Lecturer in Environmental Science at Oxford Uni @ox.ac.uk @lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk
Fellow at @kelloggoxford.bsky.social
Zoologist, science communicator, π΅π± in π¬π§.
#AcademicSky π§ͺ
I write books, buy them!
https://linktr.ee/jbagniewska
Joanna Bagniewska
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I will speak. It shall be entertaining.
πͺ§The Animal Butt Compendium: the ABC of Zoological Rear Ends
πFrom species that breathe through their bums, to those using their derrieres as weapons and ones that communicate through farting - there's something for everyone.
π 1 Jul, London
ποΈ Tickets below.
Buy tickets for "The Animal Butt Compendium: the ABC of Zoological Rear Ends" here:
www.tickettailor.com/events/pints...
Joanna Bagniewska
Joanna Bagniewska
Oh look, a girl spider, and her private bits look like the most adorable fox pawprint! πΎ π¦
Yes, arachnologists spend way too much time looking at epigyne (π·οΈ lady parts). Mammalogists, on the other hand, get excited when something looks like a track.
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Heads up, @oxfordclarion.bsky.social!
Have you heard of OneZoom Tree of Life Explorer? It's a great tool for visualising how all biodiversity in the world is related. And since it's #BiodiversityDay, well... Find yourself a friend whose love language is "I sponsored a slime mold for you".
www.onezoom.org
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πͺΆ Birds masturbate.
π¦ This is normal, and not (as often is believed) a maladaptive behaviour only found in captivity.
π Pet bird owners - chill, and let your budgie have some fun.
π§ͺ Study of masturbation in 120 bird species, by @matildabrindle.bsky.social:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Exciting stuff - British pounds are getting a revamp and will feature wildlife. You can pick two animals in each category (mammals, birds and what looks like "creatures without eyelashes").
Vote here until July 3: www.bankofengland.co.uk/banknotes/he...
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Dear @rspb.bsky.social, why would you choose to use what looks like AI-slop in your marketing, instead one of the amazing pictures you have of actual, real birds? Blue tit chicks are nothing like this awful misrepresentation.
I quit my membership over this. #AITA?
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The Nature Festival is back, courtesy of @biodivoxford.bsky.social π₯¬
Oxford folk, ready yourselves for the last week of June, with nature walks, talks, workshops and activities (including those from the @oxon-mammal-group.bsky.social).
The programme caters to all ages.
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thenaturefestival.org
A celebration of nature in Oxford. The Nature Festival is a collaborative, volunteer-led event celebrating nature in Oxford and the people working to protect and restore it. The festivalβs main [β¦]
thenaturefestival.org
Joanna Bagniewska
Joanna Bagniewska
Joanna Bagniewska
Joanna Bagniewska
"The Animal Butt Compendium: the ABC of Zoological Rear Ends" β Camden Town Brewery Beer Hall, Wed 1 Jul 2026 - "The Animal Butt Compendium: the ABC of Zoological Rear Ends"WithΒ Dr Joanna Bagniewska
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