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202248 minGdocumentary

animals biodiversity wildlife-conservation scientific-research

Hyena Lady

202248 minGdocumentary

Ingrid Wiesel, a German biologist from the Zoological Institute of the University of Hamburg, studies the brown hyena's interactions with seals in Namibia's Namib Desert.

animals biodiversity wildlife-conservation scientific-research

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Channel: Go Wild

Hyena Lady

2022• 48 minG

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Ingrid Wiesel, a German biologist from the Zoological Institute of the University of Hamburg, studies the brown hyena's interactions with seals in Namibia's Namib Desert.

Synopsis

The German biologist, Ingrid Wiesel, is researching the way of life of the brown hyena in southern Africa, Namibia, on behalf of the Zoological Institute of the University of Hamburg. The hyenas live in close proximity to seals on the coast of the Namib Desert. Ingrid Wiesel examines connections between animal species.

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