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The official Bluesky of The Ethogram, the blog of the Animal Behavior Graduate Group at UC Davis. Making animal behavior research fun and understandable for all!

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As this year comes to an end, take a moment to look back on the wonderful memories you made with nature, and think about the new ones you’ll create in the year ahead.
Thank you for following us for science facts about animal behavior!
We wish you a lovely 2026!
🌿🐤🦁🐻🦋🐍🐶🦌🦎🐜✨
#SciComm #Nature
December 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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Cassidy Cooper captured this photo of an Anna’s hummingbird. Read on to learn about the male’s impressive mating dance and song!
#SciComm #Hummingbird #BirdBehavior #CourtshipDisplay #WildlifePhotography #NatureFacts #Photography #Bird #Nature
Field Frame Friday: Anna’s hummingbird
Anna’s hummingbird (Calypte anna) is known for its striking iridescent pink throat and crown. The males have a classic mating ritual where they perform a “shuttle” behavior where …
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December 31, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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Here is a watercolor painting of a white tipreef shark to make you smile.
#sciart #marinelife #coralreefs #oceanconservation #sharks #sharksandrays
Painting of a whitetip reef shark, Triaenodon obesus
November 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Send in the clones!✨ Light bulb tunicates reproduce asexually, so in this photo taken by Karli Chudeau, you’re seeing a cluster of clones! Read on to learn more about these fascinating marine organisms.
#SciComm #MarineBiology #Invertebrates #SeaCreatures #NatureFacts #Photography
Field Frame Friday [Halloween edition]: Attack of the Clones!
Light bulb tunicates (Clavelina huntsmani), named for their bands of pink internal organs that resemble light bulb filaments, are a social species of tunicate (or more adorably known as “sea …
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October 21, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Another favorite bird to paint for me is the mighty Gyrfalcon. Here are some watercolour and acrylic paintings I did over the last few years. Gyrfalcons live here in Norway, far up north. They are the biggest, and according to to some, most powerful falcons in the world.
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October 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Found in oceans all around the world, sea butterflies! There are also sea angels! Have you heard of either of them? What are they? Read the article to learn more about these fascinating aquatic creatures.
#SciComm #SeaButterflies #SeaAngels #MarineBiology #OceanLife #NatureFacts #Nature
Creature Feature: Butterflies of the Sea
There are butterflies floating in the oceans all around the world. Usually only about a centimeter long, these beautiful, tiny creatures are actually snails that live their whole lives as plankton …
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October 10, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Showing how I mask off the background area & try something a little different than usual.

Used the Copic markers to create a sort of stipple ombre fade.

Blacktip Reef Sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus).

#shark #marinelife #sciart #Reef #nature #fish #fishart #animal #animalart #ArtYear #aquatic
Illustration masked off to apply Copic marker background Finished illustration of Blacktip Reef Sharks (Carcharhinus melanopterus). Marker and Prismacolor on Strathmore gray toned paper.
October 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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African wild dogs are critically endangered mammals. Within their packs, there’s little aggression. They don’t even fight over food! To learn more about these fascinating animals, read on.
#SciComm #AfricanWildDog #EndangeredSpecies #WildlifeFacts #AnimalBehavior #Conservation #Canids #Nature
Creature Feature: African wild dog
Think of a wolf: pack-living, broad-ranging, adept at taking down large prey cooperatively. Then give even the adults the playfulness, charisma, and expressive face of a puppy. Paint this creature’…
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October 1, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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#SciArtSeptember Day 25: Tireless

Some shark species sleep on the move, either by switching off each hemisphere of their brain, or by activating nerve centers in the spinal cord, allowing them to continue swimming and breathing.

#illustration #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sealife #MarineLife #shark
September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Timelapse of the eighteenth piece in the Close Encounters Collection, "Smug"!

#catportrait #catpainting #art #cats #gingercat #sciart #painting #catart
September 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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Raccoons are insanely adaptable! While we think of them as trash pandas in the city, out in nature, they feed on worms, fruit, & more. Ian Ramshorn Haliburton took this shot of a raccoon posing for the camera. 🦝📸
#SciComm #Raccoons #UrbanWildlife #AnimalBehavior #WildlifePhotography #Photography
Field Frame Friday: Rural Raccoons
Raccoons are versatile mammals that can adapt to both city and wilderness settings. Contrary to their “trash panda” perception, rural raccoons are cunning foragers, seeking out seasonal…
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September 20, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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Nick Chudeau captured this photo of beef cattle grazing.
📷🐄 Dr. Maggie Creamer notes that cattle can have different grazing patterns.
#SciComm #CattleResearch #AnimalBehavior #Livestock #GrazingPatterns #Agriculture #Cows #Photography
Field Frame Friday: Grazing or lazing
Beef cattle (bos taurus) display individual differences in grazing behavior on rangelands such as those in California. Even same-breed cattle can exhibit a variety of grazing patterns, such as trav…
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September 20, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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Australia’s veterinary medicine regulator has approved a vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia, one of the leading causes of koala infertility and death.

