November 23, 2013 By Wyatt Mayo (University of Alaska Fairbanks) This week we headed back up north to finish the last of our game counts in our final conservancy, Omatendeka. I am writing this from the Hoanib River after…
By Erin Knight (University of Vermont) The Austral Mountain Vizcacha (Lagidium wolffsohni), relative to the Chinchilla, is best characterized as a chubby, fluffy, rabbit-sized rodent with long think fur, long ears, and large black eyes. The vizcachas of the…
By Adelie Carstens (Cal Polytech) *Spoken to the rhythm of the Theme song for the Fresh Prince of Bel Air* Now this is the story all about how the Honey Badger got the badest name in town. I’d…
Crocuta crocuta By Ben Daggett (University of Vermont) An animal that seems to walk the line between cat and dog, the Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) is one of Botswana’s top predators. The Spotted Hyena can grow to 70-90 cm…
November 24, 2013 By Erin Knight (University of Vermont) On Sunday, November 10th, the crew took off for our mid-program adventure down south. Our first stop was Caleta Tortel – the board walk city. This small city is right…