Kimberley Hockings

Wild chimpanzees share fermented fruits Bowland and colleagues document intake of naturally fermented breadfruit containing alcohol by wild chimpanzees.

An enduring feature of our relationship w/ alcohol is drinking together, pints w/ friends, large social feasts..

And @acbowland.bsky.social‬ & @kjhockings.bsky.social‬ showed chimps share fermented Treculia
www.cell.com/current-biol...
So does scrumping shape social behaviour in other apes?
12/15

Exciting PhD opportunity to develop tech and software to record and understand wild animal behaviour. Fully funded by EPSRC DLA. Based at @uniexecec.bsky.social; co-supervised by Alex Thornton (@cornishjackdaws.bsky.social), @kjhockings.bsky.social and collaborators. Apply: tinyurl.com/5fr73snt

Happy to share our new paper 'Wild chimpanzees share fermented fruits' @currentbiology.bsky.social

Thank you to the amazing team. @kjhockings.bsky.social @joanahbessa.bsky.social , @xavh.bsky.social, Marina Ramon, Elena Bersacola, Matthew Carrigan, @amelinlab.bsky.social . @uniexecec.bsky.social

Wild chimpanzees filmed by scientists bonding over alcoholic fruit Footage of apes consuming fermented breadfruit leads researchers to ask if it may shed light on origins of human feasting

There's been widespread coverage of a study by @uniexecec.bsky.social

For the first time, wild chimps have been pictured eating and sharing fruit containing alcohol

Guardian report below, and full study here 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@acbowland.bsky.social @kjhockings.bsky.social

Excited to share that an article related to our recent review covering the evolutionary ecology of ethanol is now available online at @uk.theconversation.com!

Big thanks to @kjhockings.bsky.social, Matthew Carrigan, Amanda Melin, @evol-lab-ex.bsky.social, @exeter.ac.uk, @uniexecec.bsky.social.

Alcohol ingestion by animals is surprisingly widespread – and we’re starting to understand its impact Evidence is increasingly showing how ethanol is naturally present in sugary food.

Evidence is increasingly showing how ethanol is naturally present in sugary food.

SCHOLARSHIPS for international students seeking to join us in Sept 2025 for MSc in @exetergses.bsky.social .
The deadline to apply is 27 February 2025. 🧪🌎🦑🐟🦤
Scholarships:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
Degrees:
www.exeter.ac.uk/study/gses/
@uniexecec.bsky.social @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social

Stress responsiveness in