Katie West

Orangutans nap to make up for lost sleep New study reveals that wild orangutans recover from sleep loss with daytime naps, much like humans do

News you can use for better sleep 💤

Like us, orangutans need a good night's sleep. If they don't get enough, they squeeze in a nap the next day. They even have a trick: up to 10 mins napping for each hour missed last night. Try it at home.
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The street art in Paris is immaculate, but this cute lil guy stole the whole show.

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Outside of my direct research, I am dedicated to creating equitable and sustainable pathways to science for students without boots—let alone bootstraps.

On my website, I outline resources and things that have helped me navigate a really weird system. Check it out : katwest24.wordpress.com

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Hi Y’all 👋 I’m Katie—a Ecology and Evolutionary Biology PhD student at Rice University! I study how individual behavior scales to population dynamics in Drosophila 🪰✨ Stay tuned for “fly” research and ongoing collaborations 🐒🦀🐕

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