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Patrick De Oliveira @plso.bsky.social · 21h

Academic freedom in the U.S. has arguably reached a new nadir—maybe worse than the 50s. This is not only due to the scale and range of the assault on higher ed, which is targeting everything (individuals' views on Gaza, DEI initiatives, the curriculum, collaborative research with other countries)...

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Francesca M. Cassola Ph.D. @xiscacassola.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Starting, from the distance, the process to bring my dog Minerva to the UK. For those who don't know, I adopted her, with Ursula who is no longer with us, while doing my PhD in Mexico (2018), we then travelled to Italy, and hopefully we will be together in a month here in Cambridge

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Chris Simms @chrisnsimms.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Another story of mine that just went online for @newscientist.com. The first completely new species of cat to be named in a century - the tilcayo, a type of tiger cat from Bolivia. Isn't it lovely? #cats 🧪 🐈🦊 🐅 www.newscientist.com/article/2589...

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Beautiful new cat species is first to be named in a century | New Scientist

The enigmatic tiger cats of South America now encompass a new species – the tilcayo – bringing the number of known tiger cat species to five

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EvOCRO Project @evocroproject.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🇬🇧🐊 ECBB 2026 was more than four days of talks. For @xiscacassola.bsky.social, it meant organising, presenting EvOCRO internationally for the first time, giving her first conference talk in English and... Read her story: evocroproject.github.io/blog/posts/2... #EvOCRO #MSCA

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Orangutan Land Trust @orangutanlandtrust.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Demanding #sustainable palm oil and other commodities has become a positive tipping point for protecting forests and the species that inhabit them, like orangutans!

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Hart Cunningham @hart28.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Israel bombed another journalist(w/ our money) in Lebanon, live on air🇵🇸😢🇱🇧

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Francesca M. Cassola Ph.D. @xiscacassola.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Recovered from #ECBB2026, and now it’s time to say thank you! 💚 To everyone who joined us in Cambridge, shared their research through talks and posters, listened, discussed, asked questions and exchanged ideas: you made the conference what it was.

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European Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#ECBB2026 and thank you to our plenary speakers!

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ASAB @asab.org · 04/09/2026

The European Conference for Behavioural Biology #ECBB2026 always goes so fast! This was an exceptional conference at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. The organizers and volunteers did a fantastic job (with a special shout out to @jacobcdunn.bsky.social and @wascherclaudia.bsky.social) 🙌

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Claudia Wascher and Jacob Dunn in blue ECBB shirts

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European Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#ECBB2026 We hope everyone had a fantastic time over these past four days! We would like to take a moment to thank our volunteers for their outstanding help and our organising committee for their monumental efforts! See you in Dublin for #ECBB2028

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Animal Behaviour Collective @abcmicrogrants.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thank you to the organisers of @ecbb2026.bsky.social for allowing us to spread the word about our microgrants & mentorship at their brilliant, inclusive conference! #ECBB2026 Our next migrogrant funding round opens this month! Save the date 🗓️

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European Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#ECBB2026 Day 4 opened by @biobiiana.bsky.social with her talk on poison frog behaviour, morphology and life history under anthropogenic stress

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Dr Sophia Daoudi-Simison @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

DAY 4 - Final plenary of #ECBB2026 by @biobiiana.bsky.social 🐸 how anthropogenic stress impacts the morphology and behaviour of poison frogs! (I have a soft spot for these guys 💚😍) For those involved in parental care some individuals will climb high into the canopy to deposit tadpoles!! @asab.org

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ASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The @asab.org dream team rocking up for the final day at #ECBB2026 @raccoonologist.bsky.social and @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social for all your social media and communication happenings 💚

Photo of the ASAB social media secretary Jan and communications sec Sophia

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Honoured to have been trusted with the opening #plenary at #ECBB2026 in Cambridge. A chance to showcase the fantastic work of many #ECRs and colleagues who make research & academia so fun. Thank you! Looking forward to enjoying the rest of a great conference. @asab.org @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

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European Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#ECBB2026 Day 3 opening with @queenfireface.bsky.social introducing the one and only Tim Caro for his plenary talk on Mammalian Colouration.

