name meaning “hammer head.” Before coming to Africa, I thought the…
Written December 4, 2015 By Sierra Moen (Middlebury College) In Maghoto, it was the hippos. Mababe, lions; and Sankuyo, the notorious honey badger. Each of our research sites has had a different variety of animals, and nocturnal visitors are…
Written November 28, 2015 By Amanda Ramsing-Lund (University of Vermont) If you’re like our group of dedicated Disney fans, you might have just started singing the uplifting chorus of the opening song in the Lion King. Although we will…