Kris Sabbi
@kris-sabbi.bsky.social
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Kris Sabbi
@kris-sabbi.bsky.social
· Nov 15
It's so exciting to see things growing over here! As a reintroduction - I'm Kris and I'm a primatologist studying how wild primates grow up. Connect with me for some fun science, and of course, gratuitous primate pics!
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Heck's macaques (Macaca hecki) are endemic to Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, a mountainous region with many active volcanoes. Mostly terrestrial, they live in groups of up to 30 individuals. Threatened by habitat loss and forest fragmentation. Vulnerable. Photo courtesy of © Jono Dashper.
November 26, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Heck's macaques (Macaca hecki) are endemic to Indonesia's North Sulawesi province, a mountainous region with many active volcanoes. Mostly terrestrial, they live in groups of up to 30 individuals. Threatened by habitat loss and forest fragmentation. Vulnerable. Photo courtesy of © Jono Dashper.
Is it even a holiday if you don’t visit the hometown ER?
November 27, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Is it even a holiday if you don’t visit the hometown ER?
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If a politician:
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
November 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
If a politician:
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
-Has never cared at all about whales before;
-Is in the pocket of big oil, an industry which has a financial incentive to oppose alternative energy;
and
-is a well-documented liar,
You don't have to take their "we have to stop offshore wind to save whales" claims seriously.
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Black-footed gray langurs (Semnopithecus hypoleucos), also called Malabar sacred langurs, are endemic to the Western Ghats Mountains in India's southwest coast and a world heritage site rich in biodiversity. Threatened by forest degradation from human activities and hunting. Listed as Least Concern.
November 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Black-footed gray langurs (Semnopithecus hypoleucos), also called Malabar sacred langurs, are endemic to the Western Ghats Mountains in India's southwest coast and a world heritage site rich in biodiversity. Threatened by forest degradation from human activities and hunting. Listed as Least Concern.
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Africa’s great apes are our closest living relatives. In this video, explore the remarkable world of bonobos, chimpanzees, and gorillas: their intelligence, social relationships, behaviors, communication, and the challenges they face in the wild. youtu.be/E8aj5ZqX4Rg
Africa's Apes
YouTube video by New England Primate Conservancy
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Africa’s great apes are our closest living relatives. In this video, explore the remarkable world of bonobos, chimpanzees, and gorillas: their intelligence, social relationships, behaviors, communication, and the challenges they face in the wild. youtu.be/E8aj5ZqX4Rg
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Gray-shanked douc langurs (Pygathrix cinerea) are found in fragmented populations in Vietnam's central highlands. One of 3 douc langur species, differentiated by the color of their lower legs. Threatened by deforestation and hunting. Critically Endangered.
November 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Gray-shanked douc langurs (Pygathrix cinerea) are found in fragmented populations in Vietnam's central highlands. One of 3 douc langur species, differentiated by the color of their lower legs. Threatened by deforestation and hunting. Critically Endangered.
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Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) are endemic to east-central China. The largest of the macaques. Mostly terrestrial, they prefer to sleep in caves. Threatened by habitat loss; recent halts to deforestation may bring hope for population stability. Near Threatened.
November 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) are endemic to east-central China. The largest of the macaques. Mostly terrestrial, they prefer to sleep in caves. Threatened by habitat loss; recent halts to deforestation may bring hope for population stability. Near Threatened.
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A reminder to all #palaeoartists; the deadline for the Marsh Palaeoart Award is fast approaching!
If you want to submit I'd recommend doing it ASAP as, while it says 25th Nov here, the webpage specifies the 21st (I'm glad I checked😅).
Anyway, good luck to y'all!
#paleoart @palaeontosoc.bsky.social
If you want to submit I'd recommend doing it ASAP as, while it says 25th Nov here, the webpage specifies the 21st (I'm glad I checked😅).
Anyway, good luck to y'all!
#paleoart @palaeontosoc.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 1:21 PM
A reminder to all #palaeoartists; the deadline for the Marsh Palaeoart Award is fast approaching!
If you want to submit I'd recommend doing it ASAP as, while it says 25th Nov here, the webpage specifies the 21st (I'm glad I checked😅).
Anyway, good luck to y'all!
#paleoart @palaeontosoc.bsky.social
If you want to submit I'd recommend doing it ASAP as, while it says 25th Nov here, the webpage specifies the 21st (I'm glad I checked😅).
Anyway, good luck to y'all!
#paleoart @palaeontosoc.bsky.social
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I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I really hate it when scientists keep saying that “we need to rebuild trust in science,” because it implies that scientists are to blame for the mistrust rather than the millions of dollars of dark money that have funded political attacks on science in order to advance a far right agenda.
