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Dr. Kiyoko Gotanda

@photopidge.bsky.social
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Former ballet dancer. Ecology/Evolution/Behaviour. Associate Professor @BrockUniv @BrockUFMS Posts my own. she/her. Photos: pidgephotography.com Wear a mask

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Dr. Emily S Choy (she/her), FRCGS @emilyschoy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Come join my department at McMaster! We are searching for a Plant Biology professor! Please share widely! www.academicwork.ca/jobs/tenure-...
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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in Plant Biology
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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I’ve come to the end of my 5-year term as a Trustee of @asab.org & Executive Editor of its journal, #AnimalBehaviour. It's been a real privilege to hold these roles & I’m grateful to all those who have made it such a productive & enjoyable experience. 🙏 Please support Society journals.
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Urban Evolution & Ecology Conference @urbanevoecoconf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The first Gordon Research Conference on #UrbanEvolution and #UrbanEcology is filling up fast! Register by Nov. 15 to guarantee your spot! Dr. Carly Ziter www.carlyziter.com from @concordia.ca leads the Keynote Session "Socio-Eco-Evo Dynamics in Cities" #UrbanEvoEcoGRC www.grc.org/urban-evolut...
Woman wearing glasses and a green sweater is smiling while holding binoculars
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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Are you a #NewPI in Ecology & Evolution? Would you like to meet with peers to chat about work, the future and life as a new PI? 🍪☕️ Then I have the form for you! 📋 Help us gauge interest in a new network/event by filling in this short survey: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/K4wUiuLuFn Please RT! 🙏
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Dr. Jessica L Ware @jessicalwarelab.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Thanks so much @sciencevs.bsky.social !
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Urban Evolution & Ecology Conference @urbanevoecoconf.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Have you registered for the 1st Gordon Research Conference on Urban Ecology and Evolution? Register by Nov. 15 to save your spot so you can be there when Dr. Jason Munshi-South drexel.edu/coas/faculty... from Drexel U. leads "Cities and Invasive Species" #UrbanEvoEcoGRC www.grc.org/urban-evolut...
Man in a black shirt with glasses and brown hair with a rodent on one shoulder and another rodent being placed on the other
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Dr. Kiyoko Gotanda @photopidge.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🥳🥳🥳 First student led paper out of the #GotandaLab just accepted! Undergrad honours thesis looking at whether singular or variable diets affect growth and behaviour in guppies! #ProudPI #NewPI
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Urban Evolution & Ecology Conference @urbanevoecoconf.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
How cool Dr. @mark-urban.bsky.social works in #UrbanEvolution & #UrbanEcology! ecoevolutionlab.eeb.uconn.edu Dr. Urban leads "The Intersection of Climate Change and Urbanization" Register now for 1st #GordonResearchConference on Urban E&E! www.grc.org/urban-evolut... #AcademicSky #UrbanEvoEcoGRC
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Gary Burness @garyburness.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I see you captured the white line on their bill - nice attention to detail!
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Dieter Lukas @dieterlukas.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy · 06/07/2026
I compiled a list of 350 #funding opportunities for #postdoctoral research #fellowships: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J2M… I realized I should share this again after mentioning it to some folks at the #EFP2026
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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A bit of good news for once: The @asn-amnat.bsky.social American Society of Naturalists is awarding its second-ever Service Award to @bobmontgomerie.bsky.social for his role in creating the data & code editor system with The American Naturalist www.amnat.org/announcement...
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Presidential Award for Outstanding Service to the Community, 2026
<p>The ASN is pleased to announce Dr. Bob Montgomerie as the recipient of the 2026 special Presidential Award for Outstanding Service to the Community in recognition of the tremendous work he did in establishing <i>The&nbsp;American Naturalist</i>&rsquo;s data editors program.</p><br/>
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Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
So deserved! Bob Montgomerie and Am Nat really raising the bar on rigorous and trustworthy publication practices!
