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It is spring and time for a new round of mentorship matching! This time we are also looking for new mentors, so if you are interested in supporting animal behaviours students do join us! Mentee sign up here: forms.gle/zPgk4Nwq2znE... Mentor sign up here: forms.gle/cD3cEqoXHaLT...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Friendly reminder: if you are waiting on something from a US-based scientist/reviewer/editor, please realize that we're barely making it through each day putting out non-stop fires and trying not to collapse into tears. We're trying our best, but things will take longer right now. Give grace.

submitted 29 days ago • 218 comments

Ugh! Being a scientist and educator rn feels incredibly challenging😥. For those of you navigating similar storms, what are your best strategies for keeping yourself, your lab, and your students motivated (and running) in the face of the constant gut punches? Any helpful resources? #newPI 🧪🔬🧫🦊🪶

submitted 40 days ago • 5 comments

The Animal Behavior Society supports science and our members. Please share this message with our community and beyond. Read the full letter here: myemail.constantcontact.com/ABS-Supports...

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

‘Of crisp winter days and pretty sunsets’ 🌅 Views from my study have been lately very poetic 😍😍 Def. helping with this lengthy review panel 😋 🧪🦊🪶

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

I have been trying to submit an abstract for #behaviour2025 but the site keeps glitching☹️ Also, can’t go back to editing the abstract; I’ve started over 6 times☹️ My lab members are facing similar issues 🙈 Org. Commitee - help? 🧪🦊🪶

submitted 78 days ago • 0 comments

Spending New Year's Eve solo, but honoring the 'palate tradition' 😋 Enjoying some slow-cooked goat with caramelized 🧅, 🥔, and a blend of spices, along with generous amounts of 🫚🧄 🌶️. An indulgent Bengali dish in an otherwise grey MN evening🥶 #HappyNewYear2025 #NewYearsEve #Foodie

submitted 90 days ago • 1 comment

1/2 As #Mufasa hits the 📽️, check out our #SciArt highlighting new research on 🦁food habits in Tsavo (doi.org/10.1017/S0030605324000085). Co-developed with Joseph Bump and Eliza King, the poster lion is a montage of prey art as found in 🦁diet. Illustrated by Kimberly Boustead🤩 Pls zoom in 🔍 🧪🦊🌍🪶

submitted 95 days ago • 2 comments

Great selection of talks in the morning session @asab.org #ASABWinter2024

submitted 109 days ago • 0 comments

Folks at @asab.org #ASABWinter2024, check out our talk “Building Bridges from Boxes”🦁 tomorrow, Sesh 3 🗣️🎙️ Bummed that I can’t join in-person cause of visa delays😩 but SUPER grateful for amaze co-authors who are gonna represent the collab🤝 #behaveecol #collaborativescience #diversesci

submitted 110 days ago • 0 comments

Update from Saadani Lion Project: After 100 days of intense fieldwork, we wrapped up the SECR population estimation survey for 🦁 in Saadani NP. Besides getting to see these unique and shy🦁, I am extremely intrigued with how frequently they hunt big prey like🦒🐃 #mammals 🦊 CW: Predation📸

submitted 114 days ago • 0 comments

🦁🦁🦁 We are seeking a Research Technician to assist our South Texas Lion Project! Work duties include maintaining our camera traps, investigating kill sites, and participating in lion work-ups. A phenomenal opportunity in the South Texas brush country. See below for more: shorturl.at/aftKp 🦁🦁🦁

submitted 117 days ago • 0 comments

While the main focus of our Saadani Lion Project is ofc 🦁, this magical place also boasts a super diverse herbivore community with buffalo, waterbuck, bushbuck, hartebeest, and some rare feats like the sable antelope, to name a few🤩 #academicsky #conservation #lionresearch #mammals

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

Publishing a paper on a topic you ❤️ is rewarding, but it's so motivating to see students excited about it🥹 My wildlife conservation course just discussed our brand new paper on 'constellations of coexistence,' & I was thrilled by their enthusiasm and attention to detail🤩 🔗🧵⬇️

submitted 119 days ago • 1 comment

🚨New Paper 🚨 in @ConBiology (wow what a week, 2 papers in the same journal in a span of 3 days)‼️ Thrilled to contribute to this important paper (led by Keshab) from our long-term Asian 🦁 project, exploring human-lion coexistence and how co-adaptive mechanisms unfold 🦁🏡 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

submitted 122 days ago • 0 comments

Saadani Lion Project #SLP Update: Spent the day observing one of our monitored prides, very relaxed with full bellies from a recent 🦒kill 🦁 Thankful for a great team and ofc the 🦁 Fieldwork and data curation continues, as we are wrapping up our search encounter SECR survey ! #FieldResearch #mammals

