Alex Georgiev
@alexvgeorgiev.bsky.social
Primatologist at Bangor University, UK. Studying Zanzibar red colobus https://www.zanzibarredcolobusproject.org
Big thrill to also see my @beps-bangor.bsky.social colleague @cmbettridge.bsky.social present some of her work on galagos in Senegal and Kenya - from her student Grace Ellison’s PhD! #PSGBCardiff2025
November 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Big thrill to also see my @beps-bangor.bsky.social colleague @cmbettridge.bsky.social present some of her work on galagos in Senegal and Kenya - from her student Grace Ellison’s PhD! #PSGBCardiff2025
Well done everyone!!!
November 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Well done everyone!!!
And in the category of posters: joint winner of best student poster , Billie-Mae Fisher!
November 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
And in the category of posters: joint winner of best student poster , Billie-Mae Fisher!
And last but not least. The winner of Best Student 15 min talk, Patrick Allsop - microbiomes and diet in the colobus
November 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
And last but not least. The winner of Best Student 15 min talk, Patrick Allsop - microbiomes and diet in the colobus
Owen Storer (PhD student) on the nematodes the colobus carry in their bellies
November 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Owen Storer (PhD student) on the nematodes the colobus carry in their bellies
Molly Allum (former third year dissertation student) - on crop foraging colobus
November 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Molly Allum (former third year dissertation student) - on crop foraging colobus
Danielle Bayles (current 3rd year dissertation student ) on her work on costal colobus living mostly within hotel grounds amongst much human presence and activity
November 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Danielle Bayles (current 3rd year dissertation student ) on her work on costal colobus living mostly within hotel grounds amongst much human presence and activity
Very proud of all my students doing their first big conference talks at #PSGBCardiff2025 yesterday! In order of appearance: ….
November 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Very proud of all my students doing their first big conference talks at #PSGBCardiff2025 yesterday! In order of appearance: ….
A personal high point for me was getting my PhD supervisor and my students to meet each other. And then see him deliver the most incredible memorial lecture to celebrate Jane Goodall’s life. #PSGBCardiff2025
November 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A personal high point for me was getting my PhD supervisor and my students to meet each other. And then see him deliver the most incredible memorial lecture to celebrate Jane Goodall’s life. #PSGBCardiff2025
Mad two days in Cardiff #PSGBCardiff2025
November 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Mad two days in Cardiff #PSGBCardiff2025
In Cardiff for the winter meeting of @primatesocietygb.bsky.social ! #PSGBCardiff2025
November 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
In Cardiff for the winter meeting of @primatesocietygb.bsky.social ! #PSGBCardiff2025
Back in the lab with these two @owenstorer.bsky.social @hannahfrog.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Back in the lab with these two @owenstorer.bsky.social @hannahfrog.bsky.social
Hannah’s study will track 5-6 females across 6 different colobus groups to understand how anthropogenic disturbance affects their energetics, ovarian function, immunocompetence and parasite infection status.
May 31, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Hannah’s study will track 5-6 females across 6 different colobus groups to understand how anthropogenic disturbance affects their energetics, ovarian function, immunocompetence and parasite infection status.
PhD student @hannahfrog.bsky.social and ZRCP field assistant Mwinyi Abdallah getting ready to go collect some urine and faecal samples from females in South Road Group this morning.
May 31, 2025 at 4:55 AM
PhD student @hannahfrog.bsky.social and ZRCP field assistant Mwinyi Abdallah getting ready to go collect some urine and faecal samples from females in South Road Group this morning.
Zanzibar red colobus sometimes nurse their offspring for much longer than other primates of similar body size. This ‘baby’ is clearly large and looks like a subadult. Yet the presumed mother still allows it to suckle. Lots of investment in the offspring! #primatology
May 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Zanzibar red colobus sometimes nurse their offspring for much longer than other primates of similar body size. This ‘baby’ is clearly large and looks like a subadult. Yet the presumed mother still allows it to suckle. Lots of investment in the offspring! #primatology
First full day in Zanzibar this year! Monkey research here we go! [but first- got to finish a pile of marking 🥹]
May 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
First full day in Zanzibar this year! Monkey research here we go! [but first- got to finish a pile of marking 🥹]
Great paper by Berthet et al ! Got an in-person break down of it today by Simon T at @bangoruniversity.bsky.social ! #bonobosdocoolstuff
April 4, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Great paper by Berthet et al ! Got an in-person break down of it today by Simon T at @bangoruniversity.bsky.social ! #bonobosdocoolstuff
How my week is going
January 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
How my week is going
First in-person exam for Primatology since January 2020. Chills.
January 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
First in-person exam for Primatology since January 2020. Chills.
Snow-capped mountains? check!! @dlimnothrissa.bsky.social
January 12, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Snow-capped mountains? check!! @dlimnothrissa.bsky.social
Bangor at night
December 5, 2024 at 9:06 PM
Bangor at night
‘With the forest so dry she can’t afford to put a foot wrong’
November 28, 2024 at 12:42 AM
‘With the forest so dry she can’t afford to put a foot wrong’
Catching up on BBC Asia and The Arid Heart episode. The Gobi bears. That hit a bit deep for some reason. So few of them left.
November 28, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Catching up on BBC Asia and The Arid Heart episode. The Gobi bears. That hit a bit deep for some reason. So few of them left.
Giving a talk about our work in Zanzibar on Thursday (together with students) to the School’s Zoology themed seminar series. Got some back up slides from before but kinda also want to make new some ones.
November 17, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Giving a talk about our work in Zanzibar on Thursday (together with students) to the School’s Zoology themed seminar series. Got some back up slides from before but kinda also want to make new some ones.
Bangor was magical in the fog tonight
November 14, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Bangor was magical in the fog tonight