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Andrew G. Fulmer

@askaboutanimals.bsky.social

Zoologist | (he/him) | Asst. Prof. @ Fort Lewis College #PUI #newPI | Animal Behavior/Evolution | www.socialethology.org | not my employer's posts | Socials: Ask About Animals® | Almae Matres: HCHS, Hampshire College, GC CUNY www.afulmer.com

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Anthropocentric bias may explain research disparities between animal tool use and nest building Scientists are not immune from bias. Studying nonhuman species objectively is inherently challenging, especially for ‘charismatic’ and ostensibly huma…

“the widespread appeal of animal tool use is partly due to anthropocentrism”

👍 for this new comparison of how animal tools and nests are talked about, from Sally Street et al.

The need to slap a human-like ‘intelligence’ label on animals is a symptom of this bias (writing a book on that now) 🧪🪹🔨

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📣 There is a beaked whale out here with us!!! 📣

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I do hope @whysharksmatter knows I'm not actually the person in his latest butthurt post, but maybe he should cool it on bashing kids if he can't tell where the criticism is coming from?

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World-first highly cave-adapted wasp discovered in Nullarbor Caves of Australia A team of researchers from the University of Adelaide, in collaboration with cavers, has uncovered a large number of eyeless, cave-adapted invertebrates—including spiders, cockroaches, centipedes, and...

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26.06.2025 13:10 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

So apparently there are other people well aware of how @whysharksmatter treats students. And he's shall we say lower body injured over being called out. Would love to meet the other folks with grievances!

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Latest news…
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography #photographersofbluesky

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Observing guineafowl running on soft mud shows math used to calculate dinosaur speed may be inaccurate An international team has found that equations to determine the speed of a moving dinosaur based on prints in trackways may be inaccurate. In their study published in the journal Biology Letters, the ...

#Paleontology 🪶

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Tier Zoo and David Schiffman blocking me! Must be doing something right!

(It's calling out their pseudoscience and fraud)

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Vanishing giants: The Indian Ocean’s biggest fish need saving (commentary) I have spent much of my life studying predatory fishes in East Africa’s coastal waters, but never have I been more concerned about their future. The disappearance of the western Indian Ocean’s largest...

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Garden Tiger from Skelton on Monday night @bcyorkshire.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @teesbirds.bsky.social @nybirdnews.bsky.social @northyorksbirds.bsky.social

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A gray bunny is tucked in a cozy bed, resting under a pink blanket with a plush toy.

A gray bunny is tucked in a cozy bed, resting under a pink blanket with a plush toy.

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The fraud @whysharksmatter seems to have blocked me for pointing out that he mocks students who try to reach him!

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You know who had time for students? David Attenborough.

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RAWR!

RAWR!

Throwback Thursday. Herring Gull in Chatham 12/18

#gull #HerringGull #birds #nature #NaturePhotography #wildlife #WildlifePhotography #photography #ThrowbackThursday #Chatham #CapeCod

26.06.2025 12:13 — 👍 22    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

I could say the exact same to you about any of the many times you have expressed contempt for students who want a minute of your time.

26.06.2025 12:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@whysharksmatter.bsky.social is a fraud obsessed with putting down students. Do not buy his book.

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That would be great! Should I email you?

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Do I know any statistically inclined folks with some consulting time for rent? Probably very easy questions.

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Three Mule deer are walking on a dirt trail in front of me this morning at a local park. Dried leaves accumulate on the sides of the trail on this January day.

Three Mule deer are walking on a dirt trail in front of me this morning at a local park. Dried leaves accumulate on the sides of the trail on this January day.

Apparently I needed three supervisors checking on my trail maintenance skills this morning at the Park 😁
🦌 🌿 Mule deer

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A little spot of sunshine on an otherwise sad day for the planet #molluscmonday #planetoverprofit

Rim-backed nudibranch (𝑃𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑜 𝑑𝑢𝑏𝑖𝑎) in New Castle, NH yesterday #marinelife

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Two burrowing owlets peeking out from their burrow.

Two burrowing owlets peeking out from their burrow.

Good morning! 🪶

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Chansey in Safari Zone levels of shrimp

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Please please please please PLEASE PLEASE share my gofundme it is my pinned post

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Anyone familiar with Center for Wildlife Studies?

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