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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Guide for the perplexed:
One academic expressing an opinion about another academic’s work = not censorship
A university dictating what its staff can and cannot teach = censorship
One academic expressing an opinion about another academic’s work = not censorship
A university dictating what its staff can and cannot teach = censorship
'Courses that “advocate race or gender ideology, sexual orientation, or gender identity” now require presidential approval at Texas A&M system campuses, the system Board of Regents decided Thursday.'
Much will rest on interpretations of 'advocate' and 'ideology'. Or will it? 1/4
Much will rest on interpretations of 'advocate' and 'ideology'. Or will it? 1/4
Texas A&M Requires Approval for Courses That “Advocate” Certain Ideologies
Many faculty members decried the new restrictions on race- and gender-related courses as an assault on academic freedom. Meanwhile, the board also discussed a once-per-semester systemwide course revie...
www.insidehighered.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Guide for the perplexed:
One academic expressing an opinion about another academic’s work = not censorship
A university dictating what its staff can and cannot teach = censorship
One academic expressing an opinion about another academic’s work = not censorship
A university dictating what its staff can and cannot teach = censorship
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Where in the world do nonhuman primates live—and why there?
In this video, we explore the global distribution of primates, traveling to see where they occur and what makes these habitats so vital. Accompanying lesson and activities: neprimateconservancy.org/where-primates-live/
youtu.be/IpYt-KL68Sw
In this video, we explore the global distribution of primates, traveling to see where they occur and what makes these habitats so vital. Accompanying lesson and activities: neprimateconservancy.org/where-primates-live/
youtu.be/IpYt-KL68Sw
Where Do Primates Live?
YouTube video by New England Primate Conservancy
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Where in the world do nonhuman primates live—and why there?
In this video, we explore the global distribution of primates, traveling to see where they occur and what makes these habitats so vital. Accompanying lesson and activities: neprimateconservancy.org/where-primates-live/
youtu.be/IpYt-KL68Sw
In this video, we explore the global distribution of primates, traveling to see where they occur and what makes these habitats so vital. Accompanying lesson and activities: neprimateconservancy.org/where-primates-live/
youtu.be/IpYt-KL68Sw
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Mexican spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus), also called Northern Mesoamerican and Yucatán spider monkeys, native to Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Populations are highly fragmented. Captured for the pet trade and further threatened by habitat loss. Endangered.
November 16, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Mexican spider monkeys (Ateles geoffroyi vellerosus), also called Northern Mesoamerican and Yucatán spider monkeys, native to Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. Populations are highly fragmented. Captured for the pet trade and further threatened by habitat loss. Endangered.
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Ornate titis (Plecturocebus ornatus) are endemic to eastern Colombia. They live in monogamous family groups. Fathers are responsible for parental care, only passing infants to mothers for feeding. Their habitat is subject to intense human colonization and widespread forest fragmentation. Vulnerable.
November 15, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Ornate titis (Plecturocebus ornatus) are endemic to eastern Colombia. They live in monogamous family groups. Fathers are responsible for parental care, only passing infants to mothers for feeding. Their habitat is subject to intense human colonization and widespread forest fragmentation. Vulnerable.
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Dogs have been part of human culture for far longer than previously thought based on genomic evidence from @lachiescarsbrook.bsky.social and team. Great read. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Genomic evidence for the Holocene codispersal of dogs and humans across Eastern Eurasia
As the first domestic species, dogs likely dispersed with different cultural groups during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene. To test this hypothesis, we analyzed 73 ancient dog genomes, including 17 ...
www.science.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Dogs have been part of human culture for far longer than previously thought based on genomic evidence from @lachiescarsbrook.bsky.social and team. Great read. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Brief explainer from The Royal Society on climate change: “Rigorously tested & reviewed scientific evidence, built up over decades, shows that the world must rapidly reduce emissions & reach net zero to keep warming to below 2°C, a target accepted as necessary to avoid dangerous impacts of warming”
Is net zero by 2050 necessary in the UK? | Royal Society
A Royal Society statement on the facts around net zero.
royalsociety.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Brief explainer from The Royal Society on climate change: “Rigorously tested & reviewed scientific evidence, built up over decades, shows that the world must rapidly reduce emissions & reach net zero to keep warming to below 2°C, a target accepted as necessary to avoid dangerous impacts of warming”
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Bemaraha woolly lemur (Avahi cleesei), also known as John Cleese's avahi for the actor's efforts to protect lemurs. Endemic to two regions in the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park. Their geographic range is severely fragmented. Critically Endangered. Photo: ©ttso/iNaturalist/CC 4.0.
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Bemaraha woolly lemur (Avahi cleesei), also known as John Cleese's avahi for the actor's efforts to protect lemurs. Endemic to two regions in the Tsingy de Bemaraha National Park. Their geographic range is severely fragmented. Critically Endangered. Photo: ©ttso/iNaturalist/CC 4.0.