Researchers found the single-dose vaccine reduced mortality in wild koalas by at least 65%.
Australia approves the world’s first chlamydia vaccine for koalas
Australia’s veterinary medicine regulator has approved a vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia, one of the leading causes of koala infertility and death. Researchers found the single-dose vaccine…
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September 15, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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September 11: “venomous”
A blue ring octopus for #sciartseptember
#sciart #coralreefs #marinelife
Digital drawing of a blue ring octopus
September 10, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Have another happy honey bee visiting the sunflowers.
#FlowerReport #Bloomscrolling #InverteFest

I love the fractal symmetry of sunflower inflorescences.
September 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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My submission for #FishyFriday is this composite displaying all the non-shark fish I have done. Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris), Remora (Remora remora), Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) and Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans). 💙

#fish #fishart #nature #marinelife #sciart #ArtYear #animalart #art
Clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris), Remora (Remora remora), Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii) and Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans).
September 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Sci Hero: Dr. Ernest Everett Just
The Ethogram believes that science should be accessible and diverse in order to increase the sense of belonging within the science community. As a part of our continuing effort to make science a mo…
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August 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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#SciComm #TradingCards #History #Research
Dr. Ernest Everett Just: https://theethogram.com/2021/02/26/sci-hero-dr-ernest-everett-just/
August 29, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Dr. Ernest Everett Just (born 1883) made groundbreaking contributions to embryology and cell biology. Read on to learn more about his remarkable life and research!
#SciComm #BlackScientists #CellBiology #Embryology #ScienceHistory #NaturalScience #Research #SeaUrchin
Science Heroes: Ernest Everett Just
Imagine a young boy combing the shores of Charleston, South Carolina, gathering seashells, his mind buzzing with questions about marine biology. That boy would grow up to be Ernest Everett Just, on…
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August 29, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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Virtual fieldwork in Animal Crossing? 🌱 Lessons from Final Fantasy about the dangers of exploiting nature? 🎮 Video games can help us connect with the importance of protecting the environment.
#SciComm #VideoGames #Nature #EnvironmentalAwareness #AnimalCrossing #Nature #Biodiversity #Ecology #NSF
Science and Culture: The Power of Play – Video Games as Agents of Ecological Awareness
Global urbanization and advancements in technology have led to a disconnect between people and the natural environments around them [1,2]. This lack of interaction with nature has contributed to ri…
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August 26, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Aren’t otters adorable? 🦦 They have favorite rocks! Kristina Leslie, tinaleslie_ on Instagram, made this otter artwork.
#SciComm #OtterFacts #Otters #WildlifeArt #SciArt #AnimalBehavior #Nature #CuteAnimals #Mammals #Art #Adorable
Sunday Sketch: Sea Otter
To consume hard-shelled food such as mussels or clams, sea otters utilize rocks as tools to break them open. They have specific rocks that they repeatedly use for this purpose. Art and fact by Kris…
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August 25, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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UC Davis vets are treating cats with a coronavirus disease, feline infectious peritonitis of FIP, with a combination of antiviral drugs and stem cells. It could bring insights into long COVID in humans www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/...
What Cats May Teach Us About Long COVID
UC Davis researchers find cats could help us learn about long COVID. They've found a new cell therapy boosts immune systems in cats with severe coronavirus.
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July 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Dr. Darien Satterfield @diverdarien.bsky.social created this stunning parrotfish illustration! 🐠 Fun fact, a lot of soft white sand on beaches is parrotfish poop🤯.
#SciComm #Parrotfish #MarineBiology #OceanFacts #Beach #CoralReef #Nature #Fish #SciArt
Sunday Sketch: Parrotfish
Scarus psittacus, commonly known as parrotfish, is named for its parrot-like beak, which it uses to bite off chunks of coral that it crushes and digests. Most of the sediment found on white sandy b…
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August 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Tara Roth, StippledScience on Instagram, made this incredibly detailed tiger beetle art. These beetles are fast and ferocious predators!
#SciComm #SciArt #TigerBeetle #Nature #InsectArt #Bugs #Entomology #BeetleFacts #StippleArt #Beetles #Art #Insects
Sunday Sketch: Tiger Beetle
Tiger beetles are known for being both ferocious predators and extremely fast runners, capable of reaching speeds of up to 9 km/h (5.6 mph; 2.5 m/s). They run so fast that they can’t visually…
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August 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM