Kimberley Hockings
@kjhockings.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Conservation Science at the University of Exeter, conducting research on human-wildlife conflict & coexistence, biodiversity monitoring, & great ape conservation. Programme Lead for MSc in Conservation & Biodiversity.
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An enduring feature of our relationship w/ alcohol is drinking together, pints w/ friends, large social feasts..
And @acbowland.bsky.social & @kjhockings.bsky.social showed chimps share fermented Treculia
www.cell.com/current-biol...
So does scrumping shape social behaviour in other apes?
12/15
And @acbowland.bsky.social & @kjhockings.bsky.social showed chimps share fermented Treculia
www.cell.com/current-biol...
So does scrumping shape social behaviour in other apes?
12/15
Wild chimpanzees share fermented fruits
Bowland and colleagues document intake of naturally fermented breadfruit containing
alcohol by wild chimpanzees.
www.cell.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
An enduring feature of our relationship w/ alcohol is drinking together, pints w/ friends, large social feasts..
And @acbowland.bsky.social & @kjhockings.bsky.social showed chimps share fermented Treculia
www.cell.com/current-biol...
So does scrumping shape social behaviour in other apes?
12/15
And @acbowland.bsky.social & @kjhockings.bsky.social showed chimps share fermented Treculia
www.cell.com/current-biol...
So does scrumping shape social behaviour in other apes?
12/15
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Exciting PhD opportunity to develop tech and software to record and understand wild animal behaviour. Fully funded by EPSRC DLA. Based at @uniexecec.bsky.social; co-supervised by Alex Thornton (@cornishjackdaws.bsky.social), @kjhockings.bsky.social and collaborators. Apply: tinyurl.com/5fr73snt
November 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Exciting PhD opportunity to develop tech and software to record and understand wild animal behaviour. Fully funded by EPSRC DLA. Based at @uniexecec.bsky.social; co-supervised by Alex Thornton (@cornishjackdaws.bsky.social), @kjhockings.bsky.social and collaborators. Apply: tinyurl.com/5fr73snt
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Happy to share our new paper 'Wild chimpanzees share fermented fruits' @currentbiology.bsky.social
Thank you to the amazing team. @kjhockings.bsky.social @joanahbessa.bsky.social , @xavh.bsky.social, Marina Ramon, Elena Bersacola, Matthew Carrigan, @amelinlab.bsky.social . @uniexecec.bsky.social
Thank you to the amazing team. @kjhockings.bsky.social @joanahbessa.bsky.social , @xavh.bsky.social, Marina Ramon, Elena Bersacola, Matthew Carrigan, @amelinlab.bsky.social . @uniexecec.bsky.social
April 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Happy to share our new paper 'Wild chimpanzees share fermented fruits' @currentbiology.bsky.social
Thank you to the amazing team. @kjhockings.bsky.social @joanahbessa.bsky.social , @xavh.bsky.social, Marina Ramon, Elena Bersacola, Matthew Carrigan, @amelinlab.bsky.social . @uniexecec.bsky.social
Thank you to the amazing team. @kjhockings.bsky.social @joanahbessa.bsky.social , @xavh.bsky.social, Marina Ramon, Elena Bersacola, Matthew Carrigan, @amelinlab.bsky.social . @uniexecec.bsky.social
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There's been widespread coverage of a study by @uniexecec.bsky.social
For the first time, wild chimps have been pictured eating and sharing fruit containing alcohol
Guardian report below, and full study here 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@acbowland.bsky.social @kjhockings.bsky.social
For the first time, wild chimps have been pictured eating and sharing fruit containing alcohol
Guardian report below, and full study here 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@acbowland.bsky.social @kjhockings.bsky.social
Wild chimpanzees filmed by scientists bonding over alcoholic fruit
Footage of apes consuming fermented breadfruit leads researchers to ask if it may shed light on origins of human feasting
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 9:58 AM
There's been widespread coverage of a study by @uniexecec.bsky.social
For the first time, wild chimps have been pictured eating and sharing fruit containing alcohol
Guardian report below, and full study here 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@acbowland.bsky.social @kjhockings.bsky.social
For the first time, wild chimps have been pictured eating and sharing fruit containing alcohol
Guardian report below, and full study here 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@acbowland.bsky.social @kjhockings.bsky.social
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Excited to share that an article related to our recent review covering the evolutionary ecology of ethanol is now available online at @uk.theconversation.com!
Big thanks to @kjhockings.bsky.social, Matthew Carrigan, Amanda Melin, @evol-lab-ex.bsky.social, @exeter.ac.uk, @uniexecec.bsky.social.
Big thanks to @kjhockings.bsky.social, Matthew Carrigan, Amanda Melin, @evol-lab-ex.bsky.social, @exeter.ac.uk, @uniexecec.bsky.social.
