Lara Durgavich

Post yourself from a different era.

Belize, 2006

Kermit faces off with Hopper in The Muppet Movie

Meanwhile in #Portland

When women researchers publish, media attention doesn’t always follow Men-led papers receive more media coverage than women’s, new study finds

“Women-led papers were more likely to be featured in local outlets than in national, international, or science-specialty media. They appeared more often in liberal-leaning outlets than conservative ones. And coverage of their work carried a more negative tone”

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Don’t forget the dog one!

The Orphan Crusher is here to stay. If we don’t feed more Orphans to the Crusher the Orphan Crushing industry will die. It’s time to wake up to the reality of the Orphan Crusher. The Orphan Crusher is worth billions. We need to teach people to use the Orphan Crusher. It’s here to stay.

Time to log off & read a book. 📖

This would be a great dinner party.

It's so nice to see actual good news once in a while.

Is it time for Hippo Discourse? I love a good Hippo convo on social media!

Playing in and then becoming a narrator for the March Mammal Madness tournament. #2025MMM #2026MMM
Also, the Fellowship of the Filthy Weasel.

"What does seventy million years mean to beings who live only one-millionth as long? We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever."

-Carl Sagan, Cosmos

We taught our children about the walrus & his bucket and they reference it often. 😄

Giving Day for Apes Homepage

Today is #GivingDayForApes. I chose 6 organizations to donate to this year, but there are many more in need.
If you've spent any time this past week appreciating Jane Goodall's work & legacy, supporting these causes is a great way to honor her memory!

Donated!

World's first known butt-drag fossil trace was left by a rock hyrax in South Africa 126,000 years ago Rock hyraxes, known in southern Africa more often as "dassies," are furry, thickset creatures with short legs and no discernible tails. They spend much of their time sunning themselves on rocky outcro...

BUTT (drag) FOSSILS!!!!!!

Free shipping from @bookshop.org today and tomorrow if you, ya know, want to order books with free shipping from somewhere that isn't evil!

An Orangutan Sanctuary in Borneo Is Giving the Endangered Primates a Second Chance, Just When They Need It Most The critically endangered species gets a helping hand from an Indonesian facility as the island's human population is about to explode

"In the time it would have taken an orangutan mother to raise two offspring—from 1999 to 2015—half of the island’s orangutans had died."

Lovely surprise to open my newest @smithsonianmag.bsky.social & find this article celebrating the work of BOSF. #Orangutans need all the help we can give them!

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WIC runs out this week

A gibbous moon with an image of a gibbon face superimposed on it.

It’s just one of those nights…

A planet-first diet can feed the world by 2050 while improving the environment, new scientific analysis finds | CNN Focusing on a planet-healthy diet can provide nutritious food to the global population while reducing environmental damage, a new EAT-Lancet Commission report says.

We can feed the world AND protect the environment! #DietForPlanetaryHealth www.cnn.com/2025/10/02/h...

Most people don’t realize that nearly 1/4 of all mammal species are bats.
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As everyone else has noted, the ice stuff is just going to get worse and the dem plan of ignoring it isn't going to get better

Such lovely #SciComm! Make sure to look at the whole thread.

Wow. #Peacemaker with all *kinds* of expectation subversion in the newest ep. Very well done.

Cover image of Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner.

24. Secrets of a Charmed Life by Susan Meissner. I liked this one: a tale of 2 sisters in WWII London, framed by a parallel contemporary story. I wish it hadn't all wrapped up in such a tidy bow, but the theme of regret especially was poignant.

Hi. Just wanted to say thanks for being you. 😊

A+ commitment to the bit. We should do more #SciComm in song form.

Without Jane Goodall, Chimps Need New Champions — Us There’s probably no single person who has done as much for chimpanzees as the late Jane Goodall. One of the great British exponents of conservation — the other being the esteemed 99-year-old David Att...

Despite Jane Goodall's incredible efforts, the great apes are still in dire straits.

Humans are eating chimpanzees to death, and killing them with our viruses

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