13 years of studying ๐ฆ
๐ธ Dec 2025, Tsavo Simba Research Project: documenting behavior of a collared ๐ฆ
๐ธ Dec 2012, Documenting a mating pair of ๐ฆ during my MSc in Gir ๐ฎ๐ณ
From grad researcher to PIโthe title changed, the work didnโt. Still learning from lions in the wild. Grateful & humbled๐๐พ๐ฆ๐ชถ
14.12.2025 17:05 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
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02.12.2025 05:18 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Also, newly launched ig page for our project www.instagram.com/tsavosimbapr...
Please share widely and give us a follow to learn about our latest work, updates and field stories ๐๐ฆ #scicom #TsavoSimbaResearchProject #newPI #NSFFunded ๐งช๐ชถ๐ฆ๐ฌ
23.11.2025 10:42 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
TSAVO SIMBA RESEARCH PROJECT
Spanning ~40,000 kmยฒ, Kenyaโs Tsavo Conservation Area is the countryโs largest protected wildernessโan expansive, semi-arid landscape shaped by dramatic shifts in habitat, water, and wildlife...
๐ขJumping back on here amidst busy fieldwork to announce
๐ข ๐๐ฆ Our Tsavo Simba Project website is LIVE!
From the red-dust plains of Tsavo straight to your ๐ป๐คฉ
Dive into our research, field stories & lion insights ๐ฆ๐
๐ www.tsavosimba.com
#jointhepride #tsavosimbaresearchproject #nsffunded
21.11.2025 15:56 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
I am recruiting 1-2 postbacs for our NSF-funded Tsavo Simba Research Project, investigating fission-fusion! The position is for recent undergrads who have not yet started grad school. Come be a part of our team and help us track/monitor ๐ฆ๐๐ฐ๏ธ๐ธ๐งช Job adโฌ๏ธ
careers-macalester.icims.com/jobs/2221/po...
09.09.2025 22:48 โ ๐ 16 ๐ 10 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 2
Closing @behaviour2025.bsky.social with a very nice talk by @stotra.bsky.social on the costs and benefits of co-existence for wolves, coyotes and cougars in Yellowstone National Park. @asab.org
30.08.2025 15:54 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
๐ฅ Into wolves, coyotes and pumas? ๐บ๐พ Come thru ๐Hall 2 at 4:20pm for some neat Yellowstone carnivore science! Last-day energy @behaviour2025.bsky.social @asab.org โ letโs GOOOOO! ๐บ๐พ #Behaviour2025 #collaborativescience
Artwork credit @ayuna-lh.bsky.social ๐
30.08.2025 04:37 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
#Behaviour2025 @asab.org ๐ฆ Pls Donโt sleep on our lion talk tomorrow at the Comparative Research in Animal Social Behaviour Symposium! ๐
๐๏ธAug 28 โฐ 3:50 PM | ๐ Hall 2
Stoked to share the stage with truly amaze colleagues ๐ค#LionResearch #AnimalBehaviour
Artwork Credit: @ayuna-lh.bsky.social ๐
27.08.2025 15:54 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Three members of the ABC standing by their poster at Behaviour 2025
Folks looking for support/guidance/mentorship in Animal Behaviour, pls come talk to us! We are representing @abcmicrogrants.bsky.social at #Behaviour2025 @asab.org poster session!! What a joy to be able to do this with colleague phenomenal @delphinedemoor.bsky.social and @emmasmcewen.bsky.social ๐๐ค
27.08.2025 11:51 โ ๐ 22 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1
#behaviour2025 drumroll begins๐ฅ In Kolkata, picking up dear colleague and friend @delphinedemoor.bsky.social!! Excited for a week of #animalbehavior science and #networking
#academicconference #wildliferesearch #animalbehaviorresearch #colleaguesmeetup ๐ฆ๐งช๐
23.08.2025 16:36 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 1
NSF Award Search: Award # 2436449
BRC-BIO: The role of resources and competition in shaping fine-scale territorial and fission-fusion dynamics in a non-model population of a model species
Itโs official๐ Thrilled (& relieved) to share that I've been awarded an NSF grant to study high-res fission-fusion and social dynamics in Tsavo ๐ฆ๐
This 3y grant supports
๐ก Telemetry-based field research
๐งฉ database dev
๐๏ธ Expanding our research base
๐ #NSF POs and reviewers
www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...
31.07.2025 17:07 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
Kicking off my pre-tenure sabbatical - EXCITED and getting ready to head out to Kenya for fieldwork for our Tsavo Simba Project! ๐ฆ Canโt wait to collar some ๐ฆ and dive into pride dynamics๐คฉ ๐งช๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ชถ
Also, look at our gorgeous new logoโbig shoutout to the amazing Kimberly Boustead for the design! ๐จ๐
23.06.2025 18:29 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
2/2 Excited that both Sophie and Ayuna will continue to work in the lab this summer as they finish up analyses and write their papers! Huge thanks to our collaborators in Tanzania and Argentina, and to Macalester for backing these awesome projects ๐๐คฉ #UndergradResearch ๐งช๐ชถ
12.06.2025 15:33 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Whatโs on the menu for Tsavo lions, and what does it mean for the conservation of their prey? ย | Current Conservation
Current Conservation Whatโs on the menu for Tsavo lions, and what does it mean for the conservation of their prey?
Whatโs on the *royal menu*โand how does it impact critically endangered herbivores?๐ฆ Check out our popular article in current-conservation spotlighting new undergrad-led research from my lab on lion diet in Tsavo, Kenya. โฌ๏ธ #collaborativeresearch ๐งช๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
www.currentconservation.org/whats-on-the...