submitted 123 days ago • 0 comments

Saadani Lion Project #SLP update: had a wonderful time discussing the 🦁population estimation survey progress & co-developing next steps with Chief Warden & TANAPA officials. We’re working hard to get lions id-ed & our data curated 🤩 #DreamTeam 🤝 #fieldwork

submitted 125 days ago • 0 comments

🚨New OA paper alert🚨 in @ConservationBiology A super rewarding collaboration where we dived into case studies from our study systems to highlight the importance of local contexts and perspectives in HWC mitigation, while connecting them to global realities🦁🐘🐆🐻🐺 Aalayna’s thread for details ⬇️

submitted 126 days ago • 0 comments

Hello new followers 👋🏼 Just chiming in from our fieldsite in Saadani NP, Tanzania. We are wrapping up our lion population survey and guess what? Sorting lion-id photos have never come with a better view 🤩 #AcademicSky #Fieldwork #mammals

submitted 128 days ago • 1 comment

Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline

submitted 135 days ago • 0 comments

Happy #valentines ❤️ Sprinkling your thread with some moments of tender affection from the wild 😍😍 #valentinesday2024 ❤️ #mammals 🦁🐘🦌🦊

submitted 412 days ago • 0 comments

Your yearly reminder, that #SuperbOwl 🦉exists 🤩 A pair of Verreaux Eagle owls in Tsavo, Kenya 🦉😍 #fieldwork #research #birds 🧪

submitted 415 days ago • 1 comment

Missed posting these on #internationalzebraday 🦓 Zebras are so beautiful that sometimes I wonder are they even real? 👀 I can’t get over how pretty they are, and how fuzzy and blonde the foals are 🤩 it was brilliant to see them in Tsavo recently 😍🦓 #fieldwork #academicchatter #mammals 🦊🧪

submitted 424 days ago • 0 comments

Has anyone, I know or otherwise, applied for a NSF BRC-BIO or PUI related grant? Would you be willing to chat/help out with some qs 🙏🏼 pls comment if you know someone or would like to help out🥺🙏🏼 pls help spread the word 🙏🏼#AcademicChatter #newPI 🦊 📸just to grab your attn 😁

submitted 427 days ago • 1 comment

Happy new year folks!! Just back from an incredible field trip to Tsavo, Kenya! ‘Twas phenomenal🤩 some amazing wildlife that we were lucky to have witnessed ⬇️ #wildliferesearch #fieldwork #academicchatter

submitted 428 days ago • 2 comments

Manuscript acceptance on a FRIDAY eve?😳 I thought those were the things of myths and legends 🦄 Friday eves have been a 🧲 for ms rejection emails 👀 Not today though, sweet start to the weekend 😁🐺🦌 ms led by Ellen Candler #academicchatter #ecoevo #academicpublishing @billseverud.bsky.social

submitted 528 days ago • 0 comments

A moment of calm amidst difficult times 🍁🍂 ‘tis that season on campus, and a little walk brought me peace 🙂😍 #fall2023 #fallphotography #campuslife #academicchatter

submitted 531 days ago • 0 comments

‘Twas so much fun introducing my #AnimalBehavior students to the world of data collection👩‍💻📊 Scan/focal/ethograms/hypothesis testing from coding videos of adorable meerkats 🤩🤩 Huge shoutout to ASAB for creating such resources for AnimBehav Ed 🙏🏼🙏🏼

submitted 557 days ago • 0 comments

Got my updated COVID (moderna) 💉 yesterday!! I’m not flexing, I can’t 🙈🤣

submitted 558 days ago • 1 comment

Happy #WorldLionDay2023 🦁 Blessed and fortunate to be able to observe and study these incredible big cats in the wild 🤩🦁 #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #lionday #roarforlion

submitted 600 days ago • 0 comments

🔔New paper alert🔔 This one is special- its the 1st one from my lab in collab with BumpLab @UMNFWCB & @WRTIKenya We examined carnivore interactions at elephant-carcasses in Tsavo 📷🐘💀🦁 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352249623000332?dgcid=author

submitted 605 days ago • 1 comment

Here’s a wet bear-butt to remind you to keep swimming even when the waters are choppy 🐻🌊💪😃

submitted 606 days ago • 0 comments

Still VERY overwhelmed and ‘hungover’ from the surreal wildlife and wild-scapes of Alaska🤩 a few very ‘oh! it’s so Alaska’ encounters 🐋🐻🫎 #wildlifephotography #Alaska #academicchatter

submitted 608 days ago • 1 comment