Thursday, August 2, 2012

An ode to Target and Welcoming Junior

In memory of Target, Dee sent me a picture of Target dressed in MSU hyena research swag, and Kay’s jacket. Thank you, Target, for braving all the crazy hyenas who try to attack your face.

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But now we have Junior, who is in much better shape.

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Unfortunately, recently the hyenas have been pretty quiet, so I haven’t had many opportunities to throw Junior out into the wild. This is the nature of field work; the animals don’t always do what you want them to.

Since Junior has arrived, he has seen some action, but luckily nothing like what Target saw. This morning, I had a near heart attack though, when Artemis bolted at Junior. Flashing through my head was, “Oh my gosh, how do I rescue Junior?!? Artemis is running so fast! AAAAH!” Luckily for Junior and me, she stopped abruptly about 10m away from Junior.

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Since I am about to leave for the summer, this is probably one of Junior’s last outings until I am back next year or someone else has a good idea for Junior to do.

2 comments:

dee said...

I know it's serious research but every once in a while you need to do something silly. Thanks for posting Target's photo. Anyone who wants to dress their animal or themselves in MSU hyena project shirts just send $15 each and size requests to:
Dee White
1508 Cliffside Lane
Knoxville TN 37914
Bumper stickers can be had for $5.00
Good PR for the project if you don't wear a shirt while robbing a bank!

dee said...

PS: So does this mean you survived Narok and made it safely to Karen?


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