@ghodgson.bsky.social
Postdoctoral fellow at City University of Hong Kong, studying sociality and animal behaviour... Fond of fish, molerats and trees 🐄
buttus duckicus
22.02.2026 02:16 — 👍 166 🔁 11 💬 8 📌 1
A dead Puffin lies on wet sand, its black and white feathers darkened and slick against the beach. The bird rests on its side, wings folded, with its distinctive orange bill clearly visible against the pale sand.
Heartbreaking: Right now, thousands of Puffins are washing up along our coasts and further afield.
It is devastating to see.
These birds are Red-listed in the UK and already under serious pressure.
Mass deaths like this, known as a “seabird wreck”, can take years for colonies to recover from...
1/2 Humpback whales learn the bubble net technique through social learning
This study found very strong evidence of this, observing over 500 whales and 4,000 interactions over 20 years. They learn from the whales with whom they spend the most time
(paper) royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
Decorative Image Array of the Bracket Guide, the Combatant Logo and the 2026 Bracket. Screen-reader materials available at the LibGuide.
BRACKET DROP DAY!!!!
Get yours now at the LibGuide! libguides.asu.edu/MarchMammalM...
Pick your portal: Players, Learners, or Educator!
#2026MMM
For UK folks in #Ecology and #Evolution, we are hosting a conference here in Cornwall! Great chance for a summer staycation June 29-July 3.
Plus, we've managed to make it affordable: £250 + £49/night for accommodation.
#EvolBiol #EcoEvo
sites.exeter.ac.uk/exe/
1 of 2 new postdocs in our group! Looking for an integrative fish physiologist for our Amazon ornamental fish project, linking stress & welfare across supply chain. Partnership with fishers and Brazilian collaborators. Field work and applied impact. Please share!: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...
19.02.2026 14:52 — 👍 8 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point.
I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion
People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it
Friesian and Fire Friesian🧡
#friesian #horseart #digitalart #yearofthehorse
It is absolute and utter neglect to let this come this close to the wire just as the US has let most of its overseas broadcasting shutter.
15.02.2026 20:32 — 👍 809 🔁 261 💬 26 📌 12
Apple’s AI-notification exhibits racial and gender bias, researchers find
euobserver.com/202646/apple...
So happy to share that my last PhD chapter is finally out in Proc. B! We looked at chacma baboon offspring interference in grooming sessions between their mom and siblings, and asked whether these behaviours could represent jealous reactions.
royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...
A collection of six ominous bird valentines set against a background of pink hearts. In the first one, a Canada Goose looks angry and hisses and the text says "Baby, I'll make you fall head over heels if you approach within 10m of my nest." In the second, an American white pelican opens its mouth to eat the reader and the text says "There are plenty of fish in the sea, but I want this one." In the third valentine, a Black Vulture looks suspiciously at the reader and the text says "I will love you until you die. And after that, I'll love you even more." A Southern Cassowary stands proudly against the heart-covered background. The text says "My wattles are red. My head is blue. My deadly reputation has been somewhat overblown, but I'd kill for you." In the fifth valentine, a Northern Giant-Petrel stands open-billed next to a large brown furry object, and the text says "Let's seal the deal by sharing a 3000 kg elephant seal carcass." In panel 6, a happy-looking Bearded Vulture holds a bone in its beak, and the text says "I love every part of you, especially your bones."
Ominous bird valentines.
12.02.2026 14:18 — 👍 3609 🔁 1599 💬 23 📌 31
Happy birthday to Charles Darwin,
patron saint of tired scientists, grumpy fieldworkers, and hating your own manuscript.
Happy Birthday to Charles Darwin! 🎉
Thank you for creating the field of evolutionary biology.
2/2 On the left, Alice Auersperg (@auersperga.bsky.social) with Veronika and her new fancy broom.
On the right is a photo of me with the ever-great Witgar Wiegele.
I love maps... but how did I not know about this site?! Create your own Ordnance Survey map centred wherever you wish, with choice of resolution, mapping style, even personalised cover image...
shop.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/custom-made/....
Delighted to see our paper featured on the cover of the Journal of Animal Ecology @animalecology.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
Thanks Pam Hurkens for the lovely image of a heavily pregnant meerkat being weighed at our field site.
This is a helpful review for those who study physiology, but less about effects of social context. Or for those who study social context, but know less about physiology.
09.02.2026 17:14 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0The UK *is* losing a generation of scientists.
I know lots of brilliant people who have left their jobs / the country because of the limited jobs & funding.
Once lost, they cannot ever be replaced.
The UK government is overseeing the death of UK academic science, and it doesn't seem to care.
Composite image - a feeding flock of Icelandic Black-tailed Godwits and image of front page of new blog.
Social learning in Black-tailed Godwits - where to find food?
Summary of new paper in @asab.org journal by Josh Nightingale is summarised in this blog:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2026/02/05/l...
Paper:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#ConservationScience🌍
A sarus crane parent touching the beak of its young with its own. It has bright red feathers covering its head and grey feathers on its neck. The chick has yellow feathers all over its body. By Ponlawat Thaipinnarong.
It’s time to vote for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year Nuveen People's Choice Award 2026! 📸 🐻
From a playful lynx to adorable bear cubs, which of the 24 breathtaking images is your favourite?
You can vote until 18 March 2026: brnw.ch/21wZqLT
This is who runs this account
04.02.2026 17:12 — 👍 240 🔁 37 💬 4 📌 6
This week's EGI seminar in @biology.ox.ac.uk will be given by Dr Kirsty MacPhie from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social on the contrasting insights to be drawn from studies of phenology in @phenoweb.bsky.social and @rumdeerresearch.bsky.social. Usual time and place - details below with streaming info ⬇️
02.02.2026 16:21 — 👍 13 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
In 1946, cartoonist & illustrator Noel Sickles was sent by Life magazine to sketch the Nuremberg trials. Here is his sketch of the execution of Joachim Von Ribbentrop, who claimed at trial that his boss had made all of the important decisions, & that he was only following orders.
18.06.2018 23:40 — 👍 1604 🔁 584 💬 16 📌 29
ASAB Important Upcoming Dates. ASAB Spring Conference 2026 (logo of gorilla with baby on back) Bristol 23rd-25th March. Feb 1: Conference travel grants due Feb 1: Abstracts due Feb 19: Registration ends Animal Behaviour in the Anthropocene ECBB 2025 (logo of various animals in a reflected city). Cambridge 1st-4th September. Jan 31: Symposia submission deadline March 14: Abstracts due March 31: Early bird registration ends April 1: Developing country travel grants due June 1: Conference travel grants due
Take note! 📝 There are a lot of important dates coming up for #ASABSpring2026 and #ECBB2026 🗓️
More information here: www.asab.org/conferences-...
A balloon dog, but transparent so you can see the "skeleton" within.
Need a distraction from the 24-hour news cycle? Check out "Balloon Dog Anatomy" by the great Jason Freeny.
02.02.2026 15:05 — 👍 654 🔁 202 💬 8 📌 16Excited to announce our courses for #MovementEcology.🤗
This year we will be in #Africa @mpalarc.bsky.social at Mpala Research Centre. Starting with a basic R course designed for #AfricanResearchers, followed by a two-week international Animove workshop. animove.org/basic-r-cour... Please share 👍
plastic black and white cow on old honeycomb with various textures surrounding, including leaves and moss and a drawing of a rose
cowhive
02.02.2026 02:05 — 👍 137 🔁 27 💬 5 📌 1
The deadline for our next round of grant submissions is in one month (1st March!). 🤩 Submit your proposal for a research, conservation, or captive care grant for up to £1250! More information about grant applications can be found on our website: www.psgb.org/pages/grants
01.02.2026 17:06 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
