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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 10h

Completed my first docent shift with a mentor today. I was worried because I'm totally out of my element talking about mammals! But I got very lucky that the elephants were receiving foot care with a specialist. I could lean on my animal health knowledge for this shift! This is Billy.

A bull Asian elephant named Billy places his right front foot through a small door in a working wall in the elephant barn. He is receiving his twice annual foot care with a specialist.

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 1d

This weekend in my zoo volunteering, I'll be stepping out of my comfort zone (i.e. having to talk about mammals!) as part of my Docent training. These mentoring sessions it'll be Asian elephants, ASCOs and tree kangaroos.

A bull Asian elephant at Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance uses his trunk to throw dirt over his back.

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 1d

Me when I am reading for my zoo docent training and I see in the zoo documents ONCE AGAIN, that saber toothed cats are the closest living relatives to clouded leopards.

a man in a suit and tie is saying that is just not true in any way whatsoever

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying that is just not true in any way whatsoever

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 1d

It's like lint geology. Stratification.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 1d

Why does the naked mole rat have the longest lifespan of any rodent, nearly 40 years?
A 30-year long mystery unraveled @ScienceMagazine today!
Its cGAS enzyme in cells has 4 missense mutations that upends its function, promoting DNA repair and suppressing inflammation
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you! We're @gettinfishypod.bsky.social and our website is www.gettinfishywithit.com we have been at it for a couple years now!

Gettin' Fishy With It

www.gettinfishywithit.com

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you! You can find us on your favorite podcatcher if you search for "Gettin' Fishy With It" and at @gettinfishypod.bsky.social!

The Octopus Gallery @octopusgallery.bsky.social · 1d

TIL there's a fish scicomm podcast with 64 episodes for me to listen to! @gettinfishypod.bsky.social

Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 2d

Ugh, very familiar with these. We get them for our fish scicomm podcast once a month or so.

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 2d

The lion cubs at @denverzoo.bsky.social debut today!

A lioness named Araali with her four 8 week old cubs at the Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance.

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 2d

Oh yeah, those are a blast. We also get the weirdly clearly AI generated guest requests? As in, someone offering to be a guest for a wildly unrelated topic like waste management.

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 2d

Ugh, very familiar with these. We get them for our fish scicomm podcast once a month or so.

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 2d

Titan AE.

two cartoon characters standing next to each other with the words fight the good fight precious

ALT: two cartoon characters standing next to each other with the words fight the good fight precious

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Andrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 2d

Yes. Absolutely.

The Onion @theonion.com · 2d

Passenger Glued To Airplane Window Like It Fucking 1956 https://theonion.com/passenger-glued-to-airplane-window-like-it-fucking-1956-1832728158/

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations! I miss getting buckets of sand boas.

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 2d

The lion cubs at @denverzoo.bsky.social debut today!

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 3d

We have a whole series on why #zebrafish are a great model organism for a number of things we're investigating in biology! And just about all the fish content (not just zebrafish!) you could ever want. :) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/z...

Zebrafish as a Model for Infectious Disease (with Dr. Corbin Schuster)

Podcast Episode · Gettin' Fishy With It · 05/17/2024 · 53m

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 3d

And if you want to learn more about why #zebrafish are such incredible animals in science, be sure to check out the podcast I host with two friends! This was our very first episode a couple years ago, and I promise we've improved since then! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/z...

Zebrafish As a Model Organism

Podcast Episode · Gettin' Fishy With It · 05/05/2023 · 1h 3m

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DFTBA @dftbarecords.bsky.social · 3d

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 3d

I got my @dftbarecords.bsky.social @hankgreen.bsky.social "We never left the water" shirt! I wore it to my aquaculture facility, where the #zebrafish all have jobs. They are helping us to learn all about developmental biology!

A woman in glasses with long brown hair standing in front of a zebrafish rack, which is a recirculating aquaculture system that can house thousands of small freshwater fish like zebra danios. She is wearing a blue shirt that features many fish dressed in human clothes and holding things implying they have occupations. The shirt says "we never left the water".

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 3d

I got my @dftbarecords.bsky.social @hankgreen.bsky.social "We never left the water" shirt! I wore it to my aquaculture facility, where the #zebrafish all have jobs. They are helping us to learn all about developmental biology!

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Gettin' Fishy With It Podcast @gettinfishypod.bsky.social · 6d

Our 63rd episode is live! We're talking about billfish this time: the marlins, swordfish, and sailfish! Join us to learn all about these incredible athletes of the sea. Catch us on your podcatcher of choice!

A graphic for episode 63 of the Gettin' Fishy With It Podcast, titled "Species Spotlight: Billfish". The episode is live on all podcast platforms on October 3, 2025.

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 9d

Really bummed to see that this year's winning @zebrafishhusbandry.bsky.social t-shirt is a GenAI image. This will be the first year that I do not purchase the shirts for my team, and I strongly encourage my colleagues to change the terms to prevent this for future contests.

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 9d

Stoked to hear @kenjennings.bsky.social nail Przewalski's horse pronunciation on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social! I think we're moving away from the human names for common names, though. P-horse is aka the Takhi.

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samuel mehr @mehr.nz · 12d

here are some helpful steps for academics who are considering creating genAI images to use for lab branding:

1. don't

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Christine Archer RVT 🇨🇦 @nerdrvt.bsky.social · 10d

TFW there's a Canadian on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social and they get that French pronunciation just right

a cartoon character from the emperor 's new groove is making an ok sign with his hands .

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Gettin' Fishy With It Podcast @gettinfishypod.bsky.social · 11d

This Friday's episode is HUGE! Literally! And powerful, too. Join us as we learn all about the incredible billfish! These are the marlins, sailfish, and swordfish! Did you know in addition to being amazing athletes, some of these fish are deep sea divers, too? All this and more on Friday!

A graphic promoting the 63rd episode of the Gettin' Fishy With It Podcast, which launches on October 3 2025. The episode is titled "Species Spotlight: Billfish". The promo graphic features a swordfish leaping from the water.

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 13d

THAT IS CORRECT

Jill @jilleb163.bsky.social · 13d

What I picture every time @kenjennings.bsky.social announces someone's Final Jeopardy wager is "nothing at all"

Screenshot from season 11, episode 10 of the TV show The Simpsons. A character named Ned Flanders is seen from the side in a very tight-fitting red and blue ski suit. His hips are angled so his bottom sticks out prominently. He is also wearing a red ski helmet with the black visor lifted to show his face. He has a thick mustache and round, thin glasses. His eyes are closed and he is smiling. The image has been heavily memed due to Ned proclaiming his suit fits so well it feels like he's wearing nothing at all as he wiggles his bottom.

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