Evidence is increasingly showing how ethanol is naturally present in sugary food.
Alcohol ingestion by animals is surprisingly widespread – and we’re starting to understand its impact
Evidence is increasingly showing how ethanol is naturally present in sugary food.
tcnv.link
February 26, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Excited to share that an article related to our recent review covering the evolutionary ecology of ethanol is now available online at @uk.theconversation.com!
Big thanks to @kjhockings.bsky.social, Matthew Carrigan, Amanda Melin, @evol-lab-ex.bsky.social, @exeter.ac.uk, @uniexecec.bsky.social.
Big thanks to @kjhockings.bsky.social, Matthew Carrigan, Amanda Melin, @evol-lab-ex.bsky.social, @exeter.ac.uk, @uniexecec.bsky.social.
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Evidence is increasingly showing how ethanol is naturally present in sugary food.
Alcohol ingestion by animals is surprisingly widespread – and we’re starting to understand its impact
Evidence is increasingly showing how ethanol is naturally present in sugary food.
tcnv.link
February 25, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Evidence is increasingly showing how ethanol is naturally present in sugary food.
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SCHOLARSHIPS for international students seeking to join us in Sept 2025 for MSc in @exetergses.bsky.social .
The deadline to apply is 27 February 2025. 🧪🌎🦑🐟🦤
Scholarships:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Degrees:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/gses/
@uniexecec.bsky.social @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social
The deadline to apply is 27 February 2025. 🧪🌎🦑🐟🦤
Scholarships:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Degrees:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/gses/
@uniexecec.bsky.social @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
SCHOLARSHIPS for international students seeking to join us in Sept 2025 for MSc in @exetergses.bsky.social .
The deadline to apply is 27 February 2025. 🧪🌎🦑🐟🦤
Scholarships:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Degrees:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/gses/
@uniexecec.bsky.social @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social
The deadline to apply is 27 February 2025. 🧪🌎🦑🐟🦤
Scholarships:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Degrees:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/gses/
@uniexecec.bsky.social @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social
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🧪 Check out our new paper in Sciences Advances! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🐒 When a severe drought hit a population of wild monkeys in Costa Rica, individuals with a stronger stress response were more likely to survive
@jbeehner.bsky.social @irene-godoy.bsky.social
🐒 When a severe drought hit a population of wild monkeys in Costa Rica, individuals with a stronger stress response were more likely to survive
@jbeehner.bsky.social @irene-godoy.bsky.social
Stress responsiveness in a wild primate predicts survival across an extreme El Niño drought
White-faced capuchins with a stronger stress response to previous droughts were more likely to survive a severe El Niño drought.
www.science.org
January 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
🧪 Check out our new paper in Sciences Advances! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
🐒 When a severe drought hit a population of wild monkeys in Costa Rica, individuals with a stronger stress response were more likely to survive
@jbeehner.bsky.social @irene-godoy.bsky.social
🐒 When a severe drought hit a population of wild monkeys in Costa Rica, individuals with a stronger stress response were more likely to survive
@jbeehner.bsky.social @irene-godoy.bsky.social
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Fresh off the road from an extraordinary 2 week Kenya fieldtrip where we saw more species of animals in the wild than I've seen in the past 5-10 years altogether. Some incredibly valuable conservation lessons learnt and amazing memories made! Asante sana to everyone involved! #Kenya #conservation
January 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Fresh off the road from an extraordinary 2 week Kenya fieldtrip where we saw more species of animals in the wild than I've seen in the past 5-10 years altogether. Some incredibly valuable conservation lessons learnt and amazing memories made! Asante sana to everyone involved! #Kenya #conservation
An amazing 2 weeks on the Conserv & Biodiv MSc Kenya fieldtrip . Great cohort of students 🙌🏼 We hope you’re all inspired by the talented Kenyan scientists you met and feel better equipped to tackle complex conservation challenges. We even saw one of the famous white colobus monkeys of Mt Kenya 🌍
January 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
An amazing 2 weeks on the Conserv & Biodiv MSc Kenya fieldtrip . Great cohort of students 🙌🏼 We hope you’re all inspired by the talented Kenyan scientists you met and feel better equipped to tackle complex conservation challenges. We even saw one of the famous white colobus monkeys of Mt Kenya 🌍
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Just returned from our MSc Conservation & Biodiversity Kenya Field Course. I found time to VLOG capturing the main lessons, people, ecosystems and species we encountered. (links below). To all those that helped, "Asante Sana". 🌍🧪🦤 🐘 🦊 🦒🦜 🦁
www.instagram.com/bjgodley/
www.tiktok.com/@brendan.god...
www.instagram.com/bjgodley/
www.tiktok.com/@brendan.god...
