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New zoology video is up! Join us as we try and find the species which a mystery specimen belongs to. This episode we investigate a strange goblin-looking skull from @ucl's @GrantMuseum. ๐บ๐๐
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Working on a follow up to our hyena video, should be coming out in early January. Check out the first video if you missed it! #hyenas#matriarchy#zoology
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How 'eco' is ecotourism? @naomi_berkowitz highlights the selfish motives behind ecotourism and how it can result in environmental damage. Additionally, economic benefits may not reach local communities. ๐ฌ๐ฟ #scicon
The sad truth behind slow loris tickles. @curiousminhyuk discusses the impacts of the illegal loris trade which resulted from these gifs. ๐ป๐ธ #Scicon
Snakeyness has evolved independently across the tree of life. ๐๐ณ @anaserrasilva discusses research on eels which reveals how vertebrates become elongated. ๐๐ #scicon
We need to connect natural parks! @town_benjamin discusses how spatial limitations cause range overlap, prevent genetic flow and increase human-animal conflict. Corridors help populations to connect and reduce the impact of human interactions. ๐ป๐๏ธย #scicon
Nicholas Klein shares his love for ground hornbills. Reasons why this unique bird is endangered include its symbolic importance as a rain-bringer๐ง๏ธ, its willingness to attack its own reflection in windows,๐ก and the lack of fucking big trees.๐ณย #scicon
Forget Jurassic Park, what about Pleistocene Park? @PeggyBevan2 suggests restoring biological interactions as an alternative tool for de-extinction. #scicon#notDX2017 โ๏ธ๐โ ๏ธ
One of our students - @NoahRNShepherd - has created a great video about how he identified a very strange set of jaws in our mystery specimen classes:
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Cute pics on social media can increase support for #conservation of infamous species such as the vilified #hyena. ๐ #scienceblog@UCLCBER https://t.co/AhtcKsE4xu
Made a separate twitter for our zoology platform. Follow to see if MinuteEarth respond and for updates on our channel and upcoming videos. https://t.co/148ERzZsh5