Sandra Swart
@wildpasts.bsky.social
Animal history. Stellenbosch University. Lion’s Historian.
Pinned
Wonderfullest news!
a close up of a shark 's face with big eyes and sharp teeth
ALT: a close up of a shark 's face with big eyes and sharp teeth
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Wonderfullest news!
On international zebra day I feel honour bound to post this story of de-extinction the quagga and remind us of when I tried to invent the expression “zombie zoology”. It was WILDLY unpopular!
youtu.be/7DoipvEeU8g
youtu.be/7DoipvEeU8g
Stellenbosch Forum Lecture: Zombie Zoology: the end of extinction? (Prof Sandra Swart)
YouTube video by Division for Research Development (DRD)
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 5:46 PM
On international zebra day I feel honour bound to post this story of de-extinction the quagga and remind us of when I tried to invent the expression “zombie zoology”. It was WILDLY unpopular!
youtu.be/7DoipvEeU8g
youtu.be/7DoipvEeU8g
My mate Catherine once panic bought a barometer. It was a great price.
January 31, 2026 at 5:42 PM
My mate Catherine once panic bought a barometer. It was a great price.
GRRRRRRRREAT!!!! Richly deserved!
a close up of a lion with its mouth open and its tongue out
ALT: a close up of a lion with its mouth open and its tongue out
media.tenor.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:05 PM
GRRRRRRRREAT!!!! Richly deserved!
Oooooh I must talk to you about this!
January 13, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Oooooh I must talk to you about this!
Digging how this dude explains why horse riding is fun. The orcas were a surprising but welcome addition.
January 13, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Digging how this dude explains why horse riding is fun. The orcas were a surprising but welcome addition.
Digging how this dude explains why horse riding is fun. The orcas were a surprising but welcome addition.
January 13, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Digging how this dude explains why horse riding is fun. The orcas were a surprising but welcome addition.
Beginning to get a visceral reaction of disgust when reading ChatGPT emails and tweets. It’s the uncanny valley effect, I guess. But also a disgust at the person who didn’t put the effort in to BE A PERSON. #ChatGPT
two south park characters are standing next to each other and one has a red flower on his hat
ALT: two south park characters are standing next to each other and one has a red flower on his hat
media.tenor.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Beginning to get a visceral reaction of disgust when reading ChatGPT emails and tweets. It’s the uncanny valley effect, I guess. But also a disgust at the person who didn’t put the effort in to BE A PERSON. #ChatGPT
ChatGPT goes for broke!
January 10, 2026 at 4:21 PM
ChatGPT goes for broke!
Barkinson’s Law: Jack Russells expand to fill all available space
December 22, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Barkinson’s Law: Jack Russells expand to fill all available space
Would you like to see a visual representation of Parkinson’s law?
December 22, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Would you like to see a visual representation of Parkinson’s law?
Had a blast with Marco remembering how much fun we had with @eseh.bsky.social and some of you get sneaky mentions!
ICEHO's Sandra Swart and Marco Armiero have co-written a fantastic conference report for ESEH 2025! With 550 #EnvHist scholars from around the world, the hometown of Carl Linnaeus became a site for thinking about the importance of the past like never before.
@wildpasts.bsky.social @eseh.bsky.social
@wildpasts.bsky.social @eseh.bsky.social
ESEH 2025: A Conference to Remember — ICEHO
The 2025 ESEH Conference in Uppsala, Sweden, was a huge success. Read ICEHO’s Sandra Swart’s and Marco Armiero’s summary.
www.iceho.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Had a blast with Marco remembering how much fun we had with @eseh.bsky.social and some of you get sneaky mentions!
Reposted by Sandra Swart
Call for Papers: "African Perspectives on Global Transformations." The conference will take place in Basel, Switzerland, in August 2026, and the submission deadline is 11 January. There are plenty of panels for #EnvHist scholars:
africanperspectives.ch/call-for-pap...
africanperspectives.ch/call-for-pap...
December 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Call for Papers: "African Perspectives on Global Transformations." The conference will take place in Basel, Switzerland, in August 2026, and the submission deadline is 11 January. There are plenty of panels for #EnvHist scholars:
africanperspectives.ch/call-for-pap...
africanperspectives.ch/call-for-pap...
I’m so tired of being asked if I’m a robot. Does it even matter any more ? #ChatGptWon
December 11, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I’m so tired of being asked if I’m a robot. Does it even matter any more ? #ChatGptWon
Reposted by Sandra Swart
Are you an early-career environmental historian or interested in the challenges aspiring environmental historians face? Join our panel discussion with
@askehn.bsky.social @kathiescharf.bsky.social @tidetales.bsky.social and @wilkohardenberg.bsky.social et al., hosted by @eseh.bsky.social #envhist
@askehn.bsky.social @kathiescharf.bsky.social @tidetales.bsky.social and @wilkohardenberg.bsky.social et al., hosted by @eseh.bsky.social #envhist
November 24, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Are you an early-career environmental historian or interested in the challenges aspiring environmental historians face? Join our panel discussion with
@askehn.bsky.social @kathiescharf.bsky.social @tidetales.bsky.social and @wilkohardenberg.bsky.social et al., hosted by @eseh.bsky.social #envhist
@askehn.bsky.social @kathiescharf.bsky.social @tidetales.bsky.social and @wilkohardenberg.bsky.social et al., hosted by @eseh.bsky.social #envhist
Reposted by Sandra Swart
🚨#History #envhist Job Alert: My Department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Environmental History.
🗃️
Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students!
See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word...
👇👇👇
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...
🗃️
Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students!
See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word...
👇👇👇
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...
Assistant Professor in Environmental History (111009-1125) at University of Warwick
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www.jobs.ac.uk
November 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
🚨#History #envhist Job Alert: My Department is hiring an Assistant Professor in Environmental History.
🗃️
Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students!
See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word...
👇👇👇
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...
🗃️
Come work with us at Warwick. You'll get both excellent colleagues and great students!
See details below... And do not hesitate to spread the word...
👇👇👇
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPK289/a...
I said GOOD DAY SIR
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I said GOOD DAY SIR
Now we’re sucking diesel!
November 18, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Now we’re sucking diesel!
Beautiful way to reflect and remember.
November 9, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Beautiful way to reflect and remember.
Locked together by their horns in turf battle, two kudu bulls died of exhaustion.
There has to be a metaphor for one’s academic enemies in this?
There has to be a metaphor for one’s academic enemies in this?
November 9, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Locked together by their horns in turf battle, two kudu bulls died of exhaustion.
There has to be a metaphor for one’s academic enemies in this?
There has to be a metaphor for one’s academic enemies in this?
Reposted by Sandra Swart
As a part of ESEH NEXTGATe, I am glad that we are once again organizing a writing support program for early-career scholars! Credits to my colleague Mona Bieling for organizing this together with Andrea Gaynor. Although an ESEH initiative, we also accept applicants from other parts of the world.
October 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
As a part of ESEH NEXTGATe, I am glad that we are once again organizing a writing support program for early-career scholars! Credits to my colleague Mona Bieling for organizing this together with Andrea Gaynor. Although an ESEH initiative, we also accept applicants from other parts of the world.
This is a local bonfire for local people. We’ll have no trouble here…
November 4, 2025 at 6:43 PM
This is a local bonfire for local people. We’ll have no trouble here…
Make coffee. Breathe out. Look.
Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards – in pictures
Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards – in pictures
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year is an annual competition hosted by the Natural History Museum in London, which awards top honours in various categories for outstanding photography
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Make coffee. Breathe out. Look.