January 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Just returned from our MSc Conservation & Biodiversity Kenya Field Course. I found time to VLOG capturing the main lessons, people, ecosystems and species we encountered. (links below). To all those that helped, "Asante Sana". 🌍🧪🦤 🐘 🦊 🦒🦜 🦁
www.instagram.com/bjgodley/
www.tiktok.com/@brendan.god...
www.instagram.com/bjgodley/
www.tiktok.com/@brendan.god...
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OneHealth **PhD Opportunity** to work at the interface of gamebird management, AMR evolution and spread, and zoonotic disease risk with me @Exeter’s Cornwall Campus and collaborators @UKHSA. #ExeterCEC #PhDsky #AcademicSky @uniexecec.bsky.social 🧪🌎🕷️🔬
Apply here: www.surrey.ac.uk/bbsrc-wessex...
Apply here: www.surrey.ac.uk/bbsrc-wessex...
BBSRC Wessex One Health (WOH) Doctoral Landscape Award | University of Surrey
17 PhD studentships for October 2025 start: Interdisciplinary approaches to Infection Biosciences to combat disease threats to human and animal health.
www.surrey.ac.uk
January 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
OneHealth **PhD Opportunity** to work at the interface of gamebird management, AMR evolution and spread, and zoonotic disease risk with me @Exeter’s Cornwall Campus and collaborators @UKHSA. #ExeterCEC #PhDsky #AcademicSky @uniexecec.bsky.social 🧪🌎🕷️🔬
Apply here: www.surrey.ac.uk/bbsrc-wessex...
Apply here: www.surrey.ac.uk/bbsrc-wessex...
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Thrilled to see our work covering the evolutionary ecology of ethanol on the cover of the January TREE issue 🎉. Stunning photo by Cyril Ruoso. @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
@kjhockings.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social @evol-lab-ex.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
@kjhockings.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social @evol-lab-ex.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
January 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Thrilled to see our work covering the evolutionary ecology of ethanol on the cover of the January TREE issue 🎉. Stunning photo by Cyril Ruoso. @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
@kjhockings.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social @evol-lab-ex.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
@kjhockings.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social @evol-lab-ex.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
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New Paper! 🐒🌍🦤🧪
@andyhouldcroft.bsky.social built upon his MSc Conservation & Biodiversity project to develop a mapping model using monkeys in Guinea Bissau which aims to boost conservation & promote human-wildlife coexistence
@uniexecec.bsky.social #ExeterGSES
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
@andyhouldcroft.bsky.social built upon his MSc Conservation & Biodiversity project to develop a mapping model using monkeys in Guinea Bissau which aims to boost conservation & promote human-wildlife coexistence
@uniexecec.bsky.social #ExeterGSES
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
December 20, 2024 at 11:36 AM
New Paper! 🐒🌍🦤🧪
@andyhouldcroft.bsky.social built upon his MSc Conservation & Biodiversity project to develop a mapping model using monkeys in Guinea Bissau which aims to boost conservation & promote human-wildlife coexistence
@uniexecec.bsky.social #ExeterGSES
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
@andyhouldcroft.bsky.social built upon his MSc Conservation & Biodiversity project to develop a mapping model using monkeys in Guinea Bissau which aims to boost conservation & promote human-wildlife coexistence
@uniexecec.bsky.social #ExeterGSES
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
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A monkey mapping study led by doctoral researcher @andyhouldcroft.bsky.social could boost conservation of animal species that share their habitats with humans. @uniexecec.bsky.social
Full paper: nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Press release: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
Full paper: nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Press release: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
Monkey mapping model could boost conservation
A monkey mapping study could boost conservation of animal species that share their habitats with humans. With an estimated 75% of Earth’s land surface already altered by humans, many animals must liv...
news.exeter.ac.uk
December 17, 2024 at 11:59 AM
A monkey mapping study led by doctoral researcher @andyhouldcroft.bsky.social could boost conservation of animal species that share their habitats with humans. @uniexecec.bsky.social
Full paper: nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Press release: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
Full paper: nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Press release: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
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Tomorrow is the Conservation Christmas Lecture!🎄🌍🦤🧪
This year the focus will be 'feeding the world at least cost to the planet' hosted by @kjhockings.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social
Guest talks aren't recorded so make sure you're on campus! One not to miss...
This year the focus will be 'feeding the world at least cost to the planet' hosted by @kjhockings.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social
Guest talks aren't recorded so make sure you're on campus! One not to miss...
December 10, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Tomorrow is the Conservation Christmas Lecture!🎄🌍🦤🧪
This year the focus will be 'feeding the world at least cost to the planet' hosted by @kjhockings.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social
Guest talks aren't recorded so make sure you're on campus! One not to miss...
This year the focus will be 'feeding the world at least cost to the planet' hosted by @kjhockings.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social
Guest talks aren't recorded so make sure you're on campus! One not to miss...
