Feeling v lucky! First Ghanaian sunset, ice cream and sheeps (not goats, goats are later!). Being a more common and less clever version of Dr Holly Vickery for the week, supporting Ed Mashatise on a scoping exercise identifying areas for sustainable goat production in Africa!

Stay tuned for this new conference on Animal Behaviour and Cognition happening in hybrid mode! Check ISCABC 🌍🌎🌏 page for more info on how to attend :) #coolscienceevents2025

🐯📢We are looking for additional committee members to support our goals! Apply here by 2/21 (bit.ly/2025committees) to join our awesome committees! 🦩🌍 #ZooScience #ManyZoos

Apply for a conservation, research or captive care grant up to the value of £1250! Applications must be submitted by the 1st March. For information about how to apply, and previous projects funded by PSGB, see the grants page of our website: buff.ly/48dv99h

A statement from AAZK President, Nicole Pepo: In light of recent events, AAZK would like to reassure our members that we will continue to support diversity, equity, access, and inclusion within our organization and in the animal care field.

🦁1 week left to apply to join our 2025 committees! We are especially looking for folks to assist with getting MZ1 off the ground, so if you are excited about funding be sure to sign up! #ZooScience 🐊

Do you study behavior in one or more species? Then you could contribute data to the large-scale ManyManys 1 study on reversal learning across taxa! Join our open webinar series to learn how to get involved in Big Team Comparative Cognition! Register here: forms.gle/9VMgoXP4XmqUbv…

Back from a fabulous day Dudley Zoo with the Harper Adams University first years, giving a flavour of the sorts of industries our animal sciences students may go on to work in! Amazing talks by Eve and Ollie. And a lovely day with Dr Jayne Powles and Emma!

Lisa Barrett Lisa P. Barrett and Ellen Williams Dr Ellen Williams are at the International Symposium on Zoo Animal Welfare at Brookfield Zoo Chicago this week! It was elefantastic to see some of our members there #ISZAW

If anyone can help my PhD student by answering a questionnaire on canine obesity we'd be supremely grateful!

🐯🐺Today we shared our MZ1 pilot study of the range size hypothesis at the Animal Behavior Society conference! If you missed our talk, check out our MZ1 information "packet" here: bit.ly/mz1interest #ABS2025 #ZooScience

🥳News update!!!🤩 MM has won an Open Scholarship Catalytic Award by Open Research Community Accelerator (ORCA)! The award will support #OpenScience training for our network as we get closer to data collection for MM1. Stay tuned for details on upcoming open webinars! Learn more here: manymanys.github.io/2025-07-10-orc…

🦁Today we attended the #AZA Felid TAG conference! We are soliciting input on our proposed methods for MZ1. You can find out more here: docs.google.com/.../1wYIzNJe55…... #ZooScience #ManyZoos

🧐Did you know? You can join our Discord community by signing our Code of Conduct: manyzoos.weebly.com/code-of-conduc… 🐸🦎🐒🦁🐻🦩

🚨 Event Alert! 🚨Curious about putting #OpenScience into practice in comparative cognition? 🐦👶Join our FREE OPEN #webinar on Sept 12 with Dr Emma Tecwyn & Dr. Ben Farrar🐸🐐Open to ALL interested in animal & comparative cognition🐒🐙Details & registration: manymanys.github.io/events/

🖐️🐘Is touching an animal important for visitors? Does species matter for making a connection? Check out our paper comparing stingray and elephant experiences, and touch vs. in-person vs. video experiences 📹 Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden #visitorstudies #conservationintent onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/zo…

Applications are now open for the 2026 Advancing Minority Leadership in Aquariums & Zoos (AMLAZ) Program! Due 10/31. Funding available! Minorities In Aquarium and Zoo Science docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

Check out this event from the ManyManys team! Date & time: November 24, 10–11 a.m. (ET) Speakers: Krista Byers-Heinlein, Erin Buchanan, Nicholas Coles, & Kyndal Irwin Register here: airtable.com/applafE4pI8WB.…