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Martin Whiting @lizardlab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New PhD opportunities in behavioural ecology at the University of Tasmania and Macquarie University working with Geoff While and Martin Whiting plus multiple international collaborators on lizard sociality and communication. Please spread the word! #phd
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Urban Evolution & Ecology Conference @urbanevoecoconf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Bienvenue chez la Dre Frédérique Viard, director of the CNRS at Université de Montpellier and coastal marine ecosystems evolutionary biologist, who will lead "Adaptation to Urban Environments". Review starts in Sept-apply soon! 1st GRC on Urban Evo & Eco www.grc.org/urban-evolut... #UrbanEvoEcoGRC
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Urban Evolution & Ecology Conference @urbanevoecoconf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Excited for Dr. Tolullah Oni of U of Cambridge, an urban epidemiologist and public health physician scientist studying #UrbanHealth, www.epi.ims.cam.ac.uk/people/tolul... lead "Ecology and Evolution in Cities of the Global South". #UrbanEvolution #Ecology www.grc.org/urban-evolut... #UrbanEvoEcoGRC
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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Part 1 of 2 in this month's roundup of #ConservationJobs in Canada: Land and wildlife. 💫 Multiple positions pay $100K+, have flexibile location or a four-day work week 💫 All postings show salary Part 2 will focus on climate and communications. www.linkedin.com/posts/aerinj...
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#conservationjobs #hiring #greenjobs #wildlifejobs | Aerin Jacob
[18 August 2026] Part 1 of 2 in this month's roundup of #ConservationJobs in Canada: Land and wildlife. Part 2 will focus on climate and communications. Multiple positions pay $100K+, have flexibile l...
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Urban Evolution & Ecology Conference @urbanevoecoconf.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Happy World Lizard Day! Did you know lizards can be urban adapters? Dr. Kristin Winchell of NYU (kmwinchell.com) is in "Adaptation to Urban Environments" session, and she studies urban ecology & evolution in lizards! 1st GRC on Urban Evolution and Ecology! www.grc.org/urban-evolut... #urbanevoecoGRC
brown anole lizard perched on a painted wooden fence
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Urban Evolution & Ecology Conference @urbanevoecoconf.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Dr. Dan Childers (weel.asu.edu) from ASU and the CAP-LTER is the discussion leader for "Ecology in, of, for, and with the city". He studies #SystemsEcology and #sustainability in #UrbanWetlands. Register for the 1st GRC on #UrbanEvolution & #Ecology www.grc.org/urban-evolut... #UrbanEvoEcoGRC
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Dan Childers is a Professor in the School of Sustainability and member of the Executive Committee of the Central Arizona-Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Program ( CAP LTER ) at Arizona State...
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Bob Wong @bbmwong.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Do you have a background in behavioural ecology and are you interested in doing a PhD in Australia? I’m looking for new grad students so check out our website (BobWongLab.org) or come find me in Torino at #ISBE2026. 🐟🐠
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mathotlab.bsky.social @mathotlab.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Please share! I have two positions for graduate students in my lab, starting Fall 2027. Details on the position s and application process can be found here: kjmathot.wordpress.com/opportunities/
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Opportunities
********************************************************************************************************* ***Two graduate student positions in the Mathot Lab**** I am recruiting two new graduate st…
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Dr. Kiyoko Gotanda @photopidge.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Wait a minute, since when did hydration breaks at #WorldCup mean hydrating the grass as well? 🫠🤦🏻‍♀️💦
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Takuji Usui | 薄井拓路 @usuitakuji.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I am incredibly thrilled to announce that I will be starting as an Assistant Prof at Yale EEB in January 2027!! 🎉🎊 Stay tuned for student and postdoc openings, and please feel free to reach out to me if you are interested in eco-evo, range dynamics, species interactions, and global change! 🌐🌱🦠🧬
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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
To celebrate/atone for the 250, y'all should donate to Indigenous causes and/or buy stuff from Indigenous artists. I'll list some below, but if you know of any, feel free to add. Bc I'm Inupiaq, this is going to be Alaska Native heavy....
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Stu West @stuwest.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
The University of Exeter have announced a programme of academic staff cuts, including all of www.exeter.ac.uk/research/gro... Sign the open letter of support at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @crab-exeter.bsky.social
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Centre for Research in Animal Behaviour (CRAB) | Research Groups | University of Exeter
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Lily Khadempour @khadlily.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
On this last day of #Evol2026, a reminder to sign up for the ASN Stand Alone meeting, on the East Coast of the US for the first time! www.amnat2027.org Registration is open. It's a small conference and spots are limited.
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ASN Stand Alone Meeting 2027
Jan 8-12 - Long Island, NY. Learn more about the conference and register here!
