Sarah Primate
@langurlover.bsky.social
B.A. Biological Anthropology. M.A. in Biology (Conservation Biology). Animal lover. Cat Mom. Primates Are Not Pets. Things I post about: Archaeology/Anthropology, Wildlife Conservation, Animals, History, Science, Primates. Proud Canadian!
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Today in History: January 3rd
Aretha Franklin became the first woman voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. More than 80 other women have entered the hall since her induction was announced on this day in 1987. #WomensHistory
Aretha Franklin became the first woman voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. More than 80 other women have entered the hall since her induction was announced on this day in 1987. #WomensHistory
Test your knowledge about #primates !! Then come back and tell me how you did!
Primates Quiz: Go ape and test your knowledge on our closest relatives
Time to stop monkeying around — just don't go bananas if you get the wrong answer!
www.livescience.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Test your knowledge about #primates !! Then come back and tell me how you did!
oooh look at the cute fishy! 🐟
Two white-blooded fish, two paths: Icefish and noodlefish independently lose red blood cell function
Antarctic icefish are famous for living without red blood cells, but they are not alone. A species of needle-shaped, warm-water fish called the Asian noodlefish also lacks hemoglobin and red blood cel...
phys.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:13 PM
oooh look at the cute fishy! 🐟
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How juvenile lobsters fall into a deadly natural trap in the Florida Keys
In the shallow waters of the Florida Keys, juvenile Caribbean spiny lobsters are unwittingly meeting their doom by stumbling into naturally occurring ecological traps, according to a new study publish...
phys.org
January 3, 2026 at 3:12 PM
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WOW!!!! 🐅
Camera traps in China capture first-ever footage of Amur tigress with five cubs
Camera traps installed in the world’s largest tiger reserve, in China, have captured footage of an Amur tigress and her five cubs for the first time. Recorded in November 2025, the footage from Northe...
news.mongabay.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:06 PM
WOW!!!! 🐅
Today in History: January 3rd
Aretha Franklin became the first woman voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. More than 80 other women have entered the hall since her induction was announced on this day in 1987. #WomensHistory
Aretha Franklin became the first woman voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. More than 80 other women have entered the hall since her induction was announced on this day in 1987. #WomensHistory
January 3, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Today in History: January 3rd
Aretha Franklin became the first woman voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. More than 80 other women have entered the hall since her induction was announced on this day in 1987. #WomensHistory
Aretha Franklin became the first woman voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. More than 80 other women have entered the hall since her induction was announced on this day in 1987. #WomensHistory
Low-key birthday yesterday. Just how I like it. Still celebrating this weekend with something fun each day. I have the best husband in the world! Wouldn't want to spend these days with anyone else!
January 3, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Low-key birthday yesterday. Just how I like it. Still celebrating this weekend with something fun each day. I have the best husband in the world! Wouldn't want to spend these days with anyone else!
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Oh my goat! Check out these floppy-eared additions to the Oakland Zoo family 🐐🐐
These 2 Nubian goats are completing their quarantine at our veterinary hospital before they join the gang at the Petting Yard.
Enjoy this #VetTales Friday sneak peek with Keeper Amber 🩺
These 2 Nubian goats are completing their quarantine at our veterinary hospital before they join the gang at the Petting Yard.
Enjoy this #VetTales Friday sneak peek with Keeper Amber 🩺
January 3, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Oh my goat! Check out these floppy-eared additions to the Oakland Zoo family 🐐🐐
These 2 Nubian goats are completing their quarantine at our veterinary hospital before they join the gang at the Petting Yard.
Enjoy this #VetTales Friday sneak peek with Keeper Amber 🩺
These 2 Nubian goats are completing their quarantine at our veterinary hospital before they join the gang at the Petting Yard.
Enjoy this #VetTales Friday sneak peek with Keeper Amber 🩺
I really got to get my diabetes under control this year. Everything I eat pretty much makes me sick anymore 😭 just had a half a piece of berry Chantilly birthday cake and now I feel like im going to be 🤢
January 3, 2026 at 1:19 AM
I really got to get my diabetes under control this year. Everything I eat pretty much makes me sick anymore 😭 just had a half a piece of berry Chantilly birthday cake and now I feel like im going to be 🤢
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January 2, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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New Year’s nurse shark starts the year swimming through clear blue winter water. Let’s hope 2026 brings many more clear water days in the months ahead! 💙🩺🦈💙 #nurseshark #sharksofcoralcity #shark #newyearsday #clearwater #bluewater #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
January 2, 2026 at 5:23 PM
New Year’s nurse shark starts the year swimming through clear blue winter water. Let’s hope 2026 brings many more clear water days in the months ahead! 💙🩺🦈💙 #nurseshark #sharksofcoralcity #shark #newyearsday #clearwater #bluewater #coral #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
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Ugandan conservationists are celebrating a new national park! Echuya Forest Reserve's new protected status will benefit biodiversity, especially the ultra-rare African golden cat.
