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Jane Goodall Institute of Canada @janegoodallcan.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Jane made an indelible mark on our understanding of chimpanzees and other species, and also of humankind and the environments we all share.

She inspired curiosity, hope, and compassion in countless people, and paved the way for many others.

#ThankYouJane #RememberingJane

Photo: Marko Zlousic

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 7d

The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.

A screenshot of a post by the Jane Goodall Institute on LinkedIn stating that they learned that Dr. Goodall passed away due to natural causes in California while on her speaking to her current speaking tour there.

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Cultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social · 26d

The count down starts for #CESRabat! Follow @ces2026.bsky.social and join us May 11-13 next year for an exciting meeting in Rabat, Morocco.

Massive thanks to the #CESRabat organising committee:
Sarah Alami (co-chair)
Mathieu Charbonneau (co-chair)
Zachary Garfield
Edmond Seabright

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SAPIENS Magazine @sapiens.org · Sep 6

“We have no other choice for our livelihood, either suffer in poverty or die in a tiger attack.”

Read more: www.sapiens.org/culture/tige...

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UVicAnthro @uvicanthro.bsky.social · Jul 5

Research just published by Marla MacKinnon and Helen Kurki looks at how environmental factors impact growth of the pelvis in forager populations

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Dr Lauren C White @drlozwhite.bsky.social · Jun 25

“Avoidance of reproductive conflict and the evolution of menopause in chimpanzees”
Read how we used genomic data to examine kinship dynamics as they relate to menopause in chimpanzees!
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

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UVic Faculty of Social Sciences @uvicsocialsciences.bsky.social · Jun 23

Why do chimps throw stones at trees? UVic's Ammie Kalan uncovers this unique behavior, offering insights into primate communication and tool use, linking it to our evolutionary past.
Image Credit: A.Kalan. @uvicanthro.bsky.social @ammiekalan.bsky.social
Full article: news.uvic.ca/2025/great-a...

Great ape behaviour: Unveiling the mysteries - UVic News

Discover how UVic's Ammie Kalan uncovers the secrets of great ape behaviour, from stone tool use to cultural diversity. Discover the secrets of great ape behaviour, from stone tool use to cultural div...

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Nature @nature.com · Jun 16

This interviewee rehabilitates illegally traded pangolins that fetch a high price on the black market

https://go.nature.com/3SUakL2

I can’t show my face because of pangolin poachers

This interviewee rehabilitates illegally traded pangolins that fetch a high price on the black market.

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Zoë Goldsborough @zoegoldsborough.bsky.social · May 19

Hot off the press 📣: one of the most surprising and unsettling findings of my PhD. A novel social tradition emerged in the tool-using white-faced capuchins of Jicarón island… abducting and carrying the infants of another species. Thread with gifs, videos, and all the bizarre details 👇

Ecology of Animal Societies @livingingroups.bsky.social · May 19

Humans have many unusual traditions. But did you know animals’ strange behaviors can become culture too? Out now in Current Biology (doi.org/10.1016/j.cu...) we show the rise and spread of a surprising tradition: interspecies infant abduction. Interactive timeline (www.ab.mpg.de/671374) 🧵 (1/12)

An illustration of a white-faced capuchin monkey carrying a howler infant on their back while cracking nuts with a stone

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Javier Lazaro - illustration @lazaroillustration.bsky.social · May 16

The orangutans and bonobos are the first two illustrations of a series on behavior and movement of animals in their environment. #SciArt
More coming soon! :)
For @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social

Illustration of orangutans climbing on trees

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Caitlin S., PhD @paleophile.bsky.social · May 14

Everyone watch the interview w @alondra.bsky.social on The Briefing with Jen Psaki tonight. She reveals that a member of DOGE "invited himself" to the closed sessions of the recent #NSB meeting and that DOGE is making decisions about #NSF awards.

@briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social @jenpsaki.msnbc.com

Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · May 13

"For me, the answer now lies in refusal, the withdrawal of participation from systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging."

Today I am resigning from the National Science Board and the Library of Congress Scholars Council.

I wrote about my decision in TIME.

time.com/7285045/resi...

Why I’m Resigning from the NSF and Library of Congress

I cannot participate in systems that require dishonesty as the price of belonging.

time.com

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UVicAnthro @uvicanthro.bsky.social · May 3

Primatologist @ammiekalan.bsky.social is a contributing author on a new @royalsocietypublishing.org paper:

"Concerted conservation actions to support chimpanzee cultures"

part of a theme issue on ‘Animal culture: conservation in a changing world' 🧪
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Concerted conservation actions to support chimpanzee cultures | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Chimpanzees were among the first animals recognized to have culture, and our understanding of the breadth of their cultural repertoire has grown significantly since the 1960s. Throughout their range, ...

