Bill Schutt, Author
@billschuttauthor.bsky.social
Zoologist, 🦇 espec vampire bats. Cornell PhD. Author of pop sci books📚: Bite, Cannibalism, Pump, Dark Banquet & thrillers: Hell's Gate etc. Res Assoc @ AMNH. Emeritus Bio Prof @ LIU-Post. Anatomy, Nature, History, Science 🧪, Film, Horror www.billschutt.com
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This Dinosaur Really Knew How to Get a Grip
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One more dino for the book. ("Feet First" that is.) 🧪📚🦶🦖
This Dinosaur Really Knew How to Get a Grip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/s...
This Dinosaur Really Knew How to Get a Grip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/s...
One more dino for the book. ("Feet First" that is.) 🧪📚🦶🦖
This Dinosaur Really Knew How to Get a Grip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/s...
This Dinosaur Really Knew How to Get a Grip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/s...
This Dinosaur Really Knew How to Get a Grip
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January 19, 2026 at 1:12 PM
One more dino for the book. ("Feet First" that is.) 🧪📚🦶🦖
This Dinosaur Really Knew How to Get a Grip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/s...
This Dinosaur Really Knew How to Get a Grip www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/s...
I've hit the transition point in my upcoming book "Feet First: A Natural History, From Fins to Fetishes". I'm now moving from animals (past and present) to humans. A sincere "Thank you!" to the experts (esp. Nancy, Ian, Carl, and Dan) who have helped me thus far. 🧪📚🦶👟
January 15, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I've hit the transition point in my upcoming book "Feet First: A Natural History, From Fins to Fetishes". I'm now moving from animals (past and present) to humans. A sincere "Thank you!" to the experts (esp. Nancy, Ian, Carl, and Dan) who have helped me thus far. 🧪📚🦶👟
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I'll be covering running-related injuries in my upcoming book, "Feet First: A Natural History from Fins to Fetishes". Here's a NYT article on how to prevent them. 🏃🏃♀️👟🦶6 Mobility Exercises for Runners www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
6 Mobility Exercises for Runners
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December 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I'll be covering running-related injuries in my upcoming book, "Feet First: A Natural History from Fins to Fetishes". Here's a NYT article on how to prevent them. 🏃🏃♀️👟🦶6 Mobility Exercises for Runners www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/w...
If you're stuck for a last minute holiday gift, Amazon has the audio version of my newest book "Bite" for $6.99.
📚🧪🦷 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
📚🧪🦷 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
December 21, 2025 at 2:42 PM
If you're stuck for a last minute holiday gift, Amazon has the audio version of my newest book "Bite" for $6.99.
📚🧪🦷 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
📚🧪🦷 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Photographer Finds More Than 2,000 Dinosaur Footprints in the Italian Alps www.nytimes.com/video/world/... 🦖🧪🇮🇹
Video: Photographer Finds More Than 2,000 Dinosaur Footprints in the Italian Alps
While hiking in the Italian Alps in September, a nature photographer came upon a surface speckled with more than 2,000 dinosaur footprints. The site is not that far from Bormio, where Alpine skiing wi...
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December 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Photographer Finds More Than 2,000 Dinosaur Footprints in the Italian Alps www.nytimes.com/video/world/... 🦖🧪🇮🇹
Just received a copy of the beautiful Spanish language version of my book. It was just published in Mexico by Trillas. 🧪🩸📚🇲🇽🐟🕷️🐸🐌🦗🦖
December 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Just received a copy of the beautiful Spanish language version of my book. It was just published in Mexico by Trillas. 🧪🩸📚🇲🇽🐟🕷️🐸🐌🦗🦖
Oh good. We can inject ourselves with antifreeze when the bird flu epidemic hits. I'm sure that'll work. 🙄 🧪 😷🩺⚕️🩻Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command
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November 25, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Oh good. We can inject ourselves with antifreeze when the bird flu epidemic hits. I'm sure that'll work. 🙄 🧪 😷🩺⚕️🩻Doctor Critical of Vaccines Quietly Appointed as C.D.C.’s Second in Command www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/h...
I was just approached by a magazine writer who wants to do an article about which of the castaways on Gilligan’s island would be eaten first if they’d resorted to cannibalism. I turned it down but now I wonder…
What do you think?
What do you think?
November 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
I was just approached by a magazine writer who wants to do an article about which of the castaways on Gilligan’s island would be eaten first if they’d resorted to cannibalism. I turned it down but now I wonder…
What do you think?
What do you think?
Wow, this was definitely news to me!
Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...
Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...
Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair
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October 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Wow, this was definitely news to me!
Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...
Bats Catch Migratory Birds and Eat Them in Midair www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/s...