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Francesca M. Cassola Ph.D. @xiscacassola.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Thank you for this picture! You have no idea how much it means to me to have one with these fantastic people! #ECBB2026

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PLOS One @plosone.org · 01/09/2026

As #ECBB2026 (@ecbb2026.bsky.social) gets under way in Cambridge today, here is a selection of @plosone.org articles from plenary speakers @ahanaaurora.bsky.social, @mherberstein.bsky.social, Andrew Radford and Tim Caro: buff.ly/SikqMRC buff.ly/aqelTPT buff.ly/PTCn1K9 buff.ly/RNN5j2N

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Leonor Silva de Mattos @leonorsmattos.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Loved this plenary! From birds and mongooses to fish, human-generated noise can interfere with communication and alter wildlife behaviour and biology. Our acoustic footprint can be harmful. The closing message was hopeful: don’t let negativity take over, believe you can make a difference. #ECBB2026

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European Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Sound the vocal calls! The #ECBB2026 Conference Booklet has officially been sent out! We are less than a week away from opening this year's ECBB and the programme is looking fantastic. Not that we're biased. www.aru.ac.uk/events/confe...

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Ville Sinkkonen @villesinkkonen.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Psephoderma doodlings #sciart

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Keiko (Cloud Puncher ☁✈☁) @keikogoblyn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Good morning, Oregon.

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EvOCRO Project @evocroproject.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

🐊 Our latest blog post takes you inside #ISBE2026, where EvOCRO was represented through a scientific poster on 25 years of reptile cognition research. 🔗 Read the full story on our blog. evocroproject.github.io/blog/posts/2... @xiscacassola.bsky.social

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EvOCRO Project @evocroproject.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🐊 You named them… now it's time to meet them! Welcome to Pool 1, the first stop in our new series introducing the crocodiles of EvOCRO. 👀 Who's your favourite so far? #EvOCRO #Crocodiles #AnimalBehaviour #MSCA

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Francesca M. Cassola Ph.D. @xiscacassola.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Male toxicity while playing freesbee? Guys not wanting to pass the object just because they want to you and many of us were there for fun? Yeah, it can happen 😂 even if it is a social activity 😂

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Francesca M. Cassola Ph.D. @xiscacassola.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Time to listen some talks and later today: poster session! #ISBE2026 DAY 2

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Francesca M. Cassola Ph.D. @xiscacassola.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I really liked this talk! Very interesting if we also think about animals that have different levels of sociality during their life

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ron-kichurchak.bsky.social @ron-kichurchak.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

West African banded cobra. Not my pic.

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kyleayers.bsky.social @kyleayers.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Not saying that game was stolen from Egypt but it is now on display at museum in London.

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Francesca M. Cassola Ph.D. @xiscacassola.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

This means the end of field season 😢

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EvOCRO Project @evocroproject.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

🐊 Crocodiles breathe air through their lungs and cannot breathe underwater. Yet a relatively slow metabolism and efficient physiological mechanisms allow them to remain submerged for long periods while waiting for prey. #EvOCRO #ReptileBiology #MSCA #AnimalBehaviour

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Francesca M. Cassola Ph.D. @xiscacassola.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

What do you mean for "there is only a month of data collection left"? 😭

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Francesca M. Cassola Ph.D. @xiscacassola.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

In case today, a crocodile hasn't appeared on your home page yet:

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Francesca M. Cassola Ph.D. @xiscacassola.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Testing my new camera with the best subjects (in these pics: OldStone, Alfonso, Cypress, Rita Farr and Obi-wan) #crocodiles #EvOCRO

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ADIBECO @adibeco.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Brown bears act as trophic facilitators. Cherry seeds dispersed through bear scats are later removed by rodents. This is the first empirical evidence of this mechanism in Eurasia and highlights the hidden ecological roles of large omnivores in human-dominated landscapes. doi.org/10.1002/ecs2...

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EvOCRO Project @evocroproject.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

🐊 Follow EvOCRO across all platforms. Fieldwork, animal cognition, science communication and updates from the project — directly from the field. 🔗 Join the journey. #EvOCRO #MSCA #HorizonEurope

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Francesca M. Cassola Ph.D. @xiscacassola.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

8ys together, my little devil You're getting whiter, I'm dyeing my first white locks (just kidding, I just need to be red) Just a couple more months and I'll be able to hug u again...I haven't seen you since September '25, but this job might build a peaceful and adventurous future for both of us 🥰

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