1/7 First evidence of tool making and tool use in wild blue jays.

This is a single observation of an adult tearing off a piece of bark and inserting it into a branch in close proximity to a spider.

(paper) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
via @explanimals.bsky.social

🦮 Attention dog owners! One of my trainees is examining the relationship between dogs and toys, and their owner’s thoughts about that relationship. Want to help?
 
If you have a few minutes, you can complete the survey here: queensu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

A major conservation win! I won't try to conceal my excitement. This Hawaiian crow was BROUGHT BACK FROM EXTINCTION. Well done to everyone involved.

Hawaiian crow that went extinct in the wild decades ago released on Maui www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024... #crow #crows #corvids #conservation 🌎

New bowerbird paper! Male great bowerbirds build display courts that are linked to mating success, and we found that object availability 🧱 rather than male building ability 👷 explains variation in court quality rb.gy/vznmm7

📢Starter pack for canine science: go.bsky.app/TPPUQyb Please share & all suggestions for more folks to include are extremely welcome and appreciated! 🐶🙌

I hope all my academic folk have an orderly and stress-free conclusion to your semesters. I know that won't happen, but I wish it for you anyway!

I'm now obsessed

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There are now some wonderful books for young people about queerness in nature - *perfect* for Christmas stockings! 🌈📚🎅🦌🎁

#books #queer #LGBTQ+ #PrideInSTEM #Christmas