Joan Silk
@jbsilk.bsky.social
Evolutionary anthropologist, primate behavioral ecologist, and part-time baker.
Not true. See House et al 2013. Choosing 1/1 means giving up one reward in order to provide reward to partner.
August 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Not true. See House et al 2013. Choosing 1/1 means giving up one reward in order to provide reward to partner.
FOMO made me hesitate to leave Twitter. But the uptick in activity here plus the lack of objectionable content fully compensates. Happy to be here with you.
November 18, 2024 at 2:50 PM
FOMO made me hesitate to leave Twitter. But the uptick in activity here plus the lack of objectionable content fully compensates. Happy to be here with you.
Or you could live in Phoenix.
October 2, 2024 at 4:40 PM
Or you could live in Phoenix.
Only one day until World Baboon Day. I expect the internet to be flooded with baboon pictures. Don't let the baboons down.
March 13, 2024 at 3:43 PM
Only one day until World Baboon Day. I expect the internet to be flooded with baboon pictures. Don't let the baboons down.
It’s about time. www.science.org/content/arti...
February 12, 2024 at 12:44 AM
It’s about time. www.science.org/content/arti...
Welcome to newcomers to BlueSky. I study social relationships--mostly in females, mostly in baboons, and mostly from an evolutionary perspective.
February 8, 2024 at 3:28 AM
Welcome to newcomers to BlueSky. I study social relationships--mostly in females, mostly in baboons, and mostly from an evolutionary perspective.
Happy 2024 to all. May all your grants be funded, papers be accepted, and favorite hypotheses be supported.
January 1, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Happy 2024 to all. May all your grants be funded, papers be accepted, and favorite hypotheses be supported.
I ran a poll to decide what day World Baboon Day would be celebrated. It's March 14 . So, mark your calendars. It's coming.
November 27, 2023 at 3:39 AM
I ran a poll to decide what day World Baboon Day would be celebrated. It's March 14 . So, mark your calendars. It's coming.
I still think we need more baboons on this site.
November 3, 2023 at 5:58 PM
I still think we need more baboons on this site.
Fun fact for Friday: all clown fish are born male, and the largest male in the group transitions to female when the resident female dies/disappears.
October 20, 2023 at 7:21 PM
Fun fact for Friday: all clown fish are born male, and the largest male in the group transitions to female when the resident female dies/disappears.
Wow. This is wierdly like Twitter in the good ways. But it needs more baboons.
October 6, 2023 at 11:07 PM
Wow. This is wierdly like Twitter in the good ways. But it needs more baboons.