Nick Mertens

Science communicator, educator, conservationist, guide @ZooPlanckendael, @ElephantHaven (secretary, education & PR). Founder @WorldofZoology & @Elephas_maximus

[Gabriele Corno @Gabriele_Corno]

Elephant gives birth in the Masai Mara reserve in Kenya

[Nick Mertens @ZOO_Logisch]

Your simple throat is the reason you don’t sound like a #chimp https://t.co/NMAc8D6oc7

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

A team of rescuers banded together to help a giraffe with a wire wrapped around its neck

[The Pruetz Lab @PruetzLab]

Excited for one of our collaborators in Costa Rica 🇨🇷 to be on Twitter. Be sure to go give them a follow!

[Camaquiri Conservation Initiative @camaquiri]

Welcome to Camaquiri Conservation Initiative. We are a conservation protecting many endangered species and an abundance of wildlife. Home to primates, macaws, jaguars, and so much more. See the link in our bio to find out more and how you can get involved!

[KalahariResearchCentre @KalahariRC]

Welcome to the Kalahari Research Centre! We are located in the Kalahari Desert, in the Northern Cape in South Africa. Here we study the evolution of cooperative behavior in social mammals and birds.
#meerkats #kalaharidesert #kalaharimeerkatproject #kalahariresearchcentre

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Half of #species not assessed for endangered list risk extinction: study https://t.co/bL00Z72jSc

[Nick Mertens @ZOO_Logisch]

#Dolphins make peace and love—not war—when they encounter strangers https://t.co/UIiSL7kQqW

[PACHYDERM Magazine @Elephas_maximus]

Rare white #elephant born in Myanmar: state media https://t.co/5aibe7mXT2

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#Pandas may have had ‘thumbs’ as early as 7 million years ago https://t.co/58GYVdp6Cn

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First photos of #cougars killing #donkeys in Death Valley suggest big impacts for ecosystem https://t.co/nliElg0hVR

[Nick Mertens @ZOO_Logisch]

#Penguins adapt their accents to sound more like their friends
https://t.co/jUF51oHmzV

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#Octopuses are brainy creatures with sophisticated smarts, and now scientists have uncovered a clue that may partly explain the #cephalopods' remarkable intelligence: Its genes have a genetic quirk that is also seen in humans, a new study finds.
https://t.co/3kh2yMOrTV

[Nick Mertens @ZOO_Logisch]

A pair of #Orca (Killer #Whales) that have been terrorizing and killing Great White #Sharks off the coast of South Africa since 2017 has managed to drive large numbers of the sharks from their natural aggregation site.
https://t.co/gGg178Pr7v

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A University of Queensland-led study has found humpback #whales can learn incredibly complex songs from whales from other regions.
“This really indicates a level of ‘cultural transmission’ beyond any observed non-human species,” Dr Allen said. @UQ_News
https://t.co/agbYos6lXx

[Desiree_Laverne @Desiree_Laverne]

#MyBeautifulAfrica.. ❤️
Reflections...
©MarinaCano

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Finally we have #orangutans at @zooplanckendael 😍🥰

[Nick Mertens @ZOO_Logisch]

Identifying #bird species by sound, an app opens new avenues for citizen #science https://t.co/0FtftMbiQk