Small cat conservationists hail Uganda’s new Echuya Forest National Park
In what’s being called immensely good news for the African golden cat, often described as the continent’s most elusive and threatened wildcat species, Uganda’s Echuya Forest will become a national par...
tinyurl.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Ugandan conservationists are celebrating a new national park! Echuya Forest Reserve's new protected status will benefit biodiversity, especially the ultra-rare African golden cat.
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Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GoodLight and don't we all love it when that happens. Here's a pic of an I'iwi on 'ohia from a day of softly lit clouds in Hosmer Grove. Also the source of my profile pic. :) Best viewed large.🦉🌿📷
January 2, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Today's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #GoodLight and don't we all love it when that happens. Here's a pic of an I'iwi on 'ohia from a day of softly lit clouds in Hosmer Grove. Also the source of my profile pic. :) Best viewed large.🦉🌿📷
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"If confirmed, Pearce would likely try to weaken protections, accelerate extraction and sell off #PublicLands — just as he tried throughout his career.
"This would be a disaster for #Arizona wildlife."
Get the rest in this commentary from Laiken Jordahl, our National Public Lands Advocate ⬇️
"This would be a disaster for #Arizona wildlife."
Get the rest in this commentary from Laiken Jordahl, our National Public Lands Advocate ⬇️
Trump’s Bureau of Land Management nominee threatens Arizona’s public lands
President Trump recently nominated Steve Pearce — an anti-environmentalist obsessed with selling off public lands — to run the nation’s largest land management agency.
azmirror.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:55 PM
"If confirmed, Pearce would likely try to weaken protections, accelerate extraction and sell off #PublicLands — just as he tried throughout his career.
"This would be a disaster for #Arizona wildlife."
Get the rest in this commentary from Laiken Jordahl, our National Public Lands Advocate ⬇️
"This would be a disaster for #Arizona wildlife."
Get the rest in this commentary from Laiken Jordahl, our National Public Lands Advocate ⬇️
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Patience. Maintenance. Guano ✨
3 things to think about before getting a bat house.
Visit our website for more resources on bat houses: https://www.batcon.org/about-bats/bat-house-guidelines/
🦇 Florida bonneted bat
📸 MGambaRios
3 things to think about before getting a bat house.
Visit our website for more resources on bat houses: https://www.batcon.org/about-bats/bat-house-guidelines/
🦇 Florida bonneted bat
📸 MGambaRios
January 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Patience. Maintenance. Guano ✨
3 things to think about before getting a bat house.
Visit our website for more resources on bat houses: https://www.batcon.org/about-bats/bat-house-guidelines/
🦇 Florida bonneted bat
📸 MGambaRios
3 things to think about before getting a bat house.
Visit our website for more resources on bat houses: https://www.batcon.org/about-bats/bat-house-guidelines/
🦇 Florida bonneted bat
📸 MGambaRios
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January 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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It's #FunFactFriday! Did you know that Harbour Porpoises have a serrated edge on the front of their dorsal fins? This helps increase their aerodynamics when they are travelling!
Photo by Ashley
#WhaleTales
Photo by Ashley
#WhaleTales
January 2, 2026 at 9:35 PM
It's #FunFactFriday! Did you know that Harbour Porpoises have a serrated edge on the front of their dorsal fins? This helps increase their aerodynamics when they are travelling!
Photo by Ashley
#WhaleTales
Photo by Ashley
#WhaleTales
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January 2, 2026 at 4:45 AM
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Measuring up to 6.5 in (16.5 cm) long, the titan beetle can grow larger than a mouse and has mandibles strong enough to snap a pencil in half. This enormous insect can be found in tropical rainforests in parts of South America.
Photo: andre_ambrozio, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: andre_ambrozio, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
January 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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On this day in 1929, the Niagara Falls Treaty was signed between Canada and the United States. It pledged to preserve the natural beauty of the falls by improving water distribution, setting minimum flow requirements, and limiting controlled diversions for power generation.
January 2, 2026 at 3:23 PM
On this day in 1929, the Niagara Falls Treaty was signed between Canada and the United States. It pledged to preserve the natural beauty of the falls by improving water distribution, setting minimum flow requirements, and limiting controlled diversions for power generation.