Caleb Eubanks @thatcalebbird.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I can do both museum and private commissions! Also skeletal articulation services coming soon once I get more practice in. 000
Caleb Eubanks @thatcalebbird.bsky.social · 24/09/2026To any followers in the SoCal area: I recently opened up my business, Little Owl Curiosities after a long hiatus! If anyone needs specimen prep done (taxidermy, bone cleaning, wet specimens, study skins) please feel free to reach out here or at @littleowlcurio.bsky.social 211
Caleb Eubanks @thatcalebbird.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Patients can't afford their organ transplants, consequences ensue 000
Reposted by Caleb EubanksNick Barber 🌋 @volcannick.bsky.social · 08/07/2026A devastating loss to so many geoscience educators 0229
Reposted by Caleb EubanksRosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 01/05/2026Well this is delightful: a woman getting her Masters in Archives and Preservation reached out to me because she's creating a digital collection of pictures of birds on statue heads taken from around the world. You can submit yours here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.com 4310108
Caleb Eubanks @thatcalebbird.bsky.social · 05/05/2026I lowkey forgot about this app Here's me on a herping trip with my class (and a female Dipsosaurus dorsalis special guest) It was fun but I /hate/ the heat 😭 010
Reposted by Caleb EubanksTimothy @landbeforetim.myatproto.social · 01/05/2026Bring back the ancient knowledge 56165117380
Reposted by Caleb EubanksJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 16/03/2026NSF Update through March 13, 2026 1/2 28805390
Reposted by Caleb EubanksDavid Tan @mangrovepitta.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Look, I love me a good pair of curved forceps in my dissecting kit, but I think this might be a bit excessive. 261
Reposted by Caleb EubanksStephanie Drumheller @uglyfossils.bsky.social · 26/11/2025My recommendation to my students tomorrow is that if they get stuck in an uncomfortable Thanksgiving conversation with family, just start manually tearing apart the turkey to show off the theropod synapomorphies. I promise that will derail whatever the previous topic was.media.tenor.coma turkey is standing in a grassy field with other birds .Alt: a turkey running awkwardly in a grassy field with other birds 35814
Caleb Eubanks @thatcalebbird.bsky.social · 08/10/2025The specimens are initially preserved in formalin, but stored in ethanol! 000
Reposted by Caleb EubanksKrista Koeller @kristalerista.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Don’t let anyone tell you fish are boring. 1171
Reposted by Caleb EubanksMychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 01/10/2025There have been two hosts in the history of Reading Rainbow. The Legend of Literacy, LeVar Burton! And... me, Mychal Threets, a librarian 🥹🤯 I am a reader, a librarian because LeVar Burton and Reading Rainbow made us believe and see we belong in books, we belong everywhere ✨ youtu.be/e7es7qdWVnU 15854011115
Reposted by Caleb EubanksDarren Naish @tetzoo.bsky.social · 24/09/2025You like #frogs, right? I'm thrilled with the recently released #Toymany frogs set, which includes such species as Budgett's frog, Wallace's flying frog and Darwin's frog. Buy the set here toymany.com/products/fro... and use code TMAMDN10 to get a discount! #amphibians 1484
Reposted by Caleb EubanksKayce Bell @kaycebell.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Hi! We need lice for our diversity and adaptation project. Specifically, we need lice from zebras, camelids (camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, guanacos) & aardvarks. If you or someone you know might have lice, I'm happy to discuss our inclusive collaboration plans! sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...sites.google.comMammals & LiceWe are interested in understanding what drives host-parasite relationships. We are using the Anoplura (sucking lice) parasite and mammalian host system to generate a comprehensive sucking louse phylog... 16961
Reposted by Caleb EubanksRebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 24/09/2025I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA 10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵) 715294769901
Reposted by Caleb EubanksRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 22/07/2025iNaturalist Animals and Plants xkcd.com/3118/ 722147395
