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Niharika Marella @mniharika.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

I just returned from a visit to Gir National Park, my favourite place in the world, and the last home of the Asiatic Lion. We were blessed with incredible sightings, and here are a few photos from the trip! I'll likely post more as well as I process and edit the photos! #wildlife #photography

Four cubs sit in front of a sleeping male Asiatic lion. Photo taken in Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, with Canon R10 and RF 100-400mm lens.

Two male Asiatic lions lounge in the early evening sun. One is lying on the ground while the other is sitting up. Taken in Gir National Park, Gujarat, India, with Canon R10 and RF 100-400mm lens.

A portrait of a male Asiatic lion looking into the camera. Morning light falls on his face and illuminates his eyes. Taken in Gir National Park, Gujarat, India with Canon R10 and RF 100-400mm lens

A male Asiatic lion walks along the road, illuminated by dramatic light. There is a safari vehicle a distance behind him. Taken in Gir National Park, Gujarat, India with Canon R10 and RF 100-400mm lens.

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Stotra Chakrabarti, PhD @stotra.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Update from Saadani Lion Project: After 100 days of intense fieldwork, we wrapped up the SECR population estimation survey for 🦁 in Saadani NP. Besides getting to see these unique and shy🦁, I am extremely intrigued with how frequently they hunt big prey like🦒🐃 #mammals 🦊 CW: Predation📸

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Stotra Chakrabarti, PhD @stotra.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Hello new followers 👋🏼 Just chiming in from our fieldsite in Saadani NP, Tanzania. We are wrapping up our lion population survey and guess what? Sorting lion-id photos have never come with a better view 🤩 #AcademicSky #Fieldwork #mammals

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Minorities in Shark Sciences @misselasmo.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

Hiii, Bluesky! We are Minorities in Shark Sciences, a nonprofit organization seeking to promote diversity and inclusion in shark research. 🦈 Nice to meet you! 💙 💻: www.misselasmo.org

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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Need to get haters out of your life, pro- or re-actively? @skysentry.bsky.social has some super helpful lists where you can mass block masses of f'wits with one click. Thank you, @skysentry.bsky.social!

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Laurel @laurelfynes.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Bird bander: pass me the cup, quickly! I’ve got to weigh this 🤬 chickadee before it draws any more blood.

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Rachael Shaw @wild-minds.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Comparative cognition researcher: I wonder if this animal will drop some stones into this cup

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Christian John @jepsonnomad.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Movement and migration ecology starter pack! Help me fill it out as more folks join Bluesky 🌎🌍🌏 go.bsky.app/SSiWN2u

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Dr Fay Clark @drfayclark.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

I have a really exciting PhD opportunity on a highly novel topic: flow state in animals! This is open to students worldwide, drawing on the University of Bristol's strengths in animal cognition, animal welfare and human game design www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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Gabby Palomo, PhD @gabspalomo.bsky.social · 10/11/2024

I made a Carnivore Ecologists Starter Pack! If you want to be added, please let me know 🤩🐻🐻‍❄️🐺🦨🦡🐾🦭🦊🦦🦝🐆🐅 🧪🌎 go.bsky.app/7hdbr6C

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Hannah Scharf @hannah-scharf.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I haven't seen any starter packs made for behavioral ecology yet, so I decided to create one! If you are a behavioral ecologist (any career stage), please reply so I can add you to the list so we can more easily find each other. go.bsky.app/9mAuB6x

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Alice Trevail @alicetrevail.bsky.social · 11/06/2024

New paper! If you use animal tracking data, this one's for you! Proud of this collaboration with fellow @exetercec.bsky.social ECRs @liamlangley1.bsky.social, Stephen Lang, & Luke Ozsanlav-Harris to aid reproducible coding in biologging Open Access @animalecology.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/58k2fa7u

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Blair Costelloe @blaircostelloe.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

