Louie is a young male born near the Baker’s Bay seal colony in April 2023. He has one sibling, his brother Dewey. As a subadult, Louie was very curious and full of character! Now that he is a young adult, Louie is becoming more shy and we see him less often. However, we still regularly find him at the seal colony and he is very relaxed around us.

Dewey is a young male born near the Baker’s Bay seal colony in April 2023. He has one sibling, his brother Louie. Unlike his bold and mischievous brother, Dewey is clever and shy. He proved just how smart he is by outsmarting us several times during our collaring attempts!

Dewey is still shy, and we do not often see him at the seal colony. However, we still regularly photograph him on the camera traps and we can track his movements with the satellite collars.

Eclipse is a very young female, very likely the daughter of Parma from Baker's Bay.

Eclipse seems to have discovered the seal colony at the end of 2025. We see her very regularly at the moment. Surprisingly, she is also a very relaxed hyena. Usually, young and new visitors are very skittish. She is very relaxed around us and also around other hyenas.

She is the cutest hyena of Baker's Bay, and always makes us laugh with her silly attitude!

Khartoum has become the new mascot of Baker’s Bay. He has a unique face and a distinctive walk, and he is almost a full-time resident of the seal colony area. We first recorded him in January 2021, although back then we only saw him occasionally. He even had a broken leg at the time, but he was still a beautiful young hyena.

Over the years, he visited the area more and more often and eventually tried to join the resident clan. It took him many attempts (and plenty of fights) but he finally seemed to succeed. He no longer leaves the area and has even been seen mating with the resident female.

We do not know his exact age, but Khartoum is certainly not young. He shows signs of arthritis and has some eyesight issues. Now, he is probably the calmest and most relaxed brown hyena in the entire Baker’s Bay area.

Ellis is the breeding female of the Elizabeth Bay clan. She is quite young and a truly beautiful hyena. In March 2025, she had what we believe to be her first cub, little Mangeni. She turned out to be a very good mother: patient and often playing with her youngster.

Ellis often uses the old buildings in the Elizabeth Bay ghost town as resting spots, so we frequently see her when we visit the area. She’s a calm, gentle hyena and is usually found spending time with her clan mates Robin and KC.

We darted and collared Ellis in December 2025. She was in good condition, but we were shocked to find her with a broken jaw and an infection. We gave her antibiotics and she seems to be recovering nicely. We are excited to see where she moves and when she has her next litter!

Windhoek has become a regular visitor of the Baker's Bay seal colony. He is a shy hyena who often gets beaten up by others... This is why he often has big open wounds on his neck, and a weird looking nose. But Windhoek is very resilient. He always overcomes these injuries and still visits the area to obtain food.

Little Pisa was named after her father Pisa, because they both have the same floppy ear!

Little Pisa is four years old, and she just gave birth to her first cub, called Melo. She is mostly nocturnal, so we rarely see her with our own eyes at the seal colony. However, we monitor her activity in the area and at the den through camera traps. We also plan to fit her with a satellite collar, and this will be a challenge!

Little Pisa is a bit of a bully... She is often seen attacking other hyenas, even her own clan members! She also has a blind eye. Definitely an interesting hyena...