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Jaida Elcock

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 11h

Male sharks have 2 sexual organs called claspers. If the claspers are soft and bendy, the shark is immature. If the claspers are hard and rigid, he’s ready to reproduce! And unfortunately, as I scientist, I have had to be the one to decide if a male shark was mature or not. It’s… uncomfy😅😂

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 15h

Congrats! That’s so exciting! I hope you have a wonderful anniversary :)

Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 2d

“Why is your screen time so high?” I’m in a long distance relationship! I’m visiting my partner this week and my screen time is down 59% from last week because I’m not constantly on FaceTime😂

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 2d

Source/more info:

www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/coc...

Coconut crabs: the bird-eating behemoths thriving on isolated tropical islands | Natural History Museum

Coconut crabs are absurdly large, land-dwelling, bird-hunting crustaceans. But on their isolated island homes, their peculiar traits work incredibly well for them.

www.nhm.ac.uk

Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 2d

Crabs creep me out in an “I need to know more” type of way. Ya know what I mean??

(Shoutout to my buddy Samuel for this critter suggestion!)

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 4d

Jeez at least with my guy it was just his foot. This is insanity. Did you get him to move??

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 4d

I will literally just be like “wow wait you’re so cool we need to hang out more bc this vibe incredible literally why didn’t we meet sooner?!”

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 4d

“But jaida, he’s tall!” Yep, and if he had asked nicely I probably would’ve given him the space. But him shoving his foot there before I could even put my backpack down is super rude. Especially considering this dude doesn’t even have anything under his seat!

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 4d

Fellas, don’t be this guy on a plane. Just don’t. I had to ask him TWICE to move his foot out of my space. And he doesn’t have anything under the seat in front of him!

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Fossil Rim Wildlife Center @fossilrim.bsky.social · 4d

In late April, we welcomed a brand-new American Red Wolf pup to the pack! With less than 30 individuals left in the wild, this little girl is a crucial part of her species' conservation success. Luckily, she's doing well and has recently found her voice 🐺🎶🌍

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 4d

Yo one time I landed in providence and they were having an emotional support dog parade it was INCREDIBLE

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 4d

I’m at the Denver airport (the one with all the conspiracy theories) and I found a HORSE and by horse I mean a very large dog. His name is Olaf and I love him

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 6d

My parents are in Mexico and they saw dozens of coatis I am so jealous. LOOK AT THEM! I hope they’re all having a good day :)

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 7d

That last one was rough😂

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 9d

Science is so fun😂⚡️

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 9d

Southwest was my go to and now they changed all the things I liked and I’m so sad

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 15d

If it is, we got a problem lol

Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 15d

Damn, I didn’t get raptured

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you!

Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks for the shoutout! Can’t wait to see Madelyn’s videos!!

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LuciFerPresident @luciferpresident.bsky.social · 19d

Let's gooooo! The last resident was great (follow her on this site @sofishtication.bsky.social btw 👀) and all of your guest hosts I've seen have been great (especially Tom Lum and Lindsay Nikole) so I'm ready for some even more spectacular content than usual!

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SciShow @scishow.bsky.social · 19d

Madelyn’s solo-hosting debut is up on the SciShow channel now!

youtu.be/7BeB_8Z1P28?...

Host/Resident Madelyn Leembruggen posing with finger guns on the SciShow set.

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 18d

Source/more info:

australian.museum/learn/animal...

Reef Stonefish

Reef Stonefish, Synanceia verrucosa (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 18d

Be careful y’all! These things are no joke!

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Jaida Elcock @sofishtication.bsky.social · 19d

I think it’s some sort of shark squishmallow or something similar haha