Caleb Eubanks @thatcalebbird.bsky.social · 20/07/2025I tried the concrete enrichment thing for Hex and she's obsessed with it, she's been using it as a pillow for her naps 😭 030
Reposted by Caleb EubanksAnna Holmes @annabookwriter.bsky.social · 04/06/2025Oh, this is wonderful. Please share liberally with folks impacted in LA. www.getty.edu/calendar/con...getty.eduFire Recovery Conservation Clinic | Getty EventA free service for those affected by the fires, including assessments of recovered artworks and belongings, cleaning, demos, and storage. 03738
Reposted by Caleb EubanksJulia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 02/06/2025better yet, consider unsubscribing from HBO/Max the week before her show comes out (& if you rejoin, wait until the HP season is over). it's not enough to *not* watch it – HBO needs to know it will hurt their bottom line if they continue producing it 4839962227
Caleb Eubanks @thatcalebbird.bsky.social · 03/06/2025I definitely, somehow, read the entire Incarnations of Immortality series in middle school due to a similar reason 😅 030
Reposted by Caleb EubanksNoam Ross @noamross.net · 19/04/2025🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨 We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely! airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni... 7636659
Reposted by Caleb EubanksAndy Farke @andyfarke.bsky.social · 03/04/2025The Alf Museum @alfpaleo.bsky.social is hiring a fossil preparator (aiming to begin in first half of June) -- info here: workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/defau...workforcenow.adp.comRecruitment 11814
Reposted by Caleb EubanksClint Boyd @boydpaleo.bsky.social · 04/04/2025Since it is officially announced, it is time to spread the word: The 2026 Association for Materials and Methods in Paleontology annual meeting will be hosted by @ndgspaleo.bsky.social in Bismarck, North Dakota! Mark your calendars for April 15-17th next Spring and join us for a great meeting! 1225
Reposted by Caleb EubanksIben Krutt 🇳🇴 @ibenkrutt.bsky.social · 14/03/2025ZOOP!, 2015 What if dromaeosaurs did the heron thing? 232615750
Reposted by Caleb EubanksElana Levin @levin.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Something you can do to stand against RFK jr’s attempt to make us all sicker is wear a mask when you share air with others. Resist mask bans. People who cannot afford to get sick have a right to exist in public. Masking will protect your health from him too. 131792933
Reposted by Caleb EubanksAmerican Museum of Natural History @amnh.org · 13/02/2025🚨 New Museum research reveals that birds-of-paradise—known for their dramatic plumage and elaborate courtship displays—can be added to the list of more than 500 species of animals that are biofluorescent. ➡️ Read more about the findings in our latest blog post: bit.ly/4hWOnoK 17612
Reposted by Caleb EubanksSophia Florence (Swolephia Arc Pt 2) @sophiaflorence.bsky.social · 01/02/2025If you're a federal employee and feel like your research needs to make it into a place where it can be seen by the public, feel free to get a hold of me via signal or something else. I will literally build the infrastructure to make sure your work sees the light of day. 2163100
Reposted by Caleb EubanksEthan O’Callaghan-Linford @ethanoclinford.bsky.social · 22/01/2025The last few years have seen an influx of advances in palaeornithology. @fieldpalaeo.bsky.social’s recent review covers the origins of bird brains, palate, wing osteology and air-filled skeleton! This is definitely a seminal read! doi.org/10.1098/rsbl... 0287
Reposted by Caleb EubanksNatalie Wright, Ph.D. @coereba.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Anyone up for another bird skeleton guessing game? I’ve left the label in the photo, if you want to use location clues to figure out what this bird is. 🧪🪶 🧵 If you want to test your bone identification, I’ve posted a photo with each bone labeled in the next post of this thread. 4259
Caleb Eubanks @thatcalebbird.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Omgggg If they ever release a bird version then I'm cooked 030
Reposted by Caleb EubanksNatural History Museum of Los Angeles County @nhm.org · 22/01/2025#NHMLAC is currently accepting applications for the next cohort of #UNLAB postbaccalaureate researchers! Apply to spend a year working with a curator on a biodiversity research project in L.A.—view program details, eligibility requirements, and more: nhm.org/how-apply-un... 26426
