Evo and Conservation Scientist | 1st gen | Cultural evolution | Social learning | Primates 🐒 | Northerner trying to find a decent pint of bitter in London |
London, England
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If other species had their equivalent of billionaires, like monkeys hoarding more bananas than they could eat and refusing to share, it would be used as clear evidence of human superiority to a primitive species. In the modern world such psychotic behaviours are celebrated.
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One final match and everything to play for. #oafc
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The fifth tier of English football. #oafc
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Dire wolves are not back.
Pups created by gene editing grey wolves are not true dire wolves, say canid conservation experts. Recreating the Ice Age sounds exciting, but it won't save what's still wild. #Conservation #Biodiversity #GeneEditing #direwolf
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As biodiversity continues to decline worldwide, the loss of animal cultural behaviors could not only threaten ecosystems but also erase key insights into our own evolutionary past, argue the authors of a new #SciencePerspective. scim.ag/3Yin011
ALT Adult male capuchin monkey using stone tool to crack open Cashew nuts
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With the FA scrapping replays in the cup this season, it is estimated this would’ve made Tamworth up to £1M if they had got their replay against Spurs.
Tamworth’s yearly revenue is £1.6m?
So unfair for the small clubs!😔
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🚨 NEW: The appointment of Heidi Alexander now means the Cabinet, for the first time in history, is now entirely state-educated
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Finally, join #teamwilddog and @RosieWoodroffe, using biologging to prioritise conservation actions for an endangered African carnivore - the African wild dog 🐾: findaphd.com/phds/project/cr…
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The @World_Wildlife 2024 Living Planet Report is out and two new stripes of grey have been added to the Biodiversity Stripes. My blog on visualising the crisis of biodiversity loss: findingnature.org.uk/2024/10…
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Wildlife numbers fall by 73% in 50 years, global stocktake finds bbc.in/3ZZAEIq
Dr Simon kenworthy retweeted
Pretty strong evidence of negative mental health effects of doing a PhD.
Recent working paper by
@EvaRanehill, @annahsandberg, Sanna Bergvall, and Clara Fernström.
Paper link: swopec.hhs.se/lunewp/abs/lun…
Dr Simon kenworthy retweeted
Applications are open for the 3rd year of our NSF IRES! Spread the word to undergrads interested in gaining fieldwork experience working with wild olive baboons in Kenya. For more info contact Dr. Corinna Most @papio_anubis, and apply here by 12/1/24: forms.gle/kbPUVdv7bL1S1Jxu6 🐒👀
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We're delighted by today’s news that the government has pledged to end badger culling by 2029.
This change in approach has been informed by research led by Professor @RosieWoodroffe, who has been investigating the effectiveness of farmer-led badger vaccination for many years. zsl.org/news-and-events/news…
ALT Badger in a bluebell field.
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EXCITING NEWS!
We are accepting applications for a special funding round - Women in Fieldwork. If you identify as a woman conducting animal behaviour-related fieldwork, we welcome your application for one of four grants of £400 each. Deadline September 1st, 2024.
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ALT EXCITING NEWS! We are accepting applications for a special funding round - Women in Fieldwork. If you identify as a woman conducting animal behaviour-related fieldwork, we welcome your application for one of four grants of £400 each. Deadline September 1st, 2024.
My first TikTok, I’m officially Gen Z[oo] @ZSLWhipsnadeZoo @ZSLScience
