@wildpasts.bsky.social
Animal history. Stellenbosch University. Lion’s Historian.
I mean. Maybe for grunge album?
08.02.2026 19:34 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
On international zebra day I feel honour bound to post this story of de-extinction the quagga and remind us of when I tried to invent the expression “zombie zoology”. It was WILDLY unpopular!
youtu.be/7DoipvEeU8g
My mate Catherine once panic bought a barometer. It was a great price.
31.01.2026 17:42 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Oooooh I must talk to you about this!
13.01.2026 12:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Digging how this dude explains why horse riding is fun. The orcas were a surprising but welcome addition.
13.01.2026 12:27 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Digging how this dude explains why horse riding is fun. The orcas were a surprising but welcome addition.
13.01.2026 12:13 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Beginning to get a visceral reaction of disgust when reading ChatGPT emails and tweets. It’s the uncanny valley effect, I guess. But also a disgust at the person who didn’t put the effort in to BE A PERSON. #ChatGPT
13.01.2026 08:45 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0ChatGPT goes for broke!
10.01.2026 16:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
My origin story.
28.12.2025 04:33 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0Barkinson’s Law: Jack Russells expand to fill all available space
22.12.2025 11:23 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Would you like to see a visual representation of Parkinson’s law?
22.12.2025 10:32 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Had a blast with Marco remembering how much fun we had with @eseh.bsky.social and some of you get sneaky mentions!
19.12.2025 14:53 — 👍 16 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Call for Papers: "African Perspectives on Global Transformations." The conference will take place in Basel, Switzerland, in August 2026, and the submission deadline is 11 January. There are plenty of panels for #EnvHist scholars:
africanperspectives.ch/call-for-pap...
I’m so tired of being asked if I’m a robot. Does it even matter any more ? #ChatGptWon
11.12.2025 06:19 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Are you an early-career environmental historian or interested in the challenges aspiring environmental historians face? Join our panel discussion with
@askehn.bsky.social @kathiescharf.bsky.social @tidetales.bsky.social and @wilkohardenberg.bsky.social et al., hosted by @eseh.bsky.social #envhist
🚨#History #envhist Job Alert: My Department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Environmental History.
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Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students!
See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word...
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www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...
I said GOOD DAY SIR
20.11.2025 14:32 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Now we’re sucking diesel!
18.11.2025 20:40 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Beautiful way to reflect and remember.
09.11.2025 12:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Locked together by their horns in turf battle, two kudu bulls died of exhaustion.
There has to be a metaphor for one’s academic enemies in this?
As a part of ESEH NEXTGATe, I am glad that we are once again organizing a writing support program for early-career scholars! Credits to my colleague Mona Bieling for organizing this together with Andrea Gaynor. Although an ESEH initiative, we also accept applicants from other parts of the world.
31.10.2025 16:52 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0This is a local bonfire for local people. We’ll have no trouble here…
04.11.2025 18:43 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Make coffee. Breathe out. Look.
15.10.2025 08:35 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Ooooh! Ready!
08.10.2025 16:10 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Hear hear!
03.10.2025 11:34 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Announcing the new Animal History Group seminar series for the 2025-26 academic year! - All seminars held online at 8pm UK time. 🎉 The details are here: animalhistorygroup.org/seminar-seri...
And here is a list for your calendar! 🧵💚
Strongly support this!
28.09.2025 13:19 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