As a fan of Psycho, I wrote about Ed Gein's horrific story (the inspiration for Norman Bates) in my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”. His story was certainly not "perfectly natural" but I used it as an example of how a reputed cannibal turned into a 50's media sensation.📚
October 5, 2025 at 12:52 AM
As a fan of Psycho, I wrote about Ed Gein's horrific story (the inspiration for Norman Bates) in my book “Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History”. His story was certainly not "perfectly natural" but I used it as an example of how a reputed cannibal turned into a 50's media sensation.📚
Like many of my fellow authors who discovered that their books had been co-opted to train AI programs (I have 5 of them), I am currently dealing with this issue. I’m extremely thankful to Andrea Bartz (and the other plaintiffs) for taking the initiative to correct this matter. 🧪📚
The Thriller Writer Who Took on a Tech Giant
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October 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Like many of my fellow authors who discovered that their books had been co-opted to train AI programs (I have 5 of them), I am currently dealing with this issue. I’m extremely thankful to Andrea Bartz (and the other plaintiffs) for taking the initiative to correct this matter. 🧪📚
Here's an interview with Adrienne Westenfeld I did last month about cannibalism and my book Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History. Please check it out and, if you like it, please share it. 🧪📚
Everything You Could Ever Want to Know About Cannibalism
Author and zoologist Bill Schutt answers our burning questions about cannibalism, from what human flesh tastes like to why people once consumed powdered mummies (yes, seriously).
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October 2, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Here's an interview with Adrienne Westenfeld I did last month about cannibalism and my book Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History. Please check it out and, if you like it, please share it. 🧪📚
Mosquito-Borne Illness Rarely Seen in U.S. Is Suspected on Long Island www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/n...
Mosquito-Borne Illness Rarely Seen in U.S. Is Suspected on Long Island
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September 29, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Mosquito-Borne Illness Rarely Seen in U.S. Is Suspected on Long Island www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/n...
Here's an I mportant article from The New York Times on what to do if your passport is lost or stolen while you are out of the country. 🛂 ✈️
Was Your Passport Lost or Stolen Abroad? Here’s How to Replace It.
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September 5, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Here's an I mportant article from The New York Times on what to do if your passport is lost or stolen while you are out of the country. 🛂 ✈️
Eastern garter snake, (Thamnophis sirtalis) in our backyard this morning. 🐍🧪
August 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Eastern garter snake, (Thamnophis sirtalis) in our backyard this morning. 🐍🧪
Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying. Protect wildfire fighters now! Call on the Forest Service to immediately yupdate their rediculouly dangerous rules! 🌳🔥🚒 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying
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August 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying. Protect wildfire fighters now! Call on the Forest Service to immediately yupdate their rediculouly dangerous rules! 🌳🔥🚒 www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...
Meal time for Junior on our shag bark hickory. 🧪🐣 Mom was on an adjacent tree.
August 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Meal time for Junior on our shag bark hickory. 🧪🐣 Mom was on an adjacent tree.
Sharing is nice. Scene from our deck this morning. 🧪🕊️🐣
August 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Sharing is nice. Scene from our deck this morning. 🧪🕊️🐣
Thrilled to have signed my 2nd book contract in 2025. This one for "Feet First: A Natural History, from Fins to Fetishes" to be illustrated by my friend and ANNH colleague Patricia J. Wynne (of course). Here's a special shout out/thank you to my agents Gillian and Liz for keeping me busy 🧪🦶🏻👟👠📚🐘🦇🐾
August 5, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Thrilled to have signed my 2nd book contract in 2025. This one for "Feet First: A Natural History, from Fins to Fetishes" to be illustrated by my friend and ANNH colleague Patricia J. Wynne (of course). Here's a special shout out/thank you to my agents Gillian and Liz for keeping me busy 🧪🦶🏻👟👠📚🐘🦇🐾
10-Minute Challenge: Bosch’s ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’ www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 🎨 🖼️
10-Minute Challenge: Bosch’s ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’ (Gift Article)
We’d like you to look at one piece of art for 10 minutes, uninterrupted.
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August 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
10-Minute Challenge: Bosch’s ‘Garden of Earthly Delights’ www.nytimes.com/interactive/... 🎨 🖼️
Doing research for my next book. Could be worse. 🧪📚
July 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Doing research for my next book. Could be worse. 🧪📚
Just signed the contract for my first kid's book, "Desi the Vampire Bat", which will be illustrated by my longtime friend and AMNH colleague Patricia J. Wynne. 🧪🦇📚
July 19, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Just signed the contract for my first kid's book, "Desi the Vampire Bat", which will be illustrated by my longtime friend and AMNH colleague Patricia J. Wynne. 🧪🦇📚
Interesting article. 🧪Maybe It’s Not Just Aging. Maybe It’s Anemia. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/h...
Maybe It’s Not Just Aging. Maybe It’s Anemia.
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July 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Interesting article. 🧪Maybe It’s Not Just Aging. Maybe It’s Anemia. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/h...
Please read. This is important information. What to Do When There’s a Flash Flood Warning www.nytimes.com/article/flas...
What to Do When There’s a Flash Flood Warning
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June 23, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Please read. This is important information. What to Do When There’s a Flash Flood Warning www.nytimes.com/article/flas...