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Weekend plans? Magdalena giant glass frog (Ikakogi tayrona)

Alexander Lees @alexanderlees.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

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Sadly, vast lines of autumn hirundines used to be a common sight on wires away from migration bottlenecks too #WhileFlocksLast #UKBirding

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Chater & Christiansen asked in BBS "How has human culture become so complex?" & answered that social tinkering is a key process. In our reply, we argue that complementary minimal principles can explain how simple mechanisms generate complex cultural organization. doi.org/10.1017/S014...

Screenshot of abstract of:
Sequence representation and cultural systems are necessary for cumulative culture, by:
Anna Jon-And, Fredrik Jansson, Jérôme Michaud, Axel Ekström and
Johan Lind
in Behavioral Brain Sciences

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Kvällsöppet på museet | Naturhistoriska riksmuseet

just det, du vet väl att det är kvällsöppet på torsdagar på naturhistoriska riksmuseet www.nrm.se/vart-utbud/k...

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The statistical fragility of animal cognition findings: a meta-meta-analytic reappraisal

"How reliable is the evidence in animal cognition research?" Interesting new preprint, looking forward to seeing this in press: ecoevorxiv.org/repository/v... #metaanalysis #animalcognition

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This must be one of the prettiest places in Colombia, the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta of n Colombia, such a hotspot for endemism. Fortier et al (doi.org/10.3417/2025...) say 164 plants are endemic here (above 1700m) - the largest list of SNSM endemics to date! Photo July 2026. #naturephotography

Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Tracking data of more than 13,000 individuals from 44 species! Distributions of highly mobile seabirds are mapped. #seabirds #biodiversity

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Jonathan Tonkin @jdtonkin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Clear-cut forestry is just not a good strategy. It’s another example of taking gains now and overlooking the costs for the future. Recovery is slow. And we just don’t have the time for slow recovery right now. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

More endemic creatures from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, here a #tarantula, Kankuamo marquezi, that like many other organisms exists on that mountain, and only on that mountain. Colombian #biodiversity is mad. #naturephotography #arachnids #spiders

Kankuamo marquezi-tarantula on the ground in rain forest

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ASAB @asab.org · 15/09/2026

Don't forget that grant applications (attendance, accessibility, childcare) for the joint #ASABWinter2026 meeting with PSGB 🐒 @asabpsgb2026.bsky.social are due in 2 weeks (⏰ October 1!) 🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰🏃💰 More info: www.asab.org/conference-g...

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Conference Attendance Grants — ASAB

Conference Attendance Grants help PhD students and others with limited funds to attend ASAB conferences and workshops

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Cultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

ACE Research Grant Alert 🚨! CES will give out two awards of up to $3000 each to support early career research projects in cultural evolution. The award is open to applicants worldwide, with an application deadline of October 9th 2026, 9:00 AM AoE. Applications: forms.gle/dsLdKQuNBH4W...

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ACE Early Career Research Grants

CES will give out two awards of up to $3000 each to support research projects in cultural evolution. To learn more about the Advancing Cultural Evolution (ACE) initiative, see here. Deadline: Appli...

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Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Cool study on blueberries and wolves, seeds eaten & pooped out by wolves germinate both better and quicker than control seeds. So, wolves disperse blueberries! Read here: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsbl/article... Photo from 2024, northern Finland. #naturephotography #ecology #wolves #wolf

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Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

A TOP BIRD! White-tipped sicklebill (Vitstjärtad liekolibri) from the understory. Difficult to see, this little hummingbird with its specialized curved weird bill. Photo from July, 2026 in Colombia. #naturephotography #hummingbird #sicklebill

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Natursidan.se @natursidan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Artikeln uppdateras fortlöpande. Exempelvis med följande: • 13 sept: Ringmärkningens dag, flera platser – se hemsida. birdlife.se/ringmarkning...

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Ringmärkningens dag - aktiviteter - BirdLife Sverige

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Natursidan.se @natursidan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Det arrangeras mängder av heldagar, konferenser och evenemang om naturen i Sverige. Här är en lista på de större naturevenemangen: www.natursidan.se/nyheter/komm...

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Kommande naturevenemang

Det arrangeras mängder av heldagar, konferenser och evenemang om naturen i Sverige. Här under är ett försök att sammanställa dem.

