This beef calf, with her mom hanging out closely in the background, will stay with her for multiple months on pasture before she gets weaned. Weaning is the process where her mother will not allow her to drink milk from her teats any more. This naturally happens around 6 months of age! [Photo and caption…
Sunday Sketch: Chickadee chanting
Check out this fun fact about chickadees!
Lesson Plan: Science Communication
Check out this third lesson in a three lesson series on science communication!
Field Frame Friday: Who else hates stopping on a road trip?
Each year gray whales migrate about 10,000 miles each direction moving from Mexico to Alaska and back. As they migrate north, the whales will stop occasionally to rest or feed, but as they migrate south, it appears they do not stop. [Photo and caption by Alycia Drwencke] Reference: Pike, G. C. (1962). Migration and feeding…
Sunday Sketch: Witty Wolves
A fun fact about wolf behavior!
Lesson Plan: Building an Ethogram
Check out this second lesson in a three lesson series on using ethograms to study animal behavior!
Field Frame Friday: PhD with a minor in construction
“You learn many different skills in graduate school; my favorite and most useful by far are construction skills! I designed and built 24 enrichment devices for my PhD and got so popular frequenting the local hardware store that they even gave me a 10% discount on PVC pipe!” [Photo and caption by Karli Chudeau] [Edited…
Lesson Plan: Asking Questions About Animal Behavior
Check out this first lesson in a three lesson series on using the scientific method to study animal behavior!
Field Frame Friday: Primate Party
Our very own ABGGer, Nalina, observes social interactions among free-ranging macaques at Wat khao Tamon, Petchaburi province in Thailand with the aim to link their social connectedness with their tuberculosis infections. The long-tailed macaque lives in urban areas and is in close proximity to human settlements, which could lead to disease spillover from humans. This special long-tailed macaque is…
Sunday Sketch: Alaskan Seals
Check out this fun fact about northern fur seals!