Chris Wacker
@zoology-is-my-life.bsky.social
Wildlife Biologist- thermal biology and energetics. Super fan of native Australian rodents. I just repost things that I want to read later.
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Introducing The Dark Frontier.
The deep sea is one of humanity's last frontiers. For most of our history it has been a remote realm shrouded in obscurity. Marine microbiologist and deep-sea explorer Jeffrey Marlow plunges us into the ocean's depths. Out April 2026. linktr.ee/TheDarkFrontier
The deep sea is one of humanity's last frontiers. For most of our history it has been a remote realm shrouded in obscurity. Marine microbiologist and deep-sea explorer Jeffrey Marlow plunges us into the ocean's depths. Out April 2026. linktr.ee/TheDarkFrontier
October 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Introducing The Dark Frontier.
The deep sea is one of humanity's last frontiers. For most of our history it has been a remote realm shrouded in obscurity. Marine microbiologist and deep-sea explorer Jeffrey Marlow plunges us into the ocean's depths. Out April 2026. linktr.ee/TheDarkFrontier
The deep sea is one of humanity's last frontiers. For most of our history it has been a remote realm shrouded in obscurity. Marine microbiologist and deep-sea explorer Jeffrey Marlow plunges us into the ocean's depths. Out April 2026. linktr.ee/TheDarkFrontier
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Want to join a global 🌎 initiative to test the thermal limits of 🐟 using standardised approach? Led by @patricepottier.bsky.social, we are planning a globally distributed experiment to collect data on fish embryonic heat tolerance 🌡️. Make this experiment global!
🔗: www.thermalecologyalliance.org
🔗: www.thermalecologyalliance.org
October 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Want to join a global 🌎 initiative to test the thermal limits of 🐟 using standardised approach? Led by @patricepottier.bsky.social, we are planning a globally distributed experiment to collect data on fish embryonic heat tolerance 🌡️. Make this experiment global!
🔗: www.thermalecologyalliance.org
🔗: www.thermalecologyalliance.org
Australia's Aussie Bird Count starts today! Citizen science projects actually do gather important and useful data.
aussiebirdcount.org.au?fbclid=IwY2x...
aussiebirdcount.org.au?fbclid=IwY2x...
Aussie Bird Count
Celebrate National Bird Week by taking part in the biggest citizen science project to hit Aussie shores. Join thousands of people from across the country, heading out into their backyards, local parks...
aussiebirdcount.org.au
October 19, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Australia's Aussie Bird Count starts today! Citizen science projects actually do gather important and useful data.
aussiebirdcount.org.au?fbclid=IwY2x...
aussiebirdcount.org.au?fbclid=IwY2x...
From BirdLife Australia.
October 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
From BirdLife Australia.
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The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS
October 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The naturalist Jane Goodall died today at 91. Hope, she argued, is not merely “passive wishful thinking” but a “crucial survival trait.” Revisit a conversation with Goodall, from 2021: nyer.cm/F55JtsS
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"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
October 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
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Incredible footage of a rarely filmed large 3 dimensional school of circling Cownose Rays. I was really psyched to have captured this. The 3 dimensional school was circling on a horizontal plane and also on a vertical plane.
#nature #amazing #animals #awesome #ocean #wildlife #mesmerizing
#nature #amazing #animals #awesome #ocean #wildlife #mesmerizing
September 28, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Truly impressive number of birds migrating tonight. More than 800 MILLION birds up in the air right now❗ #BirdMigration
September 25, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Truly impressive number of birds migrating tonight. More than 800 MILLION birds up in the air right now❗ #BirdMigration
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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The Voices of Nature! In our first Mennill Lab meeting of the new academic year, we started our reading of @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social’s great book of bioacoustics. Highly recommended reading for those interested in animal sounds.
September 12, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The Voices of Nature! In our first Mennill Lab meeting of the new academic year, we started our reading of @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social’s great book of bioacoustics. Highly recommended reading for those interested in animal sounds.
Michael Luenig: Here is the news
September 11, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Michael Luenig: Here is the news
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We've just recorded a Rare Earth on animal migration & this app is amazing. It's called Animal Tracker (www.icarus.mpg.de/29... ), and it's real time data on 100s of animals - birds, foxes, bison & more. Their tracks are fascinating, taking clear routes with intent. More to come next wk on the air!
September 10, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We've just recorded a Rare Earth on animal migration & this app is amazing. It's called Animal Tracker (www.icarus.mpg.de/29... ), and it's real time data on 100s of animals - birds, foxes, bison & more. Their tracks are fascinating, taking clear routes with intent. More to come next wk on the air!
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Born #OnThisDay in 1907 was geologist and palaeontologist Professor Dorothy Hill FRS. She was the first female professor at an Australian university, the first female president of the Australian Academy of Science, and the first Australian woman to become Fellow of the Royal Society. #WomenInSTEM
September 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Born #OnThisDay in 1907 was geologist and palaeontologist Professor Dorothy Hill FRS. She was the first female professor at an Australian university, the first female president of the Australian Academy of Science, and the first Australian woman to become Fellow of the Royal Society. #WomenInSTEM
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Species have a right to exist regardless of what humans think theconversation.com/yes-spectacl...