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Niclas Wahlgren @wahlgrenniclas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

September 9 En av kanske 40-50 av de individer som finns i Sverige och då har vi kanske 1/3 av värlspopulationen i Sverige. Saffransticka, växer bara i miljöer med mycket grov ek och dessutom ska området vara varmt och ganska ljust. Denna från markerna strax norr om mig. Blekinge skärgård

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Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Cordillera central tree frog (Hyloscirtus larinopygion), endemic high altitude frog from Colombia and northern Ecuador. Many call them chocolate frog. Chunky little frog. (From July 2026) #naturephotography #fieldherping #herping

Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Är du på Falsterbo Birdshow kanske vi ses! Jag ska upp på scen 15:00 idag och prata om människor & fåglar, ringmärkning & vetenskap. Spoilar föredragets andra bild här och nu :O (Och ja, självklart, visst är det en madeirapetrell) #falsterbobirdshow #birdlife

presentation slide with a Madeiran petrel and the A.R. Wallace quote: "The loveliest and most graceful thing on the Earth is unquestionably a bird. I suppose everybody has felt that." A. R. Wallace, from The Daily Chronicle 1910

Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

More Colombian biodiversity from the summer. Here, a very special & surprisingly large frog. Ia Magdalena giant glass frog (Ikakogi tayrona). It basically lives on one mountain in northern Colombia, i.e. endemic to the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. #herping #naturephotography #ikakogi #glassfrogs

Esther Mondragón @e-mondragon.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

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This is a good time for UK institutions to start rethinking their genAI use in education. It always is! We must decide what kind of instruction we want our students to receive: one that quickly dumps them into an illusory, ephemeral work sphere, or one that gives them the knowledge they'll need.

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Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Tipsa alla! Fri entré med lånekort från bibliotek längs busslinje 540 www.nrm.se/besok-museet...

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Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Disco corvid! (Or Green Jay/grönskrika/Cyanocorax yncas) Photo from Anaime, Colombia, July 2026. #naturephotography #greenjay

Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

More Humboldt's squirrel monkeys, here three young males that had a long play session!! From Puerto Nariño, in the Colombian Amazon this summer. #naturephotography #mammalwatching

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Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A striking and oh so common #hummingbird in Colombia, from approx from 1000-4000 masl, sparkling violetear <3 (glitteröronkolobri på svenska) #naturephotography #sparklingvioletear

Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I recently mentioned the "bonobo-language-Science-paper" that we looked into, and found some issues with. It's now discussed on #PubPeer. pubpeer.com/publications... Our critique (#openaccess) is here: peerj.com/articles/216... #animalcognition

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Easily one of the most spectacular natural events I’ve ever seen: an endless river of Sooty Shearwaters along the Washington coast. These ocean-dwelling birds migrate 40,000 miles each year, foraging in massive flocks. This went nonstop for at least an hour. Best estimate is 100,000 birds.

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Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

The Amazon's most adorable primate, Humboldt's squirrel monkey (from Puerto Nariño, Colombia) #naturephotography #mammalwatching #squirrelmonkey

A portrait of a climbing squirrel monkey

Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Many with institutional licenses can now get our book for free! Check here at jstor.org: www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv...

Book cover of "The Human Evolutionary Transition - From Animal Intelligence to Culture"

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Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I get tired on animal cognition, poor methodology, theory assuming conclusions, statistical “evidence” that [insert fave animal] has a surprising capacity. We examined the Science paper claiming human-like #grammar in #bonobos (or "extensive compositionality in bonobo vocalizations"). 🧵 1/n

Screenshot of our paper: Structure without semantics

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Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

If you're a kickass birder/bander and available between October 10 & December 20, 2026, check this out.

Claudio Tennie @ctennie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

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A 2025 Science paper reported that bonobos combine calls to create new meanings. We analyzed its stats and then reanalysed the data. --> The claim did not hold up. Our paper (open access): doi.org/10.7717/peer... With @johanlind.bsky.social @annajonand.bsky.social

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Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

IT'S A JUMPING STICK! Despite the common name, this large insect is actually a #grasshopper (Apioscelis tuberculata) in the family #Proscopiidae. Such a unique Neotropical grasshopper family. Photo from Colombian Amazon (north of Puerto Narino) this summer. #macrophotography

Photo of a jumping stick (Apioscelis tuberculata), a grasshopper in the family Proscopiidae. The large insect is sitting on a leaf.

Johan Lind @johanlind.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

You can always lighten up stuff with what is probably the cutest primate in South America. Humboldt's squirrel monkey from the Colombian Amazon, this past lovely summer. #naturephotography #mammalwatching

Portrait of a Humboldt's squirrel monkey from Colombian Amazon.