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Turn your Thanksgiving gathering into a learning experience with this 8-minute video about the zooarchaeology of turkeys. 🦃

The Tripod Fish Did you know there's a fish that stands on its fins? The tripod fish is a unique creature that uses its fins to rise off the ocean floor. With two fins up front and one at the tail, it can elevate itself about a meter high. It stands to catch food, facing into the current to snag prawns and other passing sea creatures. This strategy lets it feast without digging through the sediment. Pretty clever, right? Share this post if you learned something new about the tripod fish today! #TripodFish #FishBiology #AquaticLife

Nelsey, E. et al. Coloured feeder balls and mirrors increase exploring behaviour in captive common marmosets. BioShorts 1:1, 15-19 (2024). DOI: 10.70145/BiSh0005 Article 4 of Issue 1: Discover how implementing novel enrichment apparatus increased naturalistic exploratory behaviours in captive marmosets, creating activity budgets more closely aligned with their wild counterparts. Another fascinating manuscript from the collaboration between Northumbria University and Tynemouth Aquarium. Check out the full article at our website: https://lnkd.in/eBVH9zGM

Exploring the Unique Features and Behaviors of Coraciiformes: The Fascinating World of Hornbills, Turacos, and Ground-Hornbills Introduction: A Glimpse into the Unique World of Coraciiformes Coraciiformes is... Read More - https://lnkd.in/dwMBjnid

Exciting news from the Golden Steppe of Kazakhstan! The Przewalski's Horse is the last wild horse species on the planet, named after Russian explorer Nikolai Przewalski who was the first to identify the horse for the European science community. The species originated millennia ago from the steppes of Central Asia and was taken by researchers to Europe and North America in the 19th and 20th Centuries, where populations were established in zoos. Reintroducing the species will help to create a mosaic of habitats https://lnkd.in/eBGqQaQp

field visit on posibilities of development of Zoological Park as the first ZOO in Timor-Leste.

📢 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞! 📢 "𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝑮𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝑼𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑮𝑭𝑶 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑨𝒒𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒖𝒎𝒔" Are you struggling with phosphate control in your reef tank? Granular Ferric Oxide (GFO) might be the solution you need. Known for its efficiency in binding phosphates, GFO is a go-to resource for aquarists aiming to maintain pristine water conditions. This guide delves deep into the how's and why's of using GFO, ensuring you get the most out of this powerful filtration media. 🔍 What You’ll Discover: 💠 An in-depth look at how GFO works to combat phosphates and its benefits for coral health and water clarity. 💠 Practical advice on selecting, installing, and maintaining GFO in your filtration system. 💠 Insights into balancing GFO use to avoid common issues like trace element depletion. 🌊 Read the Full Article Here: https://lnkd.in/gpKfxJPq Embark on a journey to clearer water and healthier aquarium life with our comprehensive guide to GFO. Perfect for beginners and seasoned hobbyists alike! #ReefTank #SaltwaterAquarium #ReefKeeping #MarineBiology #CoralReef #AquariumLife #NanoReef #ReefAddict #InstaReef #ReefBuilders #SPSCorals #LPSCorals #CoralFrag #ReefAquarium #AquariumHobby #CoralPropagation #MarineAquarium #Zoanthids #CoralCare #MantaSystems

🕵️♂️ Ancient Hieroglyphs Discovered! 🕵️♂️ Exciting news from the Chilliwack Fishing Game Club! 🎉 Ancient hieroglyphs were discovered today, and professionals have analyzed these drawings, determining they hold significant merit. 🧐📜 While we haven't yet deciphered the entire message, the hieroglyphs seem to indicate that the front sight must be precisely centered in the rear sight. 🔫 Further investigation is needed to fully understand these intriguing findings. 🕵️♀️🔍 Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to unravel this mystery! #AncientHieroglyphs #ChilliwackFishingGameClub #Discovery #FirearmSights #Mystery #Investigation #BCFirearmsAcademy #StayTuned

✨ 🪲 WATERBUG WEDNESDAY! 🪲 ✨ Today’s water bugs under the spotlight are Hydrochid beetles (cue the song “Shiny” from Disney’s “Moana” ✨ 🦀 ✨ ). The shiny beetles you see here are from the genus 𝘏𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴, which is the only living genus in the family Hydrochidae. The Australian Hydrochidae are currently comprised of 27 different species. These glittery 🌌 fellows can be identified by their shiny and well-indented elytra (wing case) as well as the fact that their pronotum (segment behind the head) is always narrower than their elytra. Hydrochid antennae end with a three-segmented club, which are often tucked away under their heads so that only their longer maxillary palps are visible, and thus the palps are commonly confused for antennae. Despite their glamourous appearance, 𝘏𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 species prefer to live in less than glamorous conditions: 💧 stagnant or slowly moving waters, such as ponds, billabongs and riverbanks, where they can be found eating plants 🌿, detritus and periphyton (in addition to just being shiny little gems 💎). Fun Fact: Hydrochid adults can’t actually swim! 🚫 🏊♂️ 🚫 Instead, they crawl everywhere such as along logs and plants in the water. They also breathe air and so keep an air bubble tucked under their elytra and abdomen. Gooderham, J., & Tsyrlin, E. (2002). The Waterbug book: a guide to the freshwater macroinvertebrates of temperate Australia. CSIRO publishing. Watts, C.H.S. (1999). Revision of Australian 𝘏𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴 (Coleoptera: Hydrochidae). Records of the South Australian Museum, 32(1), 1-43. #thinklaterally #waterbugwednesday #waterbug #aquatic #ecology #beetle #shiny

Join Darren Rix & Craig Cormick on Thursday 12th September at Australian National Maritime Museum as they talk about their new book Warra Warra Wai - How Indigenous Australians discovered Captain Cook, and what they tell of the coming of the ghost people. For the first time, the First Nations story of Cook’s arrival, and what blackfellas want everyone to know about the coming of Europeans. Both 250 years late and extremely timely, this is an account of what First Nations people saw and felt when James Cook navigated their shores in 1770. We know the European story from diaries, journals and letters. For the first time, this is the other side. Who were the people watching the Endeavour sail by? How did they understand their world and what sense did they make of this strange vision? And what was the impact of these first encounters with Europeans? The answers lie in tales passed down from 1770 and in truth-telling of the often more brutal engagements that followed. Darren Rix (a Gunditjmara-GunaiKurnai man, radio reporter and Archie Roach’s nephew) and his co-author Craig Cormick travelled to all the places on the east coast that were renamed by Cook, and listened to people’s stories. With their permission, these stories have been woven together with the European accounts and placed in their deeper context: the places Cook named already had names; the places he ‘discovered’ already had peoples and stories stretching back before time; and although Cook sailed on, the empire he represented impacted the people’s lives and lands immeasurably in the years after. ‘Warra Warra Wai’ was the expression called to Cook and his crew when they tried to make landfall in Botany Bay. It has long been interpreted as ‘Go away’, but is perhaps more accurately translated as ‘You are all dead spirits’. In adding the First Nations version of these first encounters to the story of Australian history, this is a book that will sit on Australian shelves alongside Cook’s Journals, Dark Emu and The Fatal Shore as one of our foundational texts. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and be signed by the authors. REGISTER NOW: