Madeline Ketner

Such a pleasure getting to hear Temple Grandin speak on good stockmanship. Thankful to UW and the UW-Madison Animal Science Graduate Student Association for these opportunities!

Performance of African Bush Elephants (Loxodonta Africana) on a Cooperative Task Author(s): Willgohs, Kaitlyn Rose; Fulkerson, Kayla; Przystawik, Kristina; Reiter, Christi; Burns, Mike; Ketner, Madeline; Highfill, Lauren | Abstract: Several species have demonstrated the ability to...

This project began in 2017 and it is finally published!!!! I’m so proud to be a part of this project and am ecstatic we can now share our work with the world 🐘🤍 #IJCP #asianelephants #cooperation

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I’m so happy it’s not just me. Heading back to real life today :’)

The best time at ISAE 2025 in Utrecht, Netherlands 🐮 🐷 🐑 📊 #ISAE #animalwelfare An amazing workshop on reliability given by my PI and colleagues along with my PI’s preliminary talk on the importance of data sharing. Thrilled to be a part of the #smellthis team and to have had our research shared! 🎉

Great Lake Appreciation 👏🏻 👏🏻

3 months, a lot of sweat, a little blood, and a few tears later, my first trial of data collection for my PhD is complete ✨ Thank you to my incredible interns!!! And thank you to the lambs and ewes for letting me love you, care for you, and learn from you ❤️ 🐑

Last night, I had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Temple Grandin and attending “The Grandin Papers” talk and discussion. It was an incredible, magical, unforgettable evening ❤️ #meetyourheroes #farmwelfare

The best hugs

38 days of data collection down. 44 days to go. 💪🏻

Officially registered for ISAE 2025 in Ultrecht, Netherlands!!!! Can’t wait - just wish they had a sheep option for species to work with 😉👏🏻🎉🤗

Those humbling moments of data collection :)

Just some cute faces for your timeline ✨✨

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#ISAE2025 30 days until abstract submission deadline!

Submit your abstracts now through (deadline 15 February 2025): lnkd.in/egBs9F3d
#ISAE2025
#appliedethology

A young chimpanzee looks on during an outing to an island in the Douala-Edea National Park in Cameroon, on December 15, 2024 Daniel Beloumou Olomo / AFP via Getty Images

How 2024 brought us closer to understanding our origins

From Chimps Eating Medicinal Plants to Footprints Tracking Our Early Relatives, Here Are the Most Significant Human Evolution Discoveries of 2024🏺🧪
Ryan McRae and Briana Pobiner @brianapobiner.bsky.social
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Shark feeding affects health and female reproductive investment in blacktip reef sharks from French Polynesia Ecotourism, particularly wildlife feeding, has both positive and negative effects on wildlife, but these are not always fully assessed. This study examined the health and reproductive impacts of shar...

2024. Shark feeding affects health and female reproductive investment in blacktip reef sharks from French Polynesia. zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

PhD opportunity for those with an interest in mammal conservation.
🧪 🦊 🌍 #academicsky

Amazing collective problem solving in ants:

Iberian Lynx population on the rise in Portugal Portugal's population of Iberian Lynx has risen to 300 individuals, having been almost non-existent 15 years ago. The big cat has bounced back across its range. Successful conservation measures are cited as the main reasons behind the comeback and resulted in the IUCN downgrading the feline's conser...

Portugal's population of Iberian Lynx has risen to an estimated 300 individuals, having been almost non-existent 15 years ago:

We have a very exciting line up of plenary speakers for ISAE 2025, so make sure to submit your abstracts for the congress before 15 February 2025(isae2025.exordo.com/login)! The info on the plenary speakers can be found here: isae2025utrecht.nl/plenary-spea...

Shearing school today and tomorrow - learning a lot and laughing even more. #sheepwelfare #shearing

Such a great first day on the farm learning how to trim sheep hooves, administer vaccines, and perform ultrasounds. And my first Wisconsin snow! 🐑❄️

Highlighting this important new study involving the wonderful IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group @iucnshark.bsky.social. @sscmarine.bsky.social

12/4/24 – HISTORIC FIRST RELEASE OF ʻALALĀ IN EAST MAUI KĪPAHULU FOREST RESERVE, MAUI, Hawai‘i — Hawaiian crows known as ʻalalā are once again in their rightful place flying free and sounding calls in the forests of Hawai‘i, after a great deal of coordinat...

A bit of cheerful news: five Hawaiian crows (ʻalalā) have been released into the wild in East Maui for the first time.
The ʻalalā is the most endangered corvid species in the world, threatened by disease and habitat loss.
Good luck, Fab Five!
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Still finding it hard to reconnect with everyone from Twitter (X) so here’s an attempt at finding all animal behaviourists, ethologists, behavioural ecologists etc, working with animal behaviour. Just pop a comment and I’ll add you to the list - let’s reconnect 😃
#appliedethology
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a man wearing a sweater with a bird on it says i love making connections Alt: David from Schitts creek wearing a sweater with a bird on it says i love making connections

We’ve listed a few starter packs that we thought might be interesting to our members/researchers in animal behaviour. Feel free to add on to the thread if you have more suggestions! 🦍🦒🐐🐕🐑🐋🐍🦗

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Hi everyone! My name is Madeline and I am a PhD student examining the effects of tail docking on lamb social networks and behavior 🐑 In the past, I’ve studied olfactory enrichment 🐷, behavior in captivity 🐬🦧, visual acuity 🐸, and cooperation 🐘. Excited to be a part of this community! #animalwelfare