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As part of our "Discovering Primates: A Video Journey" series for young learners, this video answers one of the most fundamental questions in primatology: "What are primates?" It highlights the traits that define all primates—yet there are exceptions to nearly every rule!
youtu.be/VPKOzmDropA
youtu.be/VPKOzmDropA
WHAT are Primates?
YouTube video by New England Primate Conservancy
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
As part of our "Discovering Primates: A Video Journey" series for young learners, this video answers one of the most fundamental questions in primatology: "What are primates?" It highlights the traits that define all primates—yet there are exceptions to nearly every rule!
youtu.be/VPKOzmDropA
youtu.be/VPKOzmDropA
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Bad Art for Good is TOMORROW!
We've got free beer, pretzels, cheese, and all the art supplies you'll need to create art that can inspire action to make the world better.
Art is great at inspiring people, even if you think you're bad at it
Join us! There's 8 spots left :)
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We've got free beer, pretzels, cheese, and all the art supplies you'll need to create art that can inspire action to make the world better.
Art is great at inspiring people, even if you think you're bad at it
Join us! There's 8 spots left :)
luma.com/w8v2xk5i
Bad Art for Good · Luma
It's been a tough year to be a person with a conscience, huh?
At Bad Art for Good, we're gonna get together and make some art to make things better.
How can…
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November 9, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Bad Art for Good is TOMORROW!
We've got free beer, pretzels, cheese, and all the art supplies you'll need to create art that can inspire action to make the world better.
Art is great at inspiring people, even if you think you're bad at it
Join us! There's 8 spots left :)
luma.com/w8v2xk5i
We've got free beer, pretzels, cheese, and all the art supplies you'll need to create art that can inspire action to make the world better.
Art is great at inspiring people, even if you think you're bad at it
Join us! There's 8 spots left :)
luma.com/w8v2xk5i
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We are now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Shohet Scholars Grant for research on the Ancient Mediterranean! Awards range from $2,000-$30,000.
Deadline is Feburary 1, 2026.
More information: www.catacombsociety.org/shohet-schol...
Deadline is Feburary 1, 2026.
More information: www.catacombsociety.org/shohet-schol...
November 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
We are now accepting applications for the 2026-2027 Shohet Scholars Grant for research on the Ancient Mediterranean! Awards range from $2,000-$30,000.
Deadline is Feburary 1, 2026.
More information: www.catacombsociety.org/shohet-schol...
Deadline is Feburary 1, 2026.
More information: www.catacombsociety.org/shohet-schol...
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Cross River gorillas (Gorilla gorilla dielhii) are endemic to Cameroon and Nigeria. Only 100-250 mature individuals exist. Once hunted to near extinction. Still threatened by uncontrolled hunting and habitat loss. Critically Endangered.
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Cross River gorillas (Gorilla gorilla dielhii) are endemic to Cameroon and Nigeria. Only 100-250 mature individuals exist. Once hunted to near extinction. Still threatened by uncontrolled hunting and habitat loss. Critically Endangered.
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🚨⚠️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ⚠️🚨
i just found out that the smallest mustelidae is literally called the least weasel
i just found out that the smallest mustelidae is literally called the least weasel
November 7, 2025 at 7:03 AM
🚨⚠️ IMPORTANT INFORMATION ⚠️🚨
i just found out that the smallest mustelidae is literally called the least weasel
i just found out that the smallest mustelidae is literally called the least weasel
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“Financial restrictions oblige funders to reject vast numbers of sound proposals. Why not retain them for other funders to consider?”
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/comm...
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/comm...
A common grant application database would cut the waste of resubmission
Financial restrictions oblige funders to reject vast numbers of sound proposals. Why not retain them for other funders to consider, asks Mikhail Spivakov
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“Financial restrictions oblige funders to reject vast numbers of sound proposals. Why not retain them for other funders to consider?”
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/comm...
www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/comm...
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Evolutionary psychologists have long believed that men prefer physical traits in women which are cues to high potential fertility. A new review concludes: “current evidence base is too weak to support the claim that women’s feminine morphological traits are associated with reproductive potential”
A systematic review of the association between women’s morphological traits and fertility | Evolutionary Human Sciences | Cambridge Core
A systematic review of the association between women’s morphological traits and fertility
www.cambridge.org
November 5, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Evolutionary psychologists have long believed that men prefer physical traits in women which are cues to high potential fertility. A new review concludes: “current evidence base is too weak to support the claim that women’s feminine morphological traits are associated with reproductive potential”
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The golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) are endemic to China's Tibetan Plateau. They endure the coldest temperatures of any nonhuman primates. Flattened noses may protect against frostbite. Threatened by habitat loss, hunting, and disturbances from tourist activities. Endangered.
November 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The golden snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) are endemic to China's Tibetan Plateau. They endure the coldest temperatures of any nonhuman primates. Flattened noses may protect against frostbite. Threatened by habitat loss, hunting, and disturbances from tourist activities. Endangered.