Yes, spectacled flying foxes are noisy and drop poo everywhere. But our rainforests need them
Without urgent action, a species that helps hold rainforests together might be gone for good.
theconversation.com
September 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Species have a right to exist regardless of what humans think theconversation.com/yes-spectacl...
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This #nationalthreatenedspecies day, please enjoy some fabulous #australianmammal images submitted by our talented and dedicated Committee..
#numbat - @ellaloeffler.bsky.social
#fattaileddunnart - @drdunnart.bsky.social
#leadbeaterspossum - Arabella Eyre
#spottedtailedquoll - Jemma Cripps
#numbat - @ellaloeffler.bsky.social
#fattaileddunnart - @drdunnart.bsky.social
#leadbeaterspossum - Arabella Eyre
#spottedtailedquoll - Jemma Cripps
September 7, 2025 at 1:23 AM
This #nationalthreatenedspecies day, please enjoy some fabulous #australianmammal images submitted by our talented and dedicated Committee..
#numbat - @ellaloeffler.bsky.social
#fattaileddunnart - @drdunnart.bsky.social
#leadbeaterspossum - Arabella Eyre
#spottedtailedquoll - Jemma Cripps
#numbat - @ellaloeffler.bsky.social
#fattaileddunnart - @drdunnart.bsky.social
#leadbeaterspossum - Arabella Eyre
#spottedtailedquoll - Jemma Cripps
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And more in #nativerodent news - "A mouse that rocks" - activity in #pebblemoundmice varies across the landscape and 'inactive' mounds are likely to be cricial resources. Out now at @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social #wildoz
www.publish.csiro.au/WR/WR24209
www.publish.csiro.au/WR/WR24209
A mouse that rocks: camera trapping shows that mound assessment criteria do not reliably predict pebble mouse (Pseudomys chapmani) activity
Context The western pebble mound mouse (Pseudomys chapmani) is an understudied Australian rodent that tunnels in rocky substrate to excavate a complex subterranean burrow system that is topped with a ...
www.publish.csiro.au
August 18, 2025 at 12:24 AM
And more in #nativerodent news - "A mouse that rocks" - activity in #pebblemoundmice varies across the landscape and 'inactive' mounds are likely to be cricial resources. Out now at @wildliferesearchj.bsky.social #wildoz
www.publish.csiro.au/WR/WR24209
www.publish.csiro.au/WR/WR24209
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Most underrated Australian animal? The RAKALI!! It's giving 'embrace our native rats' vibes! 🐾
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Nothing beats the rakali, Australia's mighty native water rat
Whether it's hunting invasive pests or rolling in a river like an otter, there's a lot to love about the rakali. And a lot of Australians love it.
www.abc.net.au
August 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Most underrated Australian animal? The RAKALI!! It's giving 'embrace our native rats' vibes! 🐾
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
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Very excited to see this launched and proud to have helped shape the list. www.abc.net.au/news/science... What’s Australia’s most underrated animal? Get voting!
Velvet worm vs ghost bat. Vote now for Australia's most underrated animal
Move over, roos and emus — this National Science Week, we're looking for the most underrated Australian animal. Meet the contestants, and vote for who you think should win.
www.abc.net.au
July 31, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Very excited to see this launched and proud to have helped shape the list. www.abc.net.au/news/science... What’s Australia’s most underrated animal? Get voting!
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#PlantSuccess July 2025 #newsletter is out now!
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July 31, 2025 at 6:26 AM
#PlantSuccess July 2025 #newsletter is out now!
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Big Science 🙂 Many of our friends and colleagues made this happen. Shout-out to Mike Donoghue and to my husband, Scott Baker who, 20 years ago, organized a consortium of South Pacific whale researchers to track whale biology and movements using old-school techniques, like photo ID.
Bringing whale superhighways to life - a new digital platform a game-changer for ocean conservation — WWF Protecting Whales & Dolphins Initiative
In a major advance for marine conservation, WWF and a global coalition of leading scientists, civil society, governments, and tech innovators have launched BlueCorridors.org —a dynamic new platform...
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June 5, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Big Science 🙂 Many of our friends and colleagues made this happen. Shout-out to Mike Donoghue and to my husband, Scott Baker who, 20 years ago, organized a consortium of South Pacific whale researchers to track whale biology and movements using old-school techniques, like photo ID.
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Here are some new Shiny apps that allow hindcasts of animal life histories using the microclimate, ectotherm and DEB models of NicheMapR:
bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...
bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...
bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...
bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...
bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...
bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...
June 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Here are some new Shiny apps that allow hindcasts of animal life histories using the microclimate, ectotherm and DEB models of NicheMapR:
bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...
bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...
bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...
bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...
bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...
bioforecasts.science.unimelb.edu.au/app_direct/e...
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This is Whiskey. She knows people pay good money for mud baths. Found this one for free! 13/10 very resourceful my friend (TT: ivycaponi)
June 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This is Whiskey. She knows people pay good money for mud baths. Found this one for free! 13/10 very resourceful my friend (TT: ivycaponi)