21.04.2025 14:23 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
This weekend has be difficult๐ข๐ข Pls send pet photos ๐๐ฝ๐ฆ๐ชถ
06.04.2025 15:08 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0
Mule Deer Field Technician | Natural Resources Job Board
JOB ALERT! We are hiring two seasonal field technicians for mid July - mid October to conduct research on mule deer in the Santa Monica Mountains, CA. The project is a collaboration between UC Davis and NPS. Ungulate capture experience preferred. Please share! jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id...
02.04.2025 20:51 โ ๐ 16 ๐ 21 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Looking for a mentor? Sign up to our next Animal Behaviour Mentorship-Matching Event, March 26th 2 pm UK time on Zoom
Want to support a student? Sign up as a mentor to our next Animal Behaviour Collective: Mentorship-Matching Event March 26th 2 pm UK time on Zoom
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...
12.03.2025 15:39 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 14 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 2
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.
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Same here!!
18.02.2025 20:42 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Ugh! Anyone has any idea how this might affect proposals that are currently in review/pending?
24.01.2025 14:20 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Sunset with a fading crimson glow over the horizon, contrasting with busy traffic on the road in the foreground
โOf crisp winter days and pretty sunsetsโ ๐
Views from my study have been lately very poetic ๐๐ Def. helping with this lengthy review panel ๐ ๐งช๐ฆ๐ชถ
18.01.2025 00:01 โ ๐ 20 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
I have been trying to submit an abstract for #behaviour2025 but the site keeps glitchingโน๏ธ Also, canโt go back to editing the abstract; Iโve started over 6 timesโน๏ธ My lab members are facing similar issues ๐
Org. Commitee - help? ๐งช๐ฆ๐ชถ
13.01.2025 14:03 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Spending New Year's Eve solo, but honoring the 'palate tradition' ๐ Enjoying some slow-cooked goat with caramelized ๐ง
, ๐ฅ, and a blend of spices, along with generous amounts of ๐ซ๐ง ๐ถ๏ธ. An indulgent Bengali dish in an otherwise grey MN evening๐ฅถ #HappyNewYear2025 #NewYearsEve #Foodie
01.01.2025 01:33 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
2/2 The colors in the poster represent the red hues of the Tsavo landscape, and the ๐ฆ mimics a typical scrawny-maned Tsavo (male) lion ๐ฆ โฌ๏ธ๐งช๐ฆ๐๐ชถ
27.12.2024 21:07 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The next ECBB will take place at Anglia Ruskin University in 2026!
https://www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-engineering/conferences-and-events/ecbb-2026
Research Group Leader at University of Konstanz & Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior studying communication and collective behavior in animal groups
www.cocomo.group
PhD student researching rabbit social behaviour in Exeter โข previously blue tit nests in St Andrews and Soay sheep in Edinburgh โข (she/her) ๐ฟ
Postdoc at IISER Mohali | PhD from IISER Thiruvananthapuram|๐๐ฆPteropodids| SensoryEcology๐๐| Movement Ecology ๐ฆ๐ฆ
๐Mohali, Punjab ๐ฎ๐ณ
Social evolution, social aging & the benefits of social network ties. Professor @crab-exeter.bsky.social, Dept. of Psych, Uni. of Exeter. Big team science collaborations: #MacaqueNet #CBRU. Editor: Animal Behaviour. She/her. http://linktr.ee/laurenbrent
PhD student at University of Exeter | Animal behaviour, sociality, cognition and biologging ๐พ๐ณ
Lecturer at the University of Exeter. Interested in general but especially in life history evolution and social behaviour.
Senior Lecturer in Conservation & Animal Behaviour @ARU-biology.bsky.social. Interests: ๐ต behaviour, human-wildlife interactions & ๐ฆ , not to mention๐ฆ ๐ธ ๐ฅ ๐ ๐ณ๐ โฝ๏ธ &๐บ (he/him)
Investigating the evolution of social behaviour. Comparative Behavioral Ecology group leader (he/him) at the MPI EVA
๐ bridged from https://fediscience.org/@DieterLukas on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/
Head, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University. Physiology | life history | ecology | evolution | higher education
Lecturer in Environmental Science at Oxford Uni, Oxford Lifelong Learning @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social
Fellow at @kelloggoxford.bsky.social
Zoologist, science communicator, ๐ต๐ฑ in ๐ฌ๐ง.
#AcademicSky ๐งช
I write books, buy them!
https://linktr.ee/jbagniewska
Quantitative ecologist, conservation & population dynamics. EcCo lab PI. Assoc Prof at Uni. of Reading, UK. She/her.
https://sites.google.com/site/manuelagonzalezsuarez/Home
Former research fellow at @iast.fr and EDB, now at Uni Halle working on cultural transmission of mating preferences in #Drosophila
Sponsored programs, corporate and foundation relations, and research development at @GrinnellCollege. @UChicago alum, former scientist, liberal arts nerd.
Dept. for the Ecology of Animal Societies @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social & @uni-konstanz.de.
Posts do not represent the views of MPI, University of Konstanz , or lab leaders.
We promote and advance the scientific study of animal behavior and publish the journal Animal Behaviour. Website: http://animalbehaviorsociety.org.
Award-winning science communicator, bestselling author, TV personality & co-founder of Scientists for XR - making STEM fun, fighting misinformation & advocating for diversity.
AuDHD, she/her
2x TEDx speaker, 4x cat lover
www.emilygrossman.co.uk
Ecology + Evolution | Open Science Community Manager @sfu.ca | Educator | ASAPbio Fellow '23 | MozFest wrangler '19 - '21 | @mozilla.org '19 alumni | DRAC-EDIA Champion โ24 | UBC Postdoc '21 - '25 | CIRTL Associate | OLS Senior Resident Fellow '25
Primatologist, Biological Anthropologist, Director Fongoli Savanna Chimpanzee Project in Senegal.