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Urban Evolution & Ecology Conference @urbanevoecoconf.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The first-ever Gordon Research Conference on Urban Evolution and Ecology focusing on "The Intersection and Emergent Properties of Ecology, Evolution and Human Social Environments in Cities" is now open for applications! www.grc.org/urban-evolut... #UrbanEcology #UrbanEvolution #UrbanEcoEvo 🧬🔬🥼🔭
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Nadia Aubin-Horth @naubinhorth.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Our biology department at Université Laval has a faculty position in Cell Biology, Molecular Biology, or Genetics. We have an Institute of Integrative and Systems biology, we are unionized, and Québec City is a wonderful mix of culture and access to nature. AMA universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...
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Search Jobs - University Affairs
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Benjamin Larue, Ph.D. @benjaminlarue.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Amazing opportunity to conduct caribou research with real conservation impact! @wilderness.org is hiring a postdoc to model road effects on caribou. I'm part of the team — great people, supervised by the excellent Tim Fullman. Apply by July 19! thewildernesssociety.careers.hibob.com/jobs/25324d2...
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Sara Wolman/USFWS

Caribou in the Porcupine Caribou Herd during the calving period in early summer on the Arctic coastal plain in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
🚨Job claxon🚨 4-year #Postdoc available in our lab in @camzoology.bsky.social developing molecular and anatomical approaches to mapping evolutionary changes in the brain, using #Heliconiini butterflies. Come join us, we are nice. 🧪 www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/researc...
An immunostaining section through a Heliconius brain. Staining and imaging by Dr Max Farnworth.
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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Very cool new pre-print from @rmash.bsky.social and team “…parental care shapes the storage, expression and release of genetic variation…” www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Parental care is a genetic capacitor
Parental care is widespread across the animal kingdom and plays a critical role in offspring development. Yet, its broader genetic and evolutionary impacts remain underexplored. Here, using the bipare...
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Ben Allen @evodynamics.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I have to add a plug for Feminism in the Wild by Ambika Kamath and Melina Packer--very important insights and extremely queer! mitpress.mit.edu/978026204963...
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Feminism in the Wild
In Feminism in the Wild, Ambika Kamath and Melina Packer reveal how scientists studying animal behavior have long projected human norms and values onto anima...
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Marc Johnson (he/him) @evoecolab.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Excited to share our new paper: Predictions from evolutionary theory for urban environments. We brought together empiricists and mathematical theorists to find common ground on where and how we can work together to better understand urban evolution onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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Predictions From Evolutionary Theory for Urban Environments
Urbanization drives rapid and extreme environmental change, profoundly shaping the ecology and evolution of populations. In this Perspective, we call for the integration and development of evolutiona...
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Aerin Jacob, PhD @aerinj.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
A running thread of articles, blog posts, and more about the Government of Canada’s proposal to fast-track “major projects” and weaken federal environmental laws and regulations.
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ProfColinBean @profcolinbean.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Correlates of Post-Introduction Displacement in a Conservation Translocation of Threespine Stickleback. Freshwater Biology71, no. 4: e70214. doi.org/10.1111/fwb.....
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Correlates of Post‐Introduction Displacement in a Conservation Translocation of Threespine Stickleback
Predicting the distance between an individual's release point into a new environment and their subsequent location (‘displacement’) could be useful during biological ‘introduction’ events (e.g., i...
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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · 29/04/2026
Prof. Adriana Romero-Olivares, UC Riverside, was doing incredible work on how fungi and ecosystems respond to global change. A rising voice, a dynamic scientist and educator, a young mother, wife and daughter gone far too soon. A huge loss. Her family, students and community are in my thoughts.
