Alan McElligott
@amcell.bsky.social
Associate Prof, Animal Behaviour & Welfare-Hong Kong https://www.alanmcelligott.co.uk/ Animal behaviour, cognition, welfare; research ethics & integrity; environment; science; higher education; Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI) advocate. 🌈🇮🇪 he/him 🐂 🐃🐐🐥 🦆
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New from us. 2025. Adaptive behavioural strategies to seasonal challenges by a semiurban feral ungulate. (Water buffalo) Led by @debottam1991.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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#Sense8 is so good. I never understood why it got so little attention. It’s a show that should definitely be watched.
Feed: "Fiction Horizon"
By: Iva Antolovic on Friday, December 12, 2025
By: Iva Antolovic on Friday, December 12, 2025
25 Sci-Fi Series You Are Sleeping On (But Shouldn’t)
Science fiction offers a vast landscape of storytelling that goes beyond the popular blockbusters dominating the streaming charts. Many exceptional series
fictionhorizon.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
#Sense8 is so good. I never understood why it got so little attention. It’s a show that should definitely be watched.
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Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVFeatures #Sense8 #LanaWachowski One of Netflix’s Best and Steamiest Sci-Fi Shows Will Keep You Pressing Play After Every Episode
One of Netflix’s Best and Steamiest Sci-Fi Shows Will Keep You Pressing Play After Every Episode
The Wachowskis' groundbreaking Netflix sci-fi series Sense8 explores identity, interconnectedness, and the human experience.
dlvr.it
December 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVFeatures #Sense8 #LanaWachowski One of Netflix’s Best and Steamiest Sci-Fi Shows Will Keep You Pressing Play After Every Episode
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Have been re-watching #Sense8 and honestly it is one of the best shows — so much great diversity, colour, location shots, cast, and the concept is real good.
Netflix made a huge mistake dropping this.
Made by Wachowski siblings — so it’s an absolute cracker!
Netflix made a huge mistake dropping this.
Made by Wachowski siblings — so it’s an absolute cracker!
a group of people are sitting on a dock near a body of water
Alt: a group of people are sitting on a dock near a body of water and the sun is setting behind them
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Have been re-watching #Sense8 and honestly it is one of the best shows — so much great diversity, colour, location shots, cast, and the concept is real good.
Netflix made a huge mistake dropping this.
Made by Wachowski siblings — so it’s an absolute cracker!
Netflix made a huge mistake dropping this.
Made by Wachowski siblings — so it’s an absolute cracker!
❤️ #Sense8 - youtube.com/watch?v=NK4-... ❤️
Christmas special hallelujah Sense8 version 4K
YouTube video by Caracal🐈
youtube.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:39 AM
❤️ #Sense8 - youtube.com/watch?v=NK4-... ❤️
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'The fall of a prolific science journal [Science of the Total Environment] exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing'
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
'(It) has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin in 2024'
english.elpais.com/science-tech...
'(It) has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin in 2024'
The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing
One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5 bill...
english.elpais.com
December 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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When things get out of hand at the lab: Hundreds of accidents expose the ‘catastrophic’ risk of dangerous pathogen leaks, as warned by @chathamhouse.org english.elpais.com/science-tech...
When things get out of hand at the lab: Hundreds of accidents expose the ‘catastrophic’ risk of dangerous pathogen leaks
Opacity surrounds incidents at scientific facilities, with over 400 cases documented in the last half-century worldwide, including a cloud of bacteria that affected 10,000 people in 2019
english.elpais.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
When things get out of hand at the lab: Hundreds of accidents expose the ‘catastrophic’ risk of dangerous pathogen leaks, as warned by @chathamhouse.org english.elpais.com/science-tech...
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Y aquí la imagen que da Corchado de España al mundo, sin que nadie pida su dimisión:
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
December 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Y aquí la imagen que da Corchado de España al mundo, sin que nadie pida su dimisión:
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
2025. Domestication is adaptive evolution in response to human use | PNAS - "According to a new definition of domestication, bed bugs and house sparrows are domesticated, whereas racing horses and broiler chickens are not." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
December 24, 2025 at 1:45 AM
2025. Domestication is adaptive evolution in response to human use | PNAS - "According to a new definition of domestication, bed bugs and house sparrows are domesticated, whereas racing horses and broiler chickens are not." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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2025. From prey to predator: How carnivores spread beneficial fungi phys.org/news/2025-12...
From prey to predator: How carnivores spread beneficial fungi
Animals help disperse seeds and spores for many plant and fungal species. This typically happens when animals eat the fruiting bodies of plants and fungi and pass seeds and spores through their digest...
phys.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:37 AM
2025. From prey to predator: How carnivores spread beneficial fungi phys.org/news/2025-12...
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Policy paper. Animal welfare strategy for England. Published 22 December 2025 - www.gov.uk/government/p...
Animal welfare strategy for England
www.gov.uk
December 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Policy paper. Animal welfare strategy for England. Published 22 December 2025 - www.gov.uk/government/p...
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[electric shock-collars (e-collars)] - "We are therefore concerned about the possible welfare implications of the use of e-collars. We will gather views and evidence on the current use of e-collars to inform whether to take forward a ban. The
use of e-collars has already been banned in Wales."
use of e-collars has already been banned in Wales."
Policy paper. Animal welfare strategy for England. Published 22 December 2025 - www.gov.uk/government/p...
Animal welfare strategy for England
www.gov.uk
December 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM
[electric shock-collars (e-collars)] - "We are therefore concerned about the possible welfare implications of the use of e-collars. We will gather views and evidence on the current use of e-collars to inform whether to take forward a ban. The
use of e-collars has already been banned in Wales."
use of e-collars has already been banned in Wales."
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Farm animals are also just as sentient as dogs. I would really like to see a ban on the use of shock collars (aka "virtual fencing") for goats, cattle, etc.
[electric shock-collars (e-collars)] - "We are therefore concerned about the possible welfare implications of the use of e-collars. We will gather views and evidence on the current use of e-collars to inform whether to take forward a ban. The
use of e-collars has already been banned in Wales."
use of e-collars has already been banned in Wales."
Policy paper. Animal welfare strategy for England. Published 22 December 2025 - www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 23, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Farm animals are also just as sentient as dogs. I would really like to see a ban on the use of shock collars (aka "virtual fencing") for goats, cattle, etc.
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Marine #Wildlife like #Seals #SeaLions are vulnerable to multiple #AnimalWelfare threats causing large mortality events right now. Help them by protecting the #Environment we share. #AlgalBloom #PFAS #ClimateChange #BirdFlu #KangarooIsland #SA #Australia 🦭🌊🌏
Australia's sea lion population has had a tough winter with rising pup mortalities amid the algal bloom, but dedicated researchers are doing everything they can to help their survival as a species.
Hope for Australia's sea lions amid more pup deaths
Australia's sea lion population has had a tough winter with rising pup mortalities amid the algal bloom, but dedicated researchers are doing everything they can to help their survival as a species.
www.abc.net.au
December 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Marine #Wildlife like #Seals #SeaLions are vulnerable to multiple #AnimalWelfare threats causing large mortality events right now. Help them by protecting the #Environment we share. #AlgalBloom #PFAS #ClimateChange #BirdFlu #KangarooIsland #SA #Australia 🦭🌊🌏
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NOMV offers insights not only for veterinary professionals, but also resilience for pet parents navigating the emotional journey of animal companionship. One powerful example is the blog Learning to Love After Loss which explores grief, healing, and opening your heart again.
December 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
NOMV offers insights not only for veterinary professionals, but also resilience for pet parents navigating the emotional journey of animal companionship. One powerful example is the blog Learning to Love After Loss which explores grief, healing, and opening your heart again.
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Our newest research in @currentbiology.bsky.social:
www.cell.com/current-biol...
We find dominant baboons have more interrupted and less rest at night.
Author list and story in comments below :-)
www.cell.com/current-biol...
We find dominant baboons have more interrupted and less rest at night.
Author list and story in comments below :-)
December 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Our newest research in @currentbiology.bsky.social:
www.cell.com/current-biol...
We find dominant baboons have more interrupted and less rest at night.
Author list and story in comments below :-)
www.cell.com/current-biol...
We find dominant baboons have more interrupted and less rest at night.
Author list and story in comments below :-)
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New paper out! 🧪
On reconstructing dinosaur cognition through contemporary cognitive science - a primer on the function of neurons and cognition, the role of extant animals, thermobiology, tools, arms races, foraging, and model-based cognition.
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
On reconstructing dinosaur cognition through contemporary cognitive science - a primer on the function of neurons and cognition, the role of extant animals, thermobiology, tools, arms races, foraging, and model-based cognition.
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
December 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
New paper out! 🧪
On reconstructing dinosaur cognition through contemporary cognitive science - a primer on the function of neurons and cognition, the role of extant animals, thermobiology, tools, arms races, foraging, and model-based cognition.
