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  "To every other animal on the planet WE ARE THE FUCKING TERRORISTS." #terrorism #animals #AnimalRights #wildlife #biocide #Ecocide

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  i do NOT want to "reach across the aisle" because INNOCENT PEOPLE DIED. INNOCENT PEOPLE WERE MURDERED yet NO ONE is being held accountable!

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  Watch: True Facts About The Fruit Bat by @grrlscientist@mastodon.social via #Substack #bats #FruitBats #Megachiropterans #Evolution #Taxonomy #video #SciComm https://grrlscientist.substack.com/p/watch-true-facts-about-the-fruit

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  Ancient DNA And Spatial Modeling Reveal Pre-Inca Trans-Andean Parrot Trade “Parrots captured in the Amazon rainforest by pre-Inca people were transported hundreds of miles over the Andes to arid coastal areas where they were kept for their colorful feathers.” #SciComm by @grrlscientist #anthropology #archaeology #AncientDNA #Peru https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/04/20/ancient-dna-and-spatial-modeling-reveal-pre-inca-trans-andean-parrot-trade/

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  How Can Overwintering Bumblebee Queens Survive Underwater? "A lab accident serendipitously revealed that bumblebee queens can live underwater for up to a week." #SciComm by @grrlscientist #Bumblebees #physiology #ecology #Diapause #metabolism https://grrlscientist.medium.com/how-can-overwintering-bumblebee-queens-survive-underwater-3f868764c6bd

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  if you have more kids, you’ll age faster and die younger Birds That Invest More Energy Into Parenthood Age Faster And Die Younger “Aging is an evolutionary balancing act with reproductive effort.” #SciComm by @grrlscientist  #aging #reproduction #evolution #LifeHistoryTraits https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/04/22/birds-that-invest-more-energy-into-parenthood-age-faster-and-die-younger/

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  Einstein, Gifted Talking And Singing Grey Parrot, Dies At Age 38 "The world is a little bit darker and sadder after the death of this talented and beloved parrot" #SciComm by @grrlscientist #parrots #Einstein #ZooKnoxville #Obituary https://grrlscientist.medium.com/einstein-gifted-talking-and-singing-grey-parrot-dies-at-age-38-4d7c861bedc8

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  Why Cats Leave Their Food Bowl Half Full "Japanese scientists report that when a food’s scent becomes familiar, cats quickly lose interest in eating, even if they are still hungry." #SciComm by @grrlscientist #cats #EatingHabits #behavior #food https://grrlscientist.medium.com/why-cats-leave-their-food-bowl-half-full-cb83b81b3bcc

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  Piping Hot Bees and Boisterous Buzz-Runners by Thomas D. Seeley "The personal backstory to 20 of the most exciting research projects that the author has been part of during his 50 years of research into the abilities and behaviors of honeybees." #BookReview by @grrlscientist #honeybees #pollinators #NaturalHistory #Entomology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/piping-hot-bees-and-boisterous-buzz-runners-by-thomas-d-seeley-review-90f7d1d746d1

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  Step-By-Step Evolution Of A Chemical Weapons System By Poison Frogs Poison frogs appear to have built their chemical defenses gradually: related frogs store low to moderate levels of diet-derived alkaloids, whilst poison frogs store more and could chemically modify them. #SciComm by @grrlscientist #PoisonFrogs #Evolution #ChemicalEcology #defense https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/04/30/step-by-step-evolution-of-a-chemical-weapons-system-by-poison-frogs/

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  yesterday’s 60 minutes had a story about BIRDING IN COLOMBIA!! my heart was in my throat for this evocative story … did anyone see it? if not, here it is #birds #birding #birdwatching #Colombia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_k9f999Erw

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  Did Seabird Guano Shape The Expansion Of Peru’s Pre-Inca Society? "The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations despite living in an extremely arid environment." #SciComm by @grrlscientist #Seabirds #Society #fertilizer #Peru🇵🇪 https://grrlscientist.medium.com/did-seabird-guano-shape-the-expansion-of-perus-pre-inca-society-b2224b97441d

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  Predictable evolution is bad news for toads, good news for their predators "Under certain circumstances, the process of evolution can be highly predictable, especially when there are limited solutions to a particular problem, such as resistance to dangerous toxins" #SciComm by @grrlscientist #evolution #poisons #phylogenetics #Australia https://grrlscientist.medium.com/predictable-evolution-is-bad-news-for-toads-good-news-for-their-predators-7260c33dc54c

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  Complex Communication In Wild Yellow‐Naped Amazon Parrots "Yellow-Naped Amazon Parrots use complex, warbling duets in very specific ways to argue over territory." #SciComm by @grrlscientist #communication #behavior #Parrots #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/complex-communication-in-wild-yellow-naped-amazon-parrots-21f798f39375

