R Garner
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R Garner
@rhgarner.bsky.social
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She/her. Science media fact-checker, scicommer & independent researcher. If not talking about animals, I’ll be photographing them.

I study the regulatory/legal/legislative landscapes impacting captive management of exotic and wild animals in the US.
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Spent a bunch of time watching rescued baby bobcats play. Here’s a well deserved post-play nap.
Two young bobcats snooze on a rock. The one on the left has her tongue hanging out.
October 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Bonus golden raspberries, too, fall crop.
September 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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Zone 9A, absolutely giant snow peas that pop up pods overnight.
September 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Yup, here it comes.
September 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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It doesn’t look that bad, and yet…
September 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Photography has been keeping me grounded lately, and the work is a much needed source of dopamine. Sometimes you just need to watch a pair of badger brothers wrestle and tickle-fight.
Two American badgers are wrestling. One lies on the ground with his belly up and his nose toward the camera, while the second badger sits behind the first. The second badger's front feet are in the first one's belly hair, as if tickling him, and the first badger's four legs are all straight up in the air as if playfully resisting.
November 16, 2024 at 3:04 AM
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We’re sharing cat photos here, right? She’s a bit spicy but I think this counts…

…this is Kali, a Sumatran tiger at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma. This is one of my absolute favorite photos I’ve taken recently.
An orange tigress faces the camera with her mouth wide open. A meatball is flying through the air towards her, and she is trying to catch it. Her white whiskers are fanned all the way out and one very focused bright yellow eye is visible through them.
November 15, 2024 at 3:51 PM