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Jason Andrews
PersuasionRisng
1. This is correct and an age-old observation.Time for the imprints discussion.THREADImprints are critical development windows that set a particular trait in someone’s psyche.Freud identified the first two (which are
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Aviva Rossi
Aviva_Fauna
A non-scientist neighbor wanted to know what kind of snake was lying across her path, but she couldn’t recall the word ‘species’, so I got a text asking “What brand
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Bo
KingBobIIV
1/ Being a woman is more than having a vagina, bleeding, and looking sexually available. Women, all female mammals (called mammals because we breastfeed our young with our mammaries) have
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Dr Douglass Rovinsky
DSRovinsky
Sabertooth skull shape convergent evolution over the years (and tree of life). A brilliant example of (at least superficial) iterative phenotypic convergence. Only one of these belongs to a cat,
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Mark Witton
MarkWitton
Finally, a high-res version of this iconic image: August Goldfuss' 1831 "Jura Formation", from Petrefacta Germaniæ. Undeniably influenced by Dura Antiquior, it has its own significance to #paleoart history -
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Anne-Claire Fabre
grumpyDrFabre
To understand Roger secret, check our new study with @anjgoswami @bertieportela @vinfernand @Eve_Noirault where we are investigating how differences in reproductive strategies in mammals have influence the morphological evolution?https://ro
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Imogene Cancellare
biologistimo
In case anyone asks, the *only* reason male cats have spines on the glans penis is to induce ovulation in females during copulation. Like many mammals, cats go into "heat",
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Eric Fauman
Eric_Fauman
I am certainly a big fan of using Mendelian disease genes to prioritize causal genes at GWAS loci so this tool seems like a step in the right direction. Still
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holding giorno's hand🐞
chisakanon
thinking about how cats are solar-powered... fun cat fact: the reason cats love sunbathing so much even at temperatures that humans cant handle is because their body temperature is about
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Alex O'Donnell
AlexJODonnell
Stephen Porges Thread Stephen opens by highlighting how polyvagal theory shifted the narrative from shame or blame (rape victims - soldiers not fleeing/fighting) - and that immobilization is an involuntary
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Univ of Utah News
UofUNews
Why did the #lizard cross the road? To catch its breath. A @UUtah-led study @SciReports posits how reptiles & mammals evolved their breathing method—ribs evolved for movement 1st, then was
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Fake Goth Sarah
fakegothsarah
This is a real life biome appreciation threadOnce per day (or as often as I feel like) I will shout out a biome, maybe an unappreciated one, that I think
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SwiftOnSecurity
SwiftOnSecurity
What if humans beleive in the apocalypse because God put that in animal genes to warn dinosaurs about the asteroid but they didn’t build spaceships in time and God never
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Sarah wants open borders🌹🌾 🏳️🌈
S_LoreneCarol
Cute but kind of sad thread of animals I had never heard of until today and are, unfortunately, all endangered. The Northern Hairy Nosed WombatThese guys are the largest wombats
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The Owl Before Christmas.
OwlFamiliar
Today i want to introduce you to a little guy that once was the most common animal on Earth.Lystrosaurus, a creature that roamed the planet before dinosaurs appeared.Let's get to
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🌊🐰sea bunny🐰🌊
SeauxShanti
On this #NationalDolphinDay I feel now’s a good time to tell the story of my last day working in Marine Mammal Husbandry.Back in 2005 I used to work in the
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