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Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 4h

Excellent article about @mammalssuck.bsky.social lecture tomorrow night at Bridgewater College. Can't wait!
www.dnronline.com/news/social_... (Link to stream in the comments)

Lactation biologist to discuss obstacles to breastfeeding at Bridgewater College

Katie Hinde, associate professor in the Center for Evolution and Medicine at Arizona State University, is a lactation biologist, which means she has discussed breastfeeding in many different ways thro...

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Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 7h

It’s a gorgeous fall day here - a good day to land early!

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 2d

Canvas has been down alllll day. Maybe monopolies ARE bad!

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Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 5d

Ugh. I hate when they don’t consider you’ve been fasting! Hope you enjoyed the light and fluffy!

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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 6d

Violence, scientific DRAMA, and misunderstanding!
Who first asked if woodpeckers get headaches, or if rams are immune to brain damage?
New Paper! I trace the history of human thought on brain injury in head-hitting animals, and it's a wild ride. 🧪 🏺
A thread - 1/🧵
doi.org/10.1002/ar.7...

Graphical abstract for A history of human thought on brain injury in head-hitting animals. Humans have hypothesized about headbutting for centuries. Biological misunderstanding has often been the cause of "invulnerability" theories. An accumulation of biological misinterpretation has led to the belief that animals are immune, despite evidence that headbutting causes brain injury.

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Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 6d

VERY excited to host @mammalssuck.bsky.social next week for classroom visits on #SciComm, lactation, and March Mammal Madness, as well as introducing her Endowed Lecture on the evolution of lactation! (There will be a streaming option for those interested in the 7:30 talk!)
#2026MMM
#bcvammm

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The Wildlife Society @thewildlifesociety.bsky.social · 8d

In a historic $375 million partnership, 21 Indigenous governments are empowered to lead large-scale conservation, stewardship and economic development across the ecologically rich Northwest Territories.

World’s largest Indigenous-led conservation project launched - The Wildlife Society

A $375M landmark partnership is backing Indigenous-led conservation and development across the Northwest Territories

wildlife.org

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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 9d

Have we already finalized the #2026MMM line-up?
Yes.

Is it epic?
For sure.

But is it ridiculous?

a cartoon scene from spongebob squarepants with the words oh absolutely on the bottom

Alt: a cartoon scene from spongebob squarepants of Patrick Star jumping over a coral landscape with a butterfly fish net with an arm pump saying "Oh Absolutely!"

media.tenor.com

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Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · 14d

I’m now teaching our general ecology at BC course and trying to incorporate more primary lot and visual science communication. Would you be willing to share how you assign the primary lit and strategies you give them? Willing to share my stuff too!

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Jennifer Campbell-Smith, PhD 𓄿𓃥 @jcampbellsmith.bsky.social · 19d

"I Contain Multitudes"

This digitally painted piece honors coyote by tracing its lineage from the first cells of life to the animal trotting our cities and the wilderness today.

The thread gives descriptions of all the extinct organisms shown in this piece (not to scale)

This digitally painted piece honors the survivor spirit of the coyote by tracing its lineage from the first cells of life to the animal trotting our landscapes today. Below the horizon, carefully chosen ancestors mark pivotal moments in adaptation, each contributing to the form and survivor we see today. Above the horizon, Coyote stands alert at the center, framed by both Denver’s skyline and a mountain backdrop, symbols of their ability to thrive in cities as well as wilderness. Embedded in the ground are the skulls and bones of carnivores whose lineages ended long ago, emphasizing Coyote’s persistence in contrast.

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Lyndsey @lyndseydoob.bsky.social · Jun 22

I needed to read this today. Thought someone else might need it too.

A screenshot of a post previously from Greenpeace. It’s a photo of a blue fence with black writing on top. The writing says:
‘If you ever feel heavy because you care deeply about injustice, suffering and ecological destruction. Remember that’s trillion dollar propaganda machine was built to make you numb and it didn’t work on you. ‘

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Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · Mar 28

#bcvammm #2025MMM

March Mammal Madness at Bridgewater College @bcvammm.bsky.social · Mar 28

And that’s a wrap! I’m off to cry myself to sleep over my Sun Bear dying an incidental death. The @creativesatbc.bsky.social will finish out the #bcvammm season next week while I’m in NYC with…(checks notes)…entirely too many teenagers at once.

#2025MMM

Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · Mar 28

AND YOU HAVE YOUR FINAL ROAR!!!
Ginkgo & Rhizzo #RootsAndRelicts,
Puma #TheOnlyOnes
Gelada #SameAndDifferent
AND Polar Bear #TuxedoStyle
#2025MMM

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Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · Mar 27

Thank you!

Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · Mar 27

#MurderBear

#bcvammm #2025MMM

Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · Mar 27

FWOOSH!!! Polar Bear bursts from the arctic waters surging toward Cape Buffalo!!! #2025MMM

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CheerStoat @cheerstoat.bsky.social · Mar 27

#2025MMM

A brown sign with tentacles says “Durgaviched”.

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Dr. Tamara L. Johnstone-Yellin @drtljy.bsky.social · Mar 27

hey #bcvammm check out our Cape Buffalo museum specimen hanging in MCK 110. Massive! #2025MMM

Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · Mar 27

The Cape Buffalo "is the largest and most massive bovid of the African continent"- Across its African distribution, 80% of the Cape Buffalo population died during the rinderpest epidemic of 1896, now eradicated thanks to vaccines! (Morens et al. 2011) #2025MMM