Hyaenidology (HYENAS) with Christine Wilkinson
Ologies with Alie Ward

Hyaenidology (HYENAS) with Christine Wilkinson

C1AdvancedAugust 5, 20261 hr 16 min

Giggles. Pseudopenises. Matriarchies? Media slander. Hyaenidologist Dr. Christine Wilkinson delivers stories about the nature of matrilinearity, hot Lion King gossip, bristle backs, tiny heads, big teeth, animation errors, human-hyena interactions, tongue bumps, termite poisons, lawsuits, and why these animals have been robbed of respect and denied the devotion the so deserve. Ready yourself for stories from this delightful carnivore ecologist, hyena researcher, PBS science communicator, National Geographic Explorer, and curator at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. And raise a glass to your new favorite undercats. Visit Dr. Wilkinson’s website and follow them on Ins...

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Oh hey, it's the guy in overalls and no shirt, Allie Ward, and I'm glad you're here every minute of this episode as a gift. So I asked around to some past ologies guests. I was like, who are you excited about in science right now?

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And within like five minutes, I got two texts telling me that I needed to meet this specific ologist, like ASAP, a conservation scientist, a carnivore ecologist, an urban ecologist. They work in LA. They got their bachelor's at Cornell, a PhD at UC Berkeley.

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They're now an assistant curator of community science at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. They're the co-chair also of the Hyena Specialist Group. They're also a National Geographic explorer.

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