Mariah (MSc) 🐢
@tortoisetime.bsky.social
Recent graduate with a Master's in Biology. My thesis involved studying immune function in the Mojave desert tortoise.
She/Her
She/Her
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My father made his annual visit a bit before the big day (his photo from today). We all tried to convince him to threaten Phil into ignoring his shadow even if he sees it, because this winter sucks and we want it over.
February 1, 2026 at 2:41 AM
My father made his annual visit a bit before the big day (his photo from today). We all tried to convince him to threaten Phil into ignoring his shadow even if he sees it, because this winter sucks and we want it over.
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Our friend the Southern Toad is a common toad who lives on the coastal plain of the southeast United States! They are most easily distinguished from other local toads by the knobs and backward-pointing spurs on their head! (photo by Eli McEuen)
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Our friend the Southern Toad is a common toad who lives on the coastal plain of the southeast United States! They are most easily distinguished from other local toads by the knobs and backward-pointing spurs on their head! (photo by Eli McEuen)
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IMG: Photo of a little parrot baby sitting on a log. Its tail and outer wing feathers are verdantly green but still stubby, and the rest of it is all pinfeathers and gray fluff.
Prepare yourselves to be bombarded with superb parrot content this coming week 😍🪶🪶
November 17, 2023 at 10:15 PM
IMG: Photo of a little parrot baby sitting on a log. Its tail and outer wing feathers are verdantly green but still stubby, and the rest of it is all pinfeathers and gray fluff.
Hello everyone! I'm looking for job leads or potential PhD positions in Vancouver, BC or Halifax, NS. I graduated in May, 2025 with my MSc in Biology; for my Master's thesis, I studied immune function in the threatened Mojave desert tortoise. I also have experience working in production #Science 🧪1/
January 25, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Hello everyone! I'm looking for job leads or potential PhD positions in Vancouver, BC or Halifax, NS. I graduated in May, 2025 with my MSc in Biology; for my Master's thesis, I studied immune function in the threatened Mojave desert tortoise. I also have experience working in production #Science 🧪1/
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Image: a glossy little black snake, the thickness of a string cheese, slithering off through the greenery and leaf litter.
that handsome slack of rope gave me a real nice look as he crossed the path beautiful motion i wanted to get video of him still and he started goin off on his way. amazing snake.🐍
January 23, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Image: a glossy little black snake, the thickness of a string cheese, slithering off through the greenery and leaf litter.
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pondering my rorb
January 21, 2026 at 12:44 AM
pondering my rorb
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Two new pygmy falcon chicks! Quarters (American) for scale.
[via San Antonio Zoo]
[via San Antonio Zoo]
January 16, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Two new pygmy falcon chicks! Quarters (American) for scale.
[via San Antonio Zoo]
[via San Antonio Zoo]
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Video: sand cat scrambling through enclosure to keep their strangest visitor in view: a North American porcupine named Humvee on a stroll. The prickly rodent is twice the size of the cat.
[Via Potawatomi Zoo]
[Via Potawatomi Zoo]
January 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Video: sand cat scrambling through enclosure to keep their strangest visitor in view: a North American porcupine named Humvee on a stroll. The prickly rodent is twice the size of the cat.
[Via Potawatomi Zoo]
[Via Potawatomi Zoo]
Oh this is all I can hope for
January 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Oh this is all I can hope for
Every day I get an email from the Mountain Goats about tour dates and every day they avoid my state entirely. I imagine I must have slighted someone, somehow.
December 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Every day I get an email from the Mountain Goats about tour dates and every day they avoid my state entirely. I imagine I must have slighted someone, somehow.
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I love Letters to a Pre-Scientist week! This round, my pre-scientist pen pal (whose stem interest was "not at all") asked me about cool lizards. I doubt they've ever seen this buff worm! (Mexican worm lizard, Bipes biporus)
December 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I love Letters to a Pre-Scientist week! This round, my pre-scientist pen pal (whose stem interest was "not at all") asked me about cool lizards. I doubt they've ever seen this buff worm! (Mexican worm lizard, Bipes biporus)
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A nine-banded armadillo standing on its hind legs with its head slightly tilted to regard me from its vantage point behind some blurry foliage in the foreground.
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A nine-banded armadillo standing on its hind legs with its head slightly tilted to regard me from its vantage point behind some blurry foliage in the foreground.
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Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year.
Did you imagine a rattlesnake?
My latest, for National Geographic!
Did you imagine a rattlesnake?
My latest, for National Geographic!
Caught on the RattleCam: a most unexpected snake behavior
For a long time, scientists didn’t think snakes needed each other. New research proves that wrong.
www.nationalgeographic.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Picture an animal that huddles up with others when stressed, babysits its young, hangs out around relatives, and gathers in big groups every year.
Did you imagine a rattlesnake?
My latest, for National Geographic!
Did you imagine a rattlesnake?
My latest, for National Geographic!
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This is amazing! Please, take Phil being a little golden loaf too in return
October 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
This is amazing! Please, take Phil being a little golden loaf too in return
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This will never not be funny.
September 21, 2023 at 11:51 AM
This will never not be funny.
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"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
October 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
My thesis has been available online for a little bit and I've been debating posting it here. I've been focused on turning it into publications, but that's been slow going (the scope of the first publication has been steadily creeping up)...Maybe I'll post a link?
September 28, 2025 at 4:27 AM
My thesis has been available online for a little bit and I've been debating posting it here. I've been focused on turning it into publications, but that's been slow going (the scope of the first publication has been steadily creeping up)...Maybe I'll post a link?
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Four generic frogs? No! These are members of four different FAMILIES from Europe, Borneo, Madagascar, and East Africa, convergently evolved on the generic brown frog morphotype! 🧪🐸
September 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Four generic frogs? No! These are members of four different FAMILIES from Europe, Borneo, Madagascar, and East Africa, convergently evolved on the generic brown frog morphotype! 🧪🐸
I caught my leopard gecko basking in a most decadent manner this morning
September 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I caught my leopard gecko basking in a most decadent manner this morning