News from the Department of Zoology at the University of Cambridge
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A lack of sex slowed the pace of evolution to a crawl for millions of years, until competition and the development of sexual reproduction got evolution going again.
New research from @camzoology.bsky.social ๐
https://bit.ly/3SAKQVO
๐ณWhy is there a fin whale skeleton in Cambridge? ๐ณCurious about what Darwin collected whilst he was studying? Join us for a FREE expert guided tour! Tours are monthly, next tour: Friday 12 June at 3pm https://ow.ly/pi8C50Z9pyl University of Cambridge Museums
This #PrideMonth take a look around the Museum with our Pride In Nature trail. It's about how queer perspectives help us to understand the natural world & how 'science' has actively hidden same-sex behaviour in animals. Trail & Museum entry FREE #PrideUK #Pride2026 University of Cambridge Museums
I just came back from some wonderful fieldwork in Madagascar and was lucky enough to have done some in South Africa in Feb. Both times I come back with so much joy! Is it the working with nice people? Being out in nature? Away from the computer? The getting to do science in the flesh? So refreshing.
#Seminar ๐ฃ
๐๏ธ 17 June 2026
๐ 10:00 am (GMT+2)
๐ ISEA PAS, Sลawkowska 17, Krakรณw + online
๐ฉโ๐ซ Andres Alfonso-Rojas MSc, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social
Link: tiny.pl/h1txsp178
(ID: 379 529 773 661 292, passcode: pL77fH2B)
@mizpas.bsky.social @ipaleopan.bsky.social
Where migratory birds stop may determine their future
Research published today lead by Dr Sayam Chowdhury of our #Conservation Science Group reveals previously overlooked conservation priorities for shorebirds across Asia.
Find out more: bit.ly/3RzT0xl
Whoop whoop! My first book, Animal Kingdom: A Natural History in 100 Objects is out again in a new reprint! ๐คฉ
It explores the *astonishing* things we can learn about the natural world from incredible specimens in natural history #museums. Go get your hands on it! #OneHundredAnimals