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  Indigenous Communities Report Dramatic Loss of Large Bird Species Over 80 Years "As the global avian extinction crisis accelerates, the loss of large-bodied birds is destroying local biodiversity and ecology, and eroding the cultural memory of Indigenous Peoples." #SciComm by @grrlscientist #IndigenousPeoples #Birds #BiodiversityLoss #Ecocide https://grrlscientist.medium.com/indigenous-communities-report-dramatic-loss-of-large-bird-species-over-80-years-5165822406af

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  Sensing Longitude Amongst Migratory Birds "Migratory songbirds solved the longitude problem long before humans came down from the trees, yet we are only beginning to understand how birds deal with this incredibly difficult problem" #SciComm by @grrlscientist #Longitude #Navigation #Migration #MagneticFields https://grrlscientist.medium.com/sensing-longitude-amongst-migratory-birds-a6150ec16a10

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  This Biological Battery Inspired By Electric Eels Could Soon Power Your Pacemaker "Sometimes used by aquariums and zoos to light Christmas trees, electric eels are teaching scientists how to create bio-batteries that can keep your implantable medical devices functioning forever (well, almost)" #SciComm by @grrlscientist #ElectricEel #fish #pacemaker #batteries https://grrlscientist.medium.com/this-biological-battery-inspired-by-electric-eels-could-soon-power-your-pacemaker-...

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  How hummingbirds live at high altitudes "New research finds that hummingbird species living at high altitudes have independently evolved hemoglobin with enhanced oxygen-binding properties so they can thrive in oxygen-poor environments." #SciComm by @grrlscientist #birds #ecology #physiology #evolution https://grrlscientist.medium.com/how-hummingbirds-live-at-high-altitudes-69b4761069b1

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  Parrots Use Proper Names Like Humans Do To Call Out Individuals "Parrots may use names like humans do, showing signs of social understanding and individual recognition." #SciComm by @grrlscientist #Vocalizations #ornithology #behavior #ecology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/05/14/parrots-use-proper-names-like-humans-do-to-call-out-individuals/

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  WOW! i have a “trending” tag next to my name-calling parrots piece! that’s never happened to one of my pieces before … #SciComm #parrots #ornithology https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2026/05/14/parrots-use-proper-names-like-humans-do-to-call-out-individuals/

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  The Origin And Evolution of Poisonous Birds “Amongst vertebrates, we know there are poisonous frogs, reptiles, fishes and now we know there are poisonous birds too!” #SciComm by @grrlscientist #poison #birds #physiology #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/the-origin-and-evolution-of-poisonous-birds-4d66fa3d2df1

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  Clever Cockatoo Manufactures And Uses Tools "Not known to manufacture or use tools in the wild, a captive cockatoo demonstrates that parrots can make tools to suit their needs" #SciComm by @grrlscientist #cognition #ToolUse #Cockatoos #ornithology https://grrlscientist.medium.com/clever-cockatoo-manufactures-and-uses-tools-350214a04362

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  Amsterdam bans public adverts for meat and fossil fuels "Most people don't understand why the municipality should make money out of renting our public space with something that we are actively having policies against." #AdvertBans #Amsterdam #ClimateCrisis #ecocide #BiodiversityCrisis https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9wejdekpwyo

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  if only FDR could see us now! #NaziAmeriKKKa #fascism #DeathCult #MAGA #Autocracy

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  ABOLISH The Electoral College #Racism #Slavery #votes #politics #NaziAmeriKKKa #fascism #ElectoralCollege

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  Skeletons in their clothing: Recovering bodies from the rubble in Gaza recovering victims of israeli mass murder almost 1.5 years later #WarCrimes #IsraeliWar #Palestine https://www.npr.org/2026/05/06/nx-s1-5811930/gaza-recovering-bodies

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  Plant-based diets cut climate impact by more than half, randomized clinical trial shows “adopting a low-fat vegan diet reduces diet-related greenhouse gas emissions by 55% and cumulative energy demand by 44%—dramatic reductions achieved in just 12 weeks.” #GoVegan #PlantBasedDiet #environment #ClimateCrisis #Ecocide https://phys.org/news/2026-04-based-diets-climate-impact-randomized.html

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  Sweden is electrifying everything that moves — trucks, buses, ferries, and mining vehicles — building the world's most complete 0-emission transport system. While most countries are focused on getting private EVs onto roads, Sweden has been electrifying every category of transport #ClimateCrisis #ActOnClimate #ElectricGrid #SavePlanetEarth #Sweden

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  Trump Bulldozed a 1,000-Year-Old Archeological Site to Make Room for a Second Border Wall Last Friday, without any notice, a contractor working for DHS cut a roughly 60-foot swath across the middle of the intaglio, doing irreparable damage to the 1,000-year-old artifact. #Archaeology #Anthropology #IndigenousPeoples https://theintercept.com/2026/04/30/arizona-archeological-site-bulldozed-border-wall/

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  yet more PROOF that GOP & MAGA hate women A “Striking” Trend: After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage #AbortionBan #miscarriage #WomenAndGirls #AbortionIsHealthcare https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-abortion-ban-miscarriage-blood-transfusions