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Sarah Primate
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B.A. Biological Anthropology. M.A. in Biology (Conservation Biology). Animal lover. Cat Mom. Things I post about: Archaeology/Anthropology, Wildlife Conservation, Animals, History, Science, Primates. Proud Canadian! Southern AZ. #PrimatesAreNotPets
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Sarah Primate @langurlover.bsky.social · 22h
Today in History: February 7th

2013: Mississippi became the last U.S. state to officially abolish slavery; it had ratified the Thirteenth Amendment in 1995 but failed to submit the necessary paperwork. #BlackHistoryMonth
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it's cloudy and foggy again...here's a couple of colorful friends from a couple of days ago☺️ Redpoll and Pine Grosbeak #birds
A Redpoll on a thin branch. The bird is light brown with red patches on the chest and forehead. The wings are brown and white. The bird is leaning to the right. There are out of focus branches and red berries in the snowy background. A Pine Grosbeak standing on a snowy yard. He is red with gray patches. His wings are black and white.
February 7, 2026 at 5:23 PM
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The little belly is full and I can doze until my mate comes home

Gentoo #Penguin and chick #FalklandIslands
Canon R5 500mm f9 1:1000 ISO400

#BirdOfTheDay #Serenity #Birds #EastCoastKin #Wildlife #Travel #ArtYear #smArtist
Photograph of a Gentoo Penguin standing on its nest with its eyes closed. At its feet is a small, but not newborn, chick with its fuzzy grey back and wing and white tummy, chest and neck. The little penguin's belly is bulging and its head is drooped down suggesting its appetite is satiated at least for a while. In the nest also is an unhatched egg, which is unlikely to hatch now. We saw very few Gentoos with 2 chicks here.
February 7, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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Barn Owl (Glen) thinking he’s an eagle in the Cairngorms. #birds
Barn owl flying above the pine trees, with distant mountains as the backdrop. The own faces for are, with wigs outstretched at 10 o’clock and 4 o’clock positions.
February 7, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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Banana snack for Babs. 💛
February 7, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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carlbovisnature.bsky.social
For anyone who needs cheering up... here's Britain's smallest bird having a bath today in a woodland puddle. 😁😍🐦❤️
#birds 🪶
February 7, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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Two barbets that are common visitors to the home & seen many times this year: Coppersmith Barbet (Psilopogon haemacephalus) & Lineated Barbet (P. lineatus)
#BirdsSeenIn2026 #Ipoh #Perak #Malaysia #birds #nature #wildlife @birdsoftheworld.bsky.social @tonyrinaud.bsky.social
February 7, 2026 at 10:52 PM
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Catherine O’Hara… she was great. I always liked her attitude. I hadn’t seen this in years and a fan shared it with me. May her memory be a blessing.
February 7, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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A few months ago in South Africa.
Oxpeckers have a complex symbiotic relationship with their large mammal friends. They eat lots of ticks and parasites off them, but they also are parasitic and eat their blood.
This red-billed oxpecker was hanging out with one of his long-necked friends!
#bird 🪶
A red-billed oxpecker with his bright yellow eye and solid red bill, perches on the neck of a South African Giraffe like it was a tree trunk. We only see a small portion of the giraffe’s orange and white neck.
February 8, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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The wind is pretty strong today so lots of the seed is being blown out of the feeder. Still, the squirrel was having a blast camping out and eating lots of the seed that was left.
A day photo showing a platform bird feeder close to the camera, it has black sunflower seed in the feeder though a lot has been blown out onto the ground by the strong winds we're getting today. A cheeky little squirrel is facing the camera, in the center of the frame. Same camera spot looking at the feeder as the first photo only this time the little squirrel is possibly attempting to hide as it stayed like this for several photos before deciding to turn around and eat yet more seed. Here his or her tail is visible in the top center of the frame along with its two back paws as it hangs off the side of the platform feeder.
February 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Today is #ReverseTheRed Day, a reminder that extinction isn’t inevitable, and recovery is possible. At DZCA we are committed to turning the tide for wildlife.
Read more about how these efforts are Reversing the Red and how you can be a part of the impact: https://link.denverzoo.org/46sNJMz
February 8, 2026 at 1:54 AM
langurlover.bsky.social
