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Hyenas and humans – millennia of myths, misrepresentations and persecution

Hyenas and humans – millennia of myths, misrepresentations and persecution

by Talking Humanities | Mar 16, 2021 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Publications, Research & Resources

Hyenas, the antithesis of gorgeous, graceful African wildlife, needs a rebrand. Ahead of the publication of his new book, ‘Humans and Hyenas: Monsters or Misunderstood’, Professor Keith Somerville says it is time to replace the myths with a more accurate...
Nature’s villains – the misrepresentation and demonisation of hyenas

Nature’s villains – the misrepresentation and demonisation of hyenas

by Talking Humanities | Jan 7, 2020 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Research & Resources

Hyenas get a bad press. But they’ve found a champion in Professor Keith Somerville, a senior research fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies and fellow of the Zoological Society of London, who is on a mission to clean up their image. Watching the BBC’s...

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