Erin Person
@erinperson.bsky.social
Postdoc with @archielab.bsky.social | baboon social behavior and stress responses | erinsperson.weebly.com
This is Peace Out, a California ground squirrel who was infamous with my field team after escaping during handling seven times in one summer.
It's humbling to discover that the reason most squirrels don't escape isn't that you're great at handling, it's because they're not trying very hard.
It's humbling to discover that the reason most squirrels don't escape isn't that you're great at handling, it's because they're not trying very hard.
January 22, 2026 at 4:34 PM
This is Peace Out, a California ground squirrel who was infamous with my field team after escaping during handling seven times in one summer.
It's humbling to discover that the reason most squirrels don't escape isn't that you're great at handling, it's because they're not trying very hard.
It's humbling to discover that the reason most squirrels don't escape isn't that you're great at handling, it's because they're not trying very hard.
It feels extremely weird to be announcing good news right now but I'm very excited to be starting a postdoc with the @archielab.bsky.social this week. The academic world may be a little (a lot) on fire but for the time being I get to keep studying amazing animals in beautiful places!
February 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It feels extremely weird to be announcing good news right now but I'm very excited to be starting a postdoc with the @archielab.bsky.social this week. The academic world may be a little (a lot) on fire but for the time being I get to keep studying amazing animals in beautiful places!
I realized I haven't actually posted anything since hopping over to bsky but this seems like a fun first post: the squirrels have gone carnivorous! Really amazing observations from Sonja and Team Squirrel this summer. Go check out the video, it's unbelievable!
Vole hunting: novel predatory and carnivorous behavior by California ground squirrels
In our new video article in the Journal of Ethology we document the emergence of this exciting behavior following a population explosion of California voles doi.org/10.1007/s101...
In our new video article in the Journal of Ethology we document the emergence of this exciting behavior following a population explosion of California voles doi.org/10.1007/s101...
December 18, 2024 at 10:45 PM
I realized I haven't actually posted anything since hopping over to bsky but this seems like a fun first post: the squirrels have gone carnivorous! Really amazing observations from Sonja and Team Squirrel this summer. Go check out the video, it's unbelievable!