Camera traps!

After a few days vacation to Nakuru/Naivasha with Sammy, it is back to work now... and data is starting to come in.

I collected the first round of camera trap photos and here is a sampling of some of the best so far!

 Wild dogs

 One was collared on Mpala before the pack moved south to Ol Pejeta

 lioness

 joined by her friend

 Another leopard (a different one on a differnt plain that the last post)

sniffing where the lions above had been

Camera traps

Just downloaded the first round of camera trap photos and got some cool surprises. I love opening up the camera trap files for the first time, because you never know what you are going to see on there.

An quizzical black rhino

 And a curious leopard!

More car trouble...

As I mentioned earlier, my car has been having some issues. We thought they had been fixed and my car was working for a few days-- during which time I actually got a lot of work done. Until yesterday, when it died again. The mechanic is here now working on it, without much luck so far it seems. These car issues really cut into research productivity, as I need it for everything I do.

So for now I am sitting in the research center and thought I would add another post. While the car was working, I saw a couple cool things recently. First, is a brand newborn baby zebra. The mother must have just given birth as the placenta was still not fully expelled, the baby was wet, and had't yet stood up. I stopped to take a few photos but then moved on to leave them at peace as the mother was obviously nervous about me being there.

 Also, a rare striped hyena. There are lots of spotted hyenas here, but only a couple striped ones, which have longer fur and different coloring.