In lieu of getting rid of FB completely, I'm deleting people again and just going to keep those who actively want to be a part of my life. It doesn't seem like that is a lot of people but quality over quantity!
February 7, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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Went out to the backyard to check on which #birds are about. Lots of hummingbirds but no seed eaters. Something must be keeping them away.
Yes, talking about you, Gary!
Must be #FootUpFriday
Cooper’s hawk
A hawk is standing on one foot on a backyard fence facing the camera. All of the front feathers make a pattern of light brown thin stripes on a white background. The bird has dark gray on top of its head. Blurry green hillside is the background.
February 7, 2026 at 1:35 AM
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This is overriding a ballot initiative approved by voters.
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BREAKING: The Nebraska Legislature has approved a bill lowering Nebraska’s minimum wage from $15 an hour to $13.50 for young workers, and slowing down minimum wage increases for others.
February 7, 2026 at 3:19 AM
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We found a 4th egg in #kakapo Waikawa's nest yesterday and found it was fertile. Waikawa has maintained her incredible 100% fertility record: 5 clutches of 4 fertile eggs in 4 breeding seasons. That's unmatched by any other kākāpō. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds
A kākāpō egg being candled, showing development. Credit: Andrew Digby A female kākāpō on a nest with two eggs. Credit: Andrew Digby
February 7, 2026 at 3:26 AM
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Photographer's Unique Image of a Flying Fox Carrying its Pup Mid-Flight
Flying fox mother carries her pup in a rare shot by Chris Bray on Christmas Island.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:59 AM
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Preparing for our West Africa trip I had been very excited about seeing Hamerkops, and even after the several-hundredth one we saw, I still took way too many pictures. Such a strange looking creature! #birding
hamerkop flying hamerkop on a blue boat
February 7, 2026 at 4:22 AM
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Beautiful Sunbirds (Yes that's really their name), The Gambia, West Africa #birding
Beautiful Sunbird male on a branch Beautiful Sunbird molting male on a twig
February 7, 2026 at 4:26 AM
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Kittywampus says hello and happy #Caturday from his natural habitat, the gravitational singularity at the heart of the laundry basket.
Ticked tabby cat curled comfortably in the radial symmetry of a laundry basket when seen from above
February 7, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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i don’t know if it’s the jaunty bow tie or what but i cannot stop laughing at this
a meme — the top says “My dog just got a haircut and now he looks like he gave up drinking and got his life together” and underneath are 2 photos of a dog (a schnauzer i think?). on the left, the “before,” he’s scruffy and in need of a haircut and a bath. and on the right, the “after,” he’s clean and clipped and wearing a jaunty red bow tie and looking very dapper indeed.
February 7, 2026 at 6:19 AM
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Brown-headed nuthatches, Huntington Beach State Park, South Carolina
#birds #wildlifephotography
February 7, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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I am terrible at compressing giant image files for social media and keeping quality intact, but wanted to share this comically small short-eared owl harassing this bald eagle. The scruffy looking eagle was trying to land but oh noooo said the small #bird enforcement officer. 1/2
An owl swoops upward toward a scruffy looking big brown eagle with muddy whit head and tail feathers. The eagle is trying to land on a large wooden post.
February 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
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February 7, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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Friendly reminder- Valentine’s Day is one week away. 💕
Also, apparently nesting season is happening soon. 🪶 🙈
Harris’s Hawks ensuring the future of their species.
February 7, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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nationalwildlife.bsky.social
SPOT THE IMPOSTER 🦉🔍

The #SuperbOwl is back, and the crowd goes wild! 🏈

Don't give a hoot about football? Don't worry, we've got you covered. If there is one thing we can all agree on, it's a love for raptors (you thought we were going to say sports, didn't you).
February 7, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Usually, when you find wildlife tracks, the wildlife is long gone and far from sight. Sometimes, during our Wood Turtle surveys, we get lucky and tracks lead right to a turtle.

#OrianneSociety #Turtle #WoodTurtle #Glyptemysinsculpta #TurtleConservation #WildlifeConservation
February 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM