Jack Ashby
@jackdashby.bsky.social
Award-winning author #PlatypusMatters & #NaturesMemory. Assistant Director of @ZoologyMuseum.bsky.social at Cambridge Uni. President of the Society for the History of Natural History. Australian mammal nerd. He/him. Own views.
And even fewer Brits, sadly.
January 12, 2026 at 8:33 AM
And even fewer Brits, sadly.
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Nature's Memory.
Fascinating. Looking at biases in natural history museum collections. Sexism. Insects. Plants.
Fascinating. Looking at biases in natural history museum collections. Sexism. Insects. Plants.
September 19, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Nature's Memory.
Fascinating. Looking at biases in natural history museum collections. Sexism. Insects. Plants.
Fascinating. Looking at biases in natural history museum collections. Sexism. Insects. Plants.
Exciting! I'll email you now! You're going to have a brilliant time.
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Exciting! I'll email you now! You're going to have a brilliant time.
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Morning Womble, I’m reading about the evolution of Australian mammals by reading Platypus Matters by Jack Ashby.
July 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Morning Womble, I’m reading about the evolution of Australian mammals by reading Platypus Matters by Jack Ashby.
It brings me great pride to know i get paged for stories about penis bones 😅
January 7, 2026 at 1:48 PM
It brings me great pride to know i get paged for stories about penis bones 😅
Wombat Friends, it is a great privilege to present to you your #WombatWednesday WOMBAT OF THE YEAR 2025... The darling double-act🥇
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January 7, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Wombat Friends, it is a great privilege to present to you your #WombatWednesday WOMBAT OF THE YEAR 2025... The darling double-act🥇
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Your runner-up for #Wombat of the Year 2025: the whirling wombatlet 🥈
#WombatWednesday
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#WombatWednesday
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A wet baby #wombat on a spin cycle.
#WombatWednesday #fieldwork #Tasmania #MammalWatching #WildOz #wombats
#WombatWednesday #fieldwork #Tasmania #MammalWatching #WildOz #wombats
January 7, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Your runner-up for #Wombat of the Year 2025: the whirling wombatlet 🥈
#WombatWednesday
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#WombatWednesday
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Ha. What this suggests to me is that even space scientists know that platypuses are far more interesting than anything they might find in their own field. 😅
January 6, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Ha. What this suggests to me is that even space scientists know that platypuses are far more interesting than anything they might find in their own field. 😅