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Society for Conservation Biology @society4conbio.bsky.social · Apr 22

Happy #EarthDay!
Today—and every day—we stand with scientists, communities, and conservationists around the world working to protect the planet’s #biodiversity.
🌍🦑🐋🍄🌱🐛🦥

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UVicAnthro @uvicanthro.bsky.social · Apr 8

cultural legacies of wild animals - a new perspective in @science.org by our own Dr. @ammiekalan.bsky.social 🧪🔋📚🪛

Ammie Kalan @ammiekalan.bsky.social · Apr 4

Happy to have a new piece in @science.org with my friend Lydia where we draw attention to the significance of animal material culture for understanding human technical evolution and why we should digitally preserve and protect primate tools and tool use sites. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Saving the cultural legacy of wild animals

Loss of biodiversity threatens the study of tool use and other cultural behaviors in animals

www.science.org

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Simon J. Greenhill @simongreenhill.bsky.social · Apr 4

Interesting article in Science today about why we should safeguard animal cultures too

doi.org/10.1126/scie...

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MPI-EVA Leipzig @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social · Apr 4

Behavioural diversity in animals threatened by #biodiversity decline. In @science.org, @ammiekalan.bsky.social @uvic.ca & Lydia Luncz @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social emphasise the urgent need to develop strategies for preserving animal cultural #behaviour. tinyurl.com/569u66sv & doi.org/10.1126/scie...

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Ammie Kalan @ammiekalan.bsky.social · Apr 4

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Ammie Kalan @ammiekalan.bsky.social · Apr 4

Happy to have a new piece in @science.org with my friend Lydia where we draw attention to the significance of animal material culture for understanding human technical evolution and why we should digitally preserve and protect primate tools and tool use sites. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Saving the cultural legacy of wild animals

Loss of biodiversity threatens the study of tool use and other cultural behaviors in animals

www.science.org

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Adam van Casteren @adamvanc.bsky.social · Mar 25

Really happy to see this paper out, using field biomechanics we show that wild chimpanzees don't just randomly select plants materials for termite fishing tools – they use a little “folk physics” choosing materials with specific properties! Study in iScience www.cell.com/iscience/ful.... 1/5

Engineering skills in the manufacture of tools by wild chimpanzees

Biological sciences; Zoology; Evolutionary biology

www.cell.com

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Ammie Kalan @ammiekalan.bsky.social · Mar 24

Interviewed by Mongabay for our latest GAB Lab paper, so proud of my student! news.mongabay.com/2025/03/as-a...

As apes adapt to human disturbance, their new behaviors also put them at risk: Study

Human activities such as mining, agriculture, urbanization, damming and logging threaten the habitats of great apes in Africa and Asia. Apes have shown resilience to these disruptions by adapting thei...

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Save the CBC 🇨🇦✌️ @savethecbc.bsky.social · Mar 15

Pierre Poilievre: Complains About Public Funding… While Living Off It

Pierre Poilievre loves to rant about the CBC getting public funding—but guess who’s been cashing taxpayer-funded paychecks his entire adult life? That’s right, Pierre himself.

#SaveTheCBC #PoilievrePublicPayroll #CBC #Cdnpoli

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · Mar 10

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Bluesky CEO: imagine a 'world without Caesars'

Jay Graber dunks on Mark Zuckerberg without mentioning his name.

mashable.com

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Feb 24

Elon’s own AI says that he is the biggest propagator of this disinformation on X.

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Kristin Andrews 🇨🇦🇺🇸 @kristinandrews.bsky.social · Feb 21

@jeffsebo.bsky.social @birchlse.bsky.social and I put a lot of philosophy into our new Science Perspective on animal consciousness. Mill's analogical argument + inference to the best explanation + careful experiments = justification for consciousness in many animals. Where might it end?

Evaluating animal consciousness

An emerging field shows how animal feelings can be studied scientifically

www.science.org

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Marlen Fröhlich @marlenfroehlich.bsky.social · Feb 19

🚨Come work with us in charming Tübingen and become a member of our growing Freigeist group! We offer a 2-year postdoc position on the communicative plasticity in wild and captive bonobos, fully funded by @volkswagenstiftung.bsky.social. Applications open until March 15th. bit.ly/4gVa5Je

Postdoctoral Researcher (f/m/d, E13 TV-L, 100%)

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