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
On reconstructing dinosaur cognition through contemporary cognitive science - a primer on the function of neurons and cognition, the role of extant animals, thermobiology, tools, arms races, foraging, and model-based cognition.
anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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New study with collaborators from the INRAe showing that people recognise horse negative facial expressions more accurately than positive ones www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Humans can accurately categorise negative but not positive emotional facial expressions in horses
Recognising emotional facial expressions plays a key role in communication, both within and between species. Many non-human animals, including horses,…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
New study with collaborators from the INRAe showing that people recognise horse negative facial expressions more accurately than positive ones www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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2025. Intra‐annual variation of fecal nitrogen of red deer in Mediterranean habitats and its relationship with NDVI and bioclimatic indices. [fenced Mediterranean estate in central Spain] wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:10 AM
2025. Intra‐annual variation of fecal nitrogen of red deer in Mediterranean habitats and its relationship with NDVI and bioclimatic indices. [fenced Mediterranean estate in central Spain] wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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2025. Co‐existence of predators, prey, and livestock in the Central Himalaya. [snow leopards (Panthera uncia), grey wolves (Canis lupus), primary wild prey, the ungulate bharal (Pseudois nayaur), livestock] wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
TWS Journals
Schematic representation of spatial co-occurrence relationships between species, with line width indicating the magnitude of co-occurrence estimate. Despite the widespread presence of livestock, snow....
wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:13 AM
2025. Co‐existence of predators, prey, and livestock in the Central Himalaya. [snow leopards (Panthera uncia), grey wolves (Canis lupus), primary wild prey, the ungulate bharal (Pseudois nayaur), livestock] wildlife.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
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In a move that reverses nearly a decade of practice, California wildlife officials have quietly begun to allow killing mountain lions in order to protect another iconic native—bighorn sheep. phys.org/news/2025-12...
California wildlife officials quietly shift on killing a high-profile predator
In a move that reverses nearly a decade of practice, California wildlife officials have quietly begun to allow killing mountain lions in order to protect another iconic native—bighorn sheep.
phys.org
December 22, 2025 at 6:01 AM
In a move that reverses nearly a decade of practice, California wildlife officials have quietly begun to allow killing mountain lions in order to protect another iconic native—bighorn sheep. phys.org/news/2025-12...
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2026. A call for CARE in animal behaviour: an holistic ethical research framework. [Consult, Approve, Research and Evaluate framework] via @asab.org cc @asabeducation.bsky.social - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A call for CARE in animal behaviour: an holistic ethical research framework
Despite increasing awareness of animal welfare, there are vast discrepancies between legal protections and recommended practices for different species…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:06 AM
2026. A call for CARE in animal behaviour: an holistic ethical research framework. [Consult, Approve, Research and Evaluate framework] via @asab.org cc @asabeducation.bsky.social - www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Farm animals are also just as sentient as dogs. I would really like to see a ban on the use of shock collars (aka "virtual fencing") for goats, cattle, etc.
[electric shock-collars (e-collars)] - "We are therefore concerned about the possible welfare implications of the use of e-collars. We will gather views and evidence on the current use of e-collars to inform whether to take forward a ban. The
use of e-collars has already been banned in Wales."
use of e-collars has already been banned in Wales."
Policy paper. Animal welfare strategy for England. Published 22 December 2025 - www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 23, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Farm animals are also just as sentient as dogs. I would really like to see a ban on the use of shock collars (aka "virtual fencing") for goats, cattle, etc.
[electric shock-collars (e-collars)] - "We are therefore concerned about the possible welfare implications of the use of e-collars. We will gather views and evidence on the current use of e-collars to inform whether to take forward a ban. The
use of e-collars has already been banned in Wales."
use of e-collars has already been banned in Wales."
Policy paper. Animal welfare strategy for England. Published 22 December 2025 - www.gov.uk/government/p...
Animal welfare strategy for England
www.gov.uk
December 23, 2025 at 3:51 AM
[electric shock-collars (e-collars)] - "We are therefore concerned about the possible welfare implications of the use of e-collars. We will gather views and evidence on the current use of e-collars to inform whether to take forward a ban. The
use of e-collars has already been banned in Wales."
use of e-collars has already been banned in Wales."
Policy paper. Animal welfare strategy for England. Published 22 December 2025 - www.gov.uk/government/p...
Animal welfare strategy for England
www.gov.uk
December 23, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Policy paper. Animal welfare strategy for England. Published 22 December 2025 - www.gov.uk/government/p...