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Come do a PhD with Sinead English @englishse.bsky.social , Dan Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social and me on Gulls! GPS- and Bluetooth-tracking! Microbiomes & AMR acquisition & transmission! Human-wildlife conflict & mitigation! should be fun :-)
December 5, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Come do a PhD with Sinead English @englishse.bsky.social , Dan Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social and me on Gulls! GPS- and Bluetooth-tracking! Microbiomes & AMR acquisition & transmission! Human-wildlife conflict & mitigation! should be fun :-)
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Exciting new NERC funded PhD opportunity available with us on #killerwhale #orca #behaviour and #conservation, co-supervised by Stephanie King, Sam Ellis and Dan Franks in partnership with The Center for Whale Research USA
exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... - deadline 13th January 2025 #killerwhale
exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... - deadline 13th January 2025 #killerwhale
November 29, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Exciting new NERC funded PhD opportunity available with us on #killerwhale #orca #behaviour and #conservation, co-supervised by Stephanie King, Sam Ellis and Dan Franks in partnership with The Center for Whale Research USA
exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... - deadline 13th January 2025 #killerwhale
exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... - deadline 13th January 2025 #killerwhale
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PhD Opportunity!! Come work with us (University of Exeter, RSPB & BTO) Diagnosing population decline in insectivorous birds. Inkd.in/eG58dQxs
Contact me for more details ([email protected]). Please Share
@britishbirds.bsky.social @ibisjournal.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Contact me for more details ([email protected]). Please Share
@britishbirds.bsky.social @ibisjournal.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
November 29, 2024 at 7:53 AM
PhD Opportunity!! Come work with us (University of Exeter, RSPB & BTO) Diagnosing population decline in insectivorous birds. Inkd.in/eG58dQxs
Contact me for more details ([email protected]). Please Share
@britishbirds.bsky.social @ibisjournal.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
Contact me for more details ([email protected]). Please Share
@britishbirds.bsky.social @ibisjournal.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social
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JOB VACANCIES!
We're seeking 3 Conservation Scientists to join our friendly team of #seabirders at the RSPB. We're an inclusive team where everyone is welcome.
DEADLINE: Friday 3rd January.
#conservationjobs #ornithology #seabirds #science
Details: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
We're seeking 3 Conservation Scientists to join our friendly team of #seabirders at the RSPB. We're an inclusive team where everyone is welcome.
DEADLINE: Friday 3rd January.
#conservationjobs #ornithology #seabirds #science
Details: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
November 29, 2024 at 7:06 PM
JOB VACANCIES!
We're seeking 3 Conservation Scientists to join our friendly team of #seabirders at the RSPB. We're an inclusive team where everyone is welcome.
DEADLINE: Friday 3rd January.
#conservationjobs #ornithology #seabirds #science
Details: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
We're seeking 3 Conservation Scientists to join our friendly team of #seabirders at the RSPB. We're an inclusive team where everyone is welcome.
DEADLINE: Friday 3rd January.
#conservationjobs #ornithology #seabirds #science
Details: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...
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* NEW #PhD * #Evolution #Ecology of Immune #Senesence in Wild Badgers - exciting project with me, @btschirren.bsky.social & our awesome collaborators @ APHA. Based at @exetercec.bsky.social in Cornwall, UK.
!PLEASE SHARE!
See www.animalsocieties.org and apply: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
🌏 🧪 🦑
!PLEASE SHARE!
See www.animalsocieties.org and apply: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
🌏 🧪 🦑
November 29, 2024 at 2:01 PM
* NEW #PhD * #Evolution #Ecology of Immune #Senesence in Wild Badgers - exciting project with me, @btschirren.bsky.social & our awesome collaborators @ APHA. Based at @exetercec.bsky.social in Cornwall, UK.
!PLEASE SHARE!
See www.animalsocieties.org and apply: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
🌏 🧪 🦑
!PLEASE SHARE!
See www.animalsocieties.org and apply: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
🌏 🧪 🦑
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Job alert! Director of Oxford University Museum of Natural History: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKV017/d...
Director of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History at University of Oxford
Recruiting now: Director of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
www.jobs.ac.uk
November 27, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Job alert! Director of Oxford University Museum of Natural History: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKV017/d...
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New PhD opportunity on social behaviour in the context of ecological disturbance with me, @mdekauwe.bsky.social, and others. Sept 2025 start, funded by NERC
Apply by Jan 13. Project and application details: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Apply by Jan 13. Project and application details: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
November 20, 2024 at 4:26 PM
New PhD opportunity on social behaviour in the context of ecological disturbance with me, @mdekauwe.bsky.social, and others. Sept 2025 start, funded by NERC
Apply by Jan 13. Project and application details: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Apply by Jan 13. Project and application details: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...