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Interdisciplinary, open access, peer-reviewed journal devoted to the study of the interaction of humans and other animals. https://humanimalia.org/

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Kári Driscoll @kdriscoll.bsky.social · Aug 15

🐋 1 month left! CFP for #EASLCE2026 – Join the Orca Uprising! (14–17 April, Utrecht University).
Deadline for abstracts: 15 Sept 2025.
Keynotes: Greg Garrard, Kate Rigby, Eva Meijer.
Full details here: easlce2026.sites.uu.nl
@easlce.bsky.social
@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social

Flyer for the conference, featuring orcas gliding through the evening sky above Utrecht

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Humanimalia @humanimalia.bsky.social · Jul 30

Out Now: Humanimalia 15.2!
Featuring timely essays on human–animal entanglements, including 🐴 a taxidermied horse in London, 🐗 a feral pig in Australia, 🐐 “happy” goats in Italy, 🐾 robot dogs in Gaza, 🐦 pheasants in NL, and 🐑 sheepdogs in the UK.
🔓 OA here: humanimalia.org/issue/view/1...

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David Reamer @anchistorian.bsky.social · Jul 30

Happy Binky Day! On July 29, 1994, Binky the polar bear grabbed a foolish tourist at the Alaska Zoo, broke her leg, and famously kept a shoe. That shoe is displayed at the zoo gift shop. Binky died in 1995 from a parasitic disease. #alaskahistory #alaska #anchoragehistory

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Kári Driscoll @kdriscoll.bsky.social · May 15

The 11th Biennial EASLCE (@easlce.bsky.social) conference, entitled “‘Join the #OrcaUprising!’: Nonhuman Resistance and Multispecies (In)Justice”, will be held at Utrecht University (@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social) in April 2026.
Visit easlce2026.sites.uu.nl for further details.

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Humanimalia @humanimalia.bsky.social · Jan 11

We are pleased to welcome Benjamín Schultz-Figueroa (@benspky.bsky.social) to the Humanimalia editorial team! Ben is joining us as section editor for film and media. We look forward to working with him and to receiving your submissions!

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Humanimalia @humanimalia.bsky.social · Dec 24

Issue 15.1 is out now!
Featuring 🐌 snails on Mt Fuji,🐂 mithuns in the eastern Himalayas, 🐈‍⬛ cats in multispecies communities, 🦮 sniffer dogs at airport security, 🐜 ants in Mexico, and 🐳 orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar.

The issue is 🔓 open access, available here: humanimalia.org/issue/view/1...

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Humanimalia @humanimalia.bsky.social · Dec 2

Humanimalia 15.1 coming soon!

Cover of the forthcoming issue of Humanimalia, depicting a slug following a circuitous route toward the top left-hand corner

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Guardian Australia @australia.theguardian.com · Nov 22

Holding a grudge – is it a petty character flaw or a desire for justice in an unjust world? | First Dog on the Moon

Who better to ask than corvids Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...

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Humanimalia @humanimalia.bsky.social · Nov 12

Meta's plans to build a new, nuclear-powered data center for AI fell through because of rare bees

Meta's plans for a new data center were scuttled by environmental complications.

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Humanimalia @humanimalia.bsky.social · Oct 12

This Diné leader is using horses to bring ‘the greatest Native turnout ever’ to the polls

Allie Young, 34, started the Ride to the Polls campaign in 2020 to register new voters in person and online

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Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek @ddbkultur.bsky.social · Sep 18

Wie ist eure Mittwochsstimmung? Wir schwanken zwischen 4 und 5… 🐈
Noch mehr Katzenbilder und Katzenfacts gibt es in unserem neuen Blogbeitrag zur Kulturgeschichte von Katze und Crazy Cat Lady: www.deutsche-digitale-bibliothek.de/content/blog...

Collage mit sechs Bildern unterschiedlicher Katzen, Raster und Nummern sind pink. 1. Eine schlafende Katze 2. Eine Katze, die frech schaut und eine Auster vom Tisch klaut 3. Eine Katze die ein bisschen besorgt in eine Truhe mit Dokumenten schaut 4. Ein Beil in Katzenform. Die Katze schaut ertappt 6. Eine Katze, die, wie in Schockstarre auf dem Boden sitzt und ins Nichts starrt.

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Humanimalia @humanimalia.bsky.social · May 14

Out now: Humanimalia 14, no. 2 (2024), a special issue on “Life with and without Animals” curated by Ang Bartram, Johanna Hällsten, and Christine Parker.
As always, the issue is completely free and open access. Please head over to humanimalia.org/issue/current to read the full issue.

Humanimalia @humanimalia.bsky.social · May 1

New issue out soon

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Dolly Jørgensen @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social · Feb 14

Armadillos and leprosy
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#envhist #animalhistory

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · Jan 27

Top 10 songs about birds:

10. Toucan Play That Game
9. Unchained Mallardy
8. Poison Sparrow
7. Gulls Just Wanna Have Fun
6. Tern! Tern! Tern!
5. Aviary You Aviary Me
4. Je Ne Egret Rien
3. Wake Me Up Before You Dodo
2. Puffin Compares 2U
1. Owl Along the Watchtower (the version by Jimi Hen-drakes)

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Humanimalia @humanimalia.bsky.social · Oct 26

New issue out now! Featuring animals on trial, swifts in Brussels, elephants in New York, wolves in Paris, leopards in Taiwan, wild horses in the wild west, cows in prison, cats in Holland, and animal experimentation in the Hebrides.
Read it here: humanimalia.org/issue/view/592

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Humanimalia @humanimalia.bsky.social · Oct 25

Issue 14.1 coming soon!

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