Caitlyn Finton, PhD

Science writer & Director of Education at Outsmarting Implicit Bias. I Write about animals, psychology, and neuroscience. Always improving my #SciComm! She/her

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So Twitter no longer let’s me tweet out my latest blog post automatically 😭😭
But don’t worry! I’m still blogging about animals every week! You can get my posts in your inbox by subscribing at https://t.co/FhF1m3WYN7
#blog #animals #blogger

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Opossums - the most beautiful marsupial in the United States. Helps that it's also the only one! https://t.co/GS6yp0baW0

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Some animals have fun names. Like the dik-dik. Which, it turns out, is named for the noise it makes when making an alarm call. Who knew?! https://t.co/vSSc56wHXU

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It's #NationalLibraryWeek !! So here's a creature that represents knowledge and wisdom: the salmon https://t.co/TYOyEqoS5Y

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Once I had a character in a D&D campaign that was a secretary bird. Because who wouldn't want to be a stomping bird with long legs? https://t.co/JCXpy6zNQL

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The end of the semester is coming up, and I'm feeling frantic. So, let's take a second and learn some lessons about slowing down from sloths! https://t.co/T0B87CQBcu

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Wolverines are the winner of March Mammal Madness!!! These guys are pretty fierce. https://t.co/3Cw4mmwtfF

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I legitimately always forget that narwhals are real animals. Can you blame me, though? They have a giant unicorn horn! https://t.co/SPMfVhg3Db

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Apparently badgers are a sign of spring. I propose we change Groundhog's Day into Badger Day https://t.co/QctA64VGoY

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What if St. Patrick rode across Ireland on an Irish elk? This can unfortunately never happen - Irish elk (aka giant deer) are extinct :(
But we can dream! https://t.co/eViAK8U2bf

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Orca mothers are the pillars of their community. Their sons literally die without them! https://t.co/AbHeQ5V2OQ

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If Pallas's cats aren't friends, why are they friend-shaped? Asking for a friend (aka me) https://t.co/KWCVzjFo22

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Trying to buy a house is not fun...wish I could just live in a shell like a hermit crab instead. All I'd need to do is follow the scent of dead and dying snails and I'd have a new home! https://t.co/XoBAOXE682

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Some whiptail lizards are all-female. It's true - not a male to be seen! Everyone's too busy making eggs to worry about sperm. https://t.co/BYlJJYdrLO

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Not all snakes fly on planes. Some can glide with the power of their own body! https://t.co/1JooIrUMXh

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Cheetahs apparently have small teeth because their nasal passages are so large. Not sure about you, but their teeth still look pretty big to me... https://t.co/pTHRMbPBwA

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Get ready for some cuteness! Quokkas are adorable.

And they sacrifice their babies to predators when they need to escape! https://t.co/HGW4mQTf9U

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@drkellyallen Rationality! Either I’m an exceptionally good actor who has tricked multiple really smart people who I admire, or those really smart people actually knew what they were doing when they admitted me. And since I know I’m a bad actor, what’s more likely?

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You know that whistling sound when mourning doves take flight? It's not from their mouth - it comes from their wings!!! Mind. Blown. https://t.co/rFt6T4AUzl

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Crested anoles are genetically changing, and it seems to be related to urbanization! Isn't evolution cool?? https://t.co/GToH928EyO