Prof. Adriana Romero-Olivares
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Dr. Kiyoko Gotanda @photopidge.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
My first @csee-sceemtgs.bsky.social was 2011 in Banff. Fellow friend, Ben Haller & I had grand plans to go hiking & canoeing after the conference. Uhm, we didn't know Banff in May. www.pidgephotography.com/Travel/2011-... Still had an amazing time! #Banff #Jasper #SCEECSEE20 @csee-scee.bsky.social
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CSEE_SCEE @csee-scee.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🎉💚The Canadian Society of Ecology and Evolution turns 20 this year: As we head toward the annual meeting, we invite you to share your favourite memories, photos, and throwbacks from past CSEE meetings and events! Tag your post with hashtag #SCEECSEE20
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Dr. Kiyoko Gotanda @photopidge.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Super excited for @SarahKnutie to talk @NatGeo live about her #galapagos research at beautiful #KleinhamTheater in Buffalo
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Camille Troisi @camilletroisi.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
📢Fully-funded #PhD opportunity with us: 🐦 Quantifying (social) learning and social behaviour in an urbanised world 🐦 Position at @ceec-research.bsky.social 📆29th May deadline More info: tinyurl.com/yz28s96x Apply: tinyurl.com/2wpkb64y #cognition #socialbehaviour #fieldwork #birds 🙏Please Share
Great tit perched on a branch, with beak slightly open. 
Photo credit: Alizée Vernouillet
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oe3c.ca @oe3c.ca · 10/04/2026
Just a reminder, last chance to register for OE3C is Friday, April 10th at 11:59! #conference #ontario
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Dr. Kiyoko Gotanda @photopidge.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Registration for Ontario #Ecology, #Ethology, and #Evolution Colloquium closes TOMORROW, April 10th! #OE3C Plenaries from Drs. Jesse Popp, Nancy Chen & Mélanie Guigueno! CCOVI tour and #wineTasting #workshops #GuidedHikes #PhotoContest + more! @brocku.ca
Poster for the Ontario Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution Colloquium registration which closes April 10. OE3C is at Brock University from April 30 - May 2. This is your last chance to register!
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oe3c.ca @oe3c.ca · 04/04/2026
Attention all artists! We are doing an art gallery at Brock for OE3C this year. If you are interested in displaying your art from April 30th to May 2nd to promote your work, email oe3c@gmail.com.
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oe3c.ca @oe3c.ca · 17/03/2026
OE3C 2026 Photography Contest 📸 If you’re attending OE3C 2026 and enjoy taking pictures as you coexist within nature, you’re encouraged to participate in our Photography Contest! Enter for a chance to display your skills and win a prize pack full of fun nature-themed goodies.
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oe3c.ca @oe3c.ca · 21/03/2026
Reminder: Don't forget to register for OE3C, the registration and abstract submission deadline is coming up quick. You can sign up for the conference and browse accommodations at oe3c.ca! #ontario #conference #spring
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University of Toronto @utoronto.ca · 13/03/2026
#UofT researcher Marie-Josée Fortin receives 2026 Killam Prize for Natural Sciences ➡️ uoft.me/cff
Image shows Marie-Josée Fortin
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Kate Laskowski @katelaskowski.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Stoked about the new Replication Studies section in Behavioral Ecology? Me too! Jeremy Fox over at Dynamic Ecology interviewed me about our recent commentary on this topic and I'd love to hear the community's thoughts! dynamicecology.wordpress.com/2026/02/17/t...
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The value of close replications and how to get more of them: interview with Kate Laskowski
Welcome to our latest interview with the author of a recent interesting paper. Today’s interview was conducted by email with behavioral ecologist Kate Laskowski, first author ofLaskowski et a…
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oe3c.ca @oe3c.ca · 09/03/2026
We are proud to be partnered with Four Points by Sheraton, make sure to book soon as rooms will be going fast! The hotel is only 13 minutes away from campus by way of walking, for alternative accommodations we have some info on our website: oe3c.ca #conference
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oe3c.ca @oe3c.ca · 23/02/2026
Surprise! Registration for the Ontario Ecology, Ethology, and Evolution Colloquium (OE3C) 2026 is now open. If you or someone you know would love to attend OE3C this year, now is the chance. Make sure to spread the word to anyone who is interested! Link is in the bio :D #biology #ontario #brocku
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oe3c.ca @oe3c.ca · 28/02/2026
GUEST SPEAKER HIGHLIGHT: Dr. Jesse Popp 🌲🌳 "Dr. Jesse Popp is a Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Science at the University of Guelph. She is a member of Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory with Anishinaabe and mixed European heritage and strives to promote inclusive science."
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oe3c.ca @oe3c.ca · 05/03/2026
Another speaker highlight coming up! 🐧 Dr. Nancy Chen will be our keynote speaker for the evolution portion of OE3C. Fun fact, she did some research on seal populations in Antarctica (hence the humble Weddell seal in this image). Don't forget to register for OE3C, link in bio!
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