‘Freshwater browning’ is making lakes darker across North America and Europe, and it's changing which fish species thrive. Trout and bass are struggling while pike and walleye are booming 𓆝𓆜𓆝𓆜

Dr. Olga Lazareva is leading a mixed model #Stats workshop in Opus. If you're at the conference, come try out some ready-to-use #RScripts along with your tea and coffee this morning. Mixed models are an effective way to analyze limited or non-normal data #CO32026 🧪

Check out this special issue on #Animal #Culture! 🧪 #ComparativePsychology #CompCogPapers #AnimalBehavior

Kicking off #CO32026 with Conference Registration & Poster Session 1 set up in the Foyer! Grab a coffee, some snacks, get your posters ready, and connect with fellow researchers 🤓 🧪

Are animals smart? From dolphin language to toolmaking crows, lots of species have obvious intelligence buff.ly/DHqTNDS

Pigeonbombing.

Ever wondered whether other animals are curious? Check out our new paper: Do goldfish like to be informed? Now out in Proceedings of the @royalsociety.org! Co-lead by @monteirotiago.bsky.social during my PhD @biology.ox.ac.uk with Mark Walton and Alex Kacelnik doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Elephants can spontaneously learn to use gestures to request food and objects from humans, suggesting a level of flexibility in their communication previously unrecognized, according to recent research 🐘 buff.ly/dpXf35Q #WorldElephantDay

Smart! Raven loves winning Tic Tac Toe.

merganser vibes ☀️ #art #illustration #sciart #wildlife #nature 🧪 🌎 🌿🦉

Sandhill crane family is crossing a road alongside Bad Axe Creek near De Soto, WI. #birds

What are chickadees discussing with their calls? Scientists are decoding the intricate "chick-a-dee" call, which contains six elements that can be combined in hundreds of ways, following rules similar to human grammar. theconversation.com/mountain-chi...

Snakes have two tongue tips for the same reason you have two ears.

My recent explainer of the science behind studying logical thinking in animals is finally out! 🧪 theconversation.com/humans-and-a...

Correct. Parental rights to refuse vaccines but not to provide your kid with a medically approved treatment. Utter insanity.

Not a millennial or single, but I want one.

Life, uhh.. will find a way. As exemplified by a wren raising family in a decorative bird house not meant for actual birds. #birds

My favorite bird!

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What are chickadees discussing with their calls? Scientists are decoding the intricate "chick-a-dee" call, which contains six elements that can be combined in hundreds of ways, following rules similar to human grammar.

Pigeons! They too have personality.

Pigeon Party 🕊 #illustration #pigeons #animalart #artsky

I can relate.

#BloomScrolling #Flowers #Roses #Photography #Nature #Joy 🌱🍃 What are you grateful for in this moment? Breathe that deeply into your soul, remember throughout the day. 🙏🏽💕

Beautiful flowers for Mothers Day in Minnesota✨ #Photography #Photographer #MothersDay #Flowers #Nature #Minnesota

..."Almost all bird species showed areas with population increases and areas with declines, often with the strongest declines occurring in areas where species were most abundant. Most species were declining overall, suggesting a worsening situation for birds"

Saturday mood.

Woman Reminds Self Not To Catastrophize After Spotting 4 Skeletal Horsemen On Horizon theonion.com/woman-r...

Thank you #Bluesky for helping us reach 50,000 followers! We've been losing followers steadily on X, but we've appreciated the growing recognition here. But many people don’t know about us yet – if you think your followers would appreciate our links in their feed, please let them know about us. 😀

Spring chicks 🩵🩷💚

A great day birding at Mississippi. Blue-winged teals, cormorant, egrets, and a lone wood duck. #addBirder