Dianne
@dianne9m.bsky.social
Great ape zookeeper surrounded by lilacs. My views are my own. she/her
Met a group from Scotland by the Eiffel Tower the other day and they asked where I was from. “America, unfortunately right now” got a good laugh from them. Of course I had to follow up with “Chicago,” just in case
November 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Met a group from Scotland by the Eiffel Tower the other day and they asked where I was from. “America, unfortunately right now” got a good laugh from them. Of course I had to follow up with “Chicago,” just in case
It’s Giving Day 2025! Did you know @lpzoo.org is the only privately managed free-admission zoo in the United States? We welcome over 3 million visitors every year and your donations help keep Lincoln Park Zoo free to all and open 365 days a year! support.lpzoo.org/fundraiser/6...
September 26, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It’s Giving Day 2025! Did you know @lpzoo.org is the only privately managed free-admission zoo in the United States? We welcome over 3 million visitors every year and your donations help keep Lincoln Park Zoo free to all and open 365 days a year! support.lpzoo.org/fundraiser/6...
Happy World Gorilla Day! Learn about how we care for the gorillas at Lincoln Park Zoo! @lpzoo.org 🌍🦍 youtu.be/DSWdkNK7IAo?...
Giving Day donations help us to continue to provide this expert care! support.lpzoo.org/fundraiser/6...
Giving Day donations help us to continue to provide this expert care! support.lpzoo.org/fundraiser/6...
Giving Day 2025
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September 25, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Happy World Gorilla Day! Learn about how we care for the gorillas at Lincoln Park Zoo! @lpzoo.org 🌍🦍 youtu.be/DSWdkNK7IAo?...
Giving Day donations help us to continue to provide this expert care! support.lpzoo.org/fundraiser/6...
Giving Day donations help us to continue to provide this expert care! support.lpzoo.org/fundraiser/6...
A dainty princess with her first pup cup
June 9, 2025 at 1:18 AM
A dainty princess with her first pup cup
Bestie check-in featuring Djeke and Nyah 💚
May 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Bestie check-in featuring Djeke and Nyah 💚
I submitted a “pothole complaint” on the Chi311 app and the crater was actually fixed only six days later 🤯
April 15, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I submitted a “pothole complaint” on the Chi311 app and the crater was actually fixed only six days later 🤯
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Pic I took of Shota arriving at a cold Wrigley Field today.
April 7, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Pic I took of Shota arriving at a cold Wrigley Field today.
Checked in for my eye appointment and the receptionist commented “wow, I would expect you to be older!” 😑 Yes, I realize I’m probably one of twenty millennials with my first name 👵🏼
April 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Checked in for my eye appointment and the receptionist commented “wow, I would expect you to be older!” 😑 Yes, I realize I’m probably one of twenty millennials with my first name 👵🏼
Gorilla? Naw, that’s a little squirrel chewing on his bark chip. This lil guy has grown up in so many ways in just one year
March 7, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Gorilla? Naw, that’s a little squirrel chewing on his bark chip. This lil guy has grown up in so many ways in just one year
Became a victim of an AllTrails ‘easy’ hike today.
February 17, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Became a victim of an AllTrails ‘easy’ hike today.
So apparently I’ve turned into a panic packer and wait until a few hours before my flight to even open my suitcase 🙈
February 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
So apparently I’ve turned into a panic packer and wait until a few hours before my flight to even open my suitcase 🙈
FaceTimed with my 6yo nephew earlier and he asked if I’m on my winter break now…I wish. I’m on my 2-day weekend that luckily falls on Christmas Day this year 😆
December 25, 2024 at 3:37 AM
FaceTimed with my 6yo nephew earlier and he asked if I’m on my winter break now…I wish. I’m on my 2-day weekend that luckily falls on Christmas Day this year 😆
Check out @katieacronin.bsky.social and the primates at Lincoln Park Zoo featured on Nightly News: Kids Edition! 🦍🐒 (starting at the 8:00min mark) www.nbcnews.com/video/nightl...
Nightly News: Kids Edition - Nov. 30
’Tis the season! From Christmas trees to Santa Claus, to reindeer and snow, we’ve got a holiday preview. Do you know why we decorate our Christmas trees? Then, we explain our taste buds and the scienc...
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December 1, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Check out @katieacronin.bsky.social and the primates at Lincoln Park Zoo featured on Nightly News: Kids Edition! 🦍🐒 (starting at the 8:00min mark) www.nbcnews.com/video/nightl...
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"For the first time, Ethiopian wolves have been documented feeding on the nectar of Ethiopian red hot poker flowers. This is the first large carnivore species ever to be documented feeding on nectar."
Sweet tooth: Ethiopian wolves seen feeding on nectar www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/swee... #wolves
Sweet tooth: Ethiopian wolves seen feeding on nectar www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/swee... #wolves
Sweet tooth: Ethiopian wolves seen feeding on nectar
www.biology.ox.ac.uk
November 24, 2024 at 3:05 AM
"For the first time, Ethiopian wolves have been documented feeding on the nectar of Ethiopian red hot poker flowers. This is the first large carnivore species ever to be documented feeding on nectar."
Sweet tooth: Ethiopian wolves seen feeding on nectar www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/swee... #wolves
Sweet tooth: Ethiopian wolves seen feeding on nectar www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/swee... #wolves
So proud of this guy for his stellar training session with me this morning! 🦍
November 22, 2024 at 11:32 PM
So proud of this guy for his stellar training session with me this morning! 🦍
Check out the work Lincoln Park Zoo has been doing for #chimpanzees Eli and Susie www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/s...
Can These Ex-Hollywood Chimps Find a Place Among the Apes?
Behind the scenes at a Chicago zoo, chimpanzees who spent years entertaining humans are learning to befriend their own kind.
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2024 at 1:18 AM
Check out the work Lincoln Park Zoo has been doing for #chimpanzees Eli and Susie www.nytimes.com/2024/11/15/s...
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This Rum Protects the Ocean: the world’s first conservation distillery is open for business. – Southern Fried Science https://buff.ly/4hN8tTn 🌎🧪🦑
This Rum Protects the Ocean: the world’s first conservation distillery is open for business.
Five years ago, a small team of ocean scientists, conservationists, sea turtle patrollers, and distillers came up with a radical idea to create a sustainable, long-term funding model for Dominica&#…
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November 15, 2024 at 4:57 PM
This Rum Protects the Ocean: the world’s first conservation distillery is open for business. – Southern Fried Science https://buff.ly/4hN8tTn 🌎🧪🦑
Kathy always makes the best nests 💤
November 15, 2024 at 4:51 PM
Kathy always makes the best nests 💤
Going to assume they’re filming The Bear across from my apartment
April 17, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Going to assume they’re filming The Bear across from my apartment
hbd to the best new year’s eve baby, Zachary 💛
January 1, 2024 at 4:18 AM
hbd to the best new year’s eve baby, Zachary 💛
Getting into this career, I thought I may do a career talk at an elementary school someday. I never thought I would be giving guest lectures for college psych classes, yet today I gave my second one at college number two 😎
November 30, 2023 at 12:06 AM
Getting into this career, I thought I may do a career talk at an elementary school someday. I never thought I would be giving guest lectures for college psych classes, yet today I gave my second one at college number two 😎
My new training project
November 8, 2023 at 7:17 PM
My new training project
Gray skies or blue, chances are good Umande will be outside 🦍
November 8, 2023 at 3:20 PM
Gray skies or blue, chances are good Umande will be outside 🦍
This is what happens when you let me dog sit. New jacket for the suburban boy not used to cold walks (he loves it) and another bed 💤
November 1, 2023 at 11:20 PM
This is what happens when you let me dog sit. New jacket for the suburban boy not used to cold walks (he loves it) and another bed 💤