Reposted by Caleb EubanksBirder K @birderk.bsky.social · 29/12/2024Shoe/boot cleaning is encouraged if you hike in areas with geese/ducks/etc around. I currently have a separate set of boots for my local park hikes that I take off as soon as I get back to my car and bag until I can clean them at home. 12318190
Reposted by Caleb EubanksEmma R Schachner @paleofox.bsky.social · 30/12/2024So pleased that our team’s work made the cover of @journalofanatomy.bsky.social for January 2025! This project on African Grey Parrot air sacs and pneumaticity was led by my former PhD student Dr Adam B Lawson (now anatomy faculty at Tulane Med) 🥳🦜🦆🦅🦉#BirdAgenda 0193
Reposted by Caleb EubanksJon Cairns 🦒 @joncairns.bsky.social · 30/12/2024This is a paid fellowship to draw mushrooms in upstate New York this summer. Seems relevant to some of y’all’s interests. 🍄esf.eduSCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATOR FELLOWSHIPCollaborations between artists and scientists are increasing the quality of public engagement and the accessibility of the research being conducted. 6357229
Caleb Eubanks @thatcalebbird.bsky.social · 25/12/2024It's a common tradition in a lot of Latin America! In Colombia they go crazy with the midnight fireworks haha 000
Reposted by Caleb EubanksWitmerLab at Ohio University @witmerlab.bsky.social · 25/12/2024Happy Holidays to all! Here’s a little 🎄 gift for those who enjoy the anatomy of extant animals: a PDF of a really great atlas of avian anatomy (Ghetie 1976)— bit.ly/3rs3xrA. For the story behind this PDF, check this out: bit.ly/4gPt6Nr. 67619
Reposted by Caleb EubanksMeda @onyxmeda.bsky.social · 25/12/2024The merrychippus is a very festive animal that would wish you a merry Christmas 0102
Reposted by Caleb EubanksThomas R. Holtz, Jr. @arctomet.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Kargopoulos N, Marugán-Lobón J, Chinsamy A, Agwanda BR, Brown MB, Fennessy S, et al. (2024) Heads up–Four Giraffa species have distinct cranial morphology. PLoS ONE 19(12): e0315043. doi.org/10.1371/jour...doi.orgHeads up–Four Giraffa species have distinct cranial morphologyGiraffe (Giraffa spp.) are among the most unique extant mammals in terms of anatomy, phylogeny, and ecology. However, aspects of their evolution, ontogeny, and taxonomy are unresolved, retaining linge... 0256
Reposted by Caleb EubanksAmerican Ornithological Society @amornith.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Reminder: The AOS awards one year of free membership to students anywhere in the world who are interested in pursuing a career in #ornithology & who have not previously been an AOS member. Apply by 12/31/24. Nominate yourself or someone else today! americanornithology.org/awards-grant... 055
Reposted by Caleb EubanksPreacher from the Black Lagoon @revpoppop.bsky.social · 21/12/2024This holiday, if you’re having a party with cocktails, try making some non alcoholic drinks for your sober friends. 🥰 More in comments 86821
Reposted by Caleb EubanksExtinct blog @extinctblog.bsky.social · 19/12/2024"How do you read significance off a bone? How do you detect meaning, scientifically?" Read all about "synoptic series" and the philosophical questions they raise in this wonderful little essay from Joyce Havstad (2019) www.extinctblog.org/extinct/2024...extinctblog.orgFrom the Archive: Skeletons, Specimens, Synoptic Series, Similarity, and Difference — ExtinctIn which we dip into the archive again, and produce a wonderfully interesting piece from Joyce Havstad about “synoptic series” (vintage 2019) 0139
Reposted by Caleb EubanksMarkus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Working with collaborators in the Global South it upsets me how many pay expensive software license fees, or use insecure pirated versions, when free open-source alternatives are available. Below is a list of easy swaps. Please add to it and share! 👇 2214179
Reposted by Caleb EubanksWilson Ornithological Society @wilsonornithsoc.bsky.social · 19/12/2024We are seeking both *mentors* & prospective *mentees* for our 2025 Mentoring Program! Mentees receive full funding to attend our 2025 meeting in Los Angeles plus a range of professional development opportunities. Applications due Feb. 3.wilsonsociety.orgMentoring ProgramProviding meaningful mentorship to students and early-career ornithologists. 093