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#DispatchesDNLee: Week 2 Recap

Updates from the field. #DispatchesDNLee catalogs my real time, real life experiences researching African giant pouched rats in Tanzania.

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Week 2 in Morogoro, Tanzania and I'm getting back into the swing of things. I'm mostly focusing on getting settled....and trying to remember my Ki-Swahili.

DNLee is a biologist and she studies animal behavior, mammalogy, and ecology . She uses social media, informal experiential science experiences, and draws from hip hop culture to share science with general audiences, particularly under-served groups.

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