Carl Akeley's Striped Hyenas
In 1896, taxidermist Carl Akeley ventured to Somalia on a research expedition with Field Museum scientists, and procured a quartet of striped hyenas (among many other things). For more than...
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Hey! We are here at the future site of the striped hyena diorama that was made possible by Brain Scoop fans and fans of the Field Museum and we're here with Dr. Larry Heaney. Larry, what is your title here at the museum and what has been your role with the hyena diorama? Dr. Heaney: I'm curator of mammals, Negaunee Curator of mammals at the museum and I've been content specialist for the diorama. We're talking about exactly what it is that people are going to be seeing here in terms of the implied behavior of the hyenas and their interaction with the little bat-eared fox that's hiding around behind the rocks. Emily: Right Emily: Is the configuration that they're in or have been depicted in, is that accurate? Is that what you would se...
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Hey! We are here at the future site of the striped hyena diorama that was made possible by Brain Scoop fans and fans of the Field Museum and we're here with Dr. Larry Heaney. Larry, what is your title here at the museum and what has been your role with the hyena diorama? Dr. Heaney: I'm curator of mammals, Negaunee Curator of mammals at the museum and I've been content specialist for the diorama. We're talking about exactly what it is that people are going to be seeing here in terms of the implied behavior of the hyenas and their interaction with the little bat-eared fox that's hiding around behind the rocks. Emily: Right Emily: Is the configuration that they're in or have been depicted in, is that accurate? Is that what you would se...
