Laura Bassett

Exotic vet assistant, zookeeper, Certified Interpretive Planner, exhibit developer, writer, folksinger. She/Her. All views are my own. FB/IG: ZooRandom

[Laura Bassett @RandomKeeper]

How do you stave off the depression and overwhelming dread that comes from staring at our current environmental and climate crises? Here's how I think about it.
1/n

[USFWS Pacific @USFWSPacific]

There are no rain delays during seabird flight training.

In preparation of fledging, thousands of young Laysan albatross, or mōlī, simulated flying during a rain shower at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge last week.

[American Museum of Natural History @AMNH]

The blunthead slug snake isn't like other snakes. This nocturnal reptile, which primarily feeds on slugs and snails, eats using a technique called mandibular sawing. To slice off the indigestible parts of prey, this species slides its jaws back and forth like a saw!

[U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service @USFWS]

Where did all the fireflies glow?

We hear it in our comments - hey, why don't I see that many lightning bugs anymore? The simple answer is, because there aren't as many as there used to be. But why? Before we answer that, you need to know how this beetle starts out life. 🧵

[Brian Matthews @bwmphotoUK]

Feels like people are keen to see a few more puffins. This raft of puffins came over to see who I was! I’ll be heading back out soon 😊 #puffin #FridayMotivation #birdphotography #ClimateAction #Northumberland #wildlife

[Buffalo Zoo @buffalozoo]

Our younger lions enjoyed their first-ever pool party yesterday! This was the first time since they were born that our keepers have filled up the pool! They loved it!

[Laura Bassett @RandomKeeper]

The weird freebies you get at zoo conferences: burnable sage grouse poop! #zacc2024

[Laura Bassett @RandomKeeper]

The 2018 ZACC conference was one of the most inspiring gatherings I’ve ever experienced, and I am SO EXCITED to listen, learn, and connect at #ZACC2024!

[Dr. Solomon David @SolomonRDavid]

Relax while watching the undulating fin of this Bowfin @TNAquarium 🐟☺️👍

[Robert E Fuller @RobertEFuller]

When a weasel sees snow for the first time ❤🐾

[The Birdist @TheBirdist]

At first I thought generative AI “art” was just tacky and annoying, but fake birds flooded the internet.

Now it’s personal.

I wrote about it for @Slate

https://t.co/eK4nFEIiG5

[nature @Nature]

How would a starfish wear trousers? ⭐️👖 Science has an answer

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

The Uropyia meticulodina moth doesn't have curled wings; instead, it mimics a curled dried leaf with its pattern and shading

A 3 dimensional illusion allowing it to hide in plain sight

📹Kazuo Unno

[Rebecca Nason @puffinpassion]

Bohemian Waxwing wing detail - taken today as a flock of 12 descended on our garden apples. A welcome stop over after coming in off the North Sea from Scandinavia.

@OMSYSTEMcameras @NatureInShet @BirdGuides
#waxwing #gardenbirds #birdart #OMSYSTEM #itsinournature

[Jack Ashby @JackDAshby]

Wow wow wow. A new species of #pangolin has been revealed based on genetic differences in smuggled scales & skins confiscated in China. Its formal description as the ninth known species of pangolin will have to wait until a whole animal is found. Its wild distribution is unknown.

[Henry Wyn-Jones @henrywynjones]

By far the most bobby Jack Snipe I have ever seen, look at it go!

[Oceana @oceana]

Play a game of hide & seek with this little squid for #SquidAndCuttlefishDay!🙈 🦑

#SquidDay #Squittleday

[RoostersWorldja @RoostersWorldja]

Hmm, I never knew that frogs could take care of their young like that. We need to do some studies on our local frog species. Wow,
#RoostersWorldja
#Jamaica

[ARCHIVED: NASA LSP @NASA_LSP]

🪂Getting down to Earth!

Tune in for live coverage of OSIRIS-REx's final step of its mission #ToBennuAndBack! This is NASA's first mission to collect a sample from a deep space asteroid.