From LinkedIn, an update from Saadia Afridi, one of our PhD students on the WildDrone MSCA Project. Saadia is working to develop drones that are less disturbing to wildlife, and gearing up for fieldwork in Kenya with some work at the Bristol Zoo: www.linkedin.com/posts/wilddr... 🧪

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WildDrone on LinkedIn: #wilddroneeu #tech4wildlife #conservationtechnology #horizoneu #msca…

Ph.D Candidate Saadia Afridi, currently on secondment at the University of Bristol, is leading crucial research as part of the WildDrone project. Her recent…

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Holden Thorp @holdenthorp.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

By popular demand @science.org is on Bluesky!! No posts until after Thanksgiving, but stand by! @karaestellepowers.bsky.social @kakape.bsky.social @jakeyeston.bsky.social

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Niharika Marella @mniharika.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

Genuinely shook by how many folks have moved to BlueSky! Even some institutions are making the switch! The migration might be real!

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Niharika Marella @mniharika.bsky.social · 19/10/2024

It has been a hot minute since I've been on here! The PhD hunt continues and I've been doing some remote work back home. I wanted to ask what the ecology Academic community is like on here? Is it as active compared to Twitter? Not the biggest fan but felt the most updates happen there.

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Niharika Marella @mniharika.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

Proud to announce that late November, I finally graduated with a Master of Science in Animal Behaviour from the University of St Andrew's! It's been a wild, wild ride, and I look forward to what comes next!

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Niharika Marella @mniharika.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

Komodo dragons must be so happy to finally get the attention they deserve 😁

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Niharika Marella @mniharika.bsky.social · 24/10/2023

You're a lifesaver! I'll also spend some time looking at the blog posts you linked. PhD is still a bit away for me but I figure I better get the process started now itself so I can better prepare myself for the future!

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Niharika Marella @mniharika.bsky.social · 24/10/2023

That's a good idea! I've actually wanted to reach out to Craig Packer but couldn't find him on social media! Thanks so much for the help though!

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Niharika Marella @mniharika.bsky.social · 24/10/2023

A question to the academics here, where do I start looking if I wish to study lions (preferably African but ideally both African and Asiatic lions) for a PhD? A bit overwhelmed by the internet, heh. #AcademicSky #PhDSky #wildlife #ecology #mammals

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Niharika Marella @mniharika.bsky.social · 12/10/2023

Or just copy paste code from stackoverflow and wonder why it doesn't work and realise you missed a bracket somewhere

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Niharika Marella @mniharika.bsky.social · 03/10/2023

As a student considering a PhD for next year, I'll be following this thread! Looking forward to seeing some awesome folks working on amazing projects!

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Niharika Marella @mniharika.bsky.social · 01/10/2023

One of my favourite moments amongst Antarctic wildlife was the whales. I may have developed a soft spot for humpbacks after this one incredible trip as part of my studies at St. Andrews! I was also trained in surveying marine mammals using Cybertracker, a digital survey app that can be customised.

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Niharika Marella @mniharika.bsky.social · 28/09/2023

If the wildlife is a wildcat I will be conflicted but I will still touch the cat

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Niharika Marella @mniharika.bsky.social · 26/09/2023

For me, working with animals one day was always a reality since practically birth. However I wanted to go into research specifically in high school, while searching for ways to interact with animals in a certain way that wasn't veterinary or photography/filmmaking. Found animal behaviour then!

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Niharika Marella @mniharika.bsky.social · 26/09/2023

While I'm slowly building up my network here, I wanted to share a bit about my Masters research on bird behaviour and cognition, my first foray into actual research as well! I studied penguin nest material preference characteristics (ie size and colour) in a zoo environment. #ecology #wildlife

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Niharika Marella @mniharika.bsky.social · 25/09/2023

Reposting this as I forgot to add an intro xD Hi BlueSky! I'm passionate about wildlife, ecology, behaviour and Apex predators! I have just completed my Master's in Animal Behaviour from the University of St. Andrews, UK. A photo of me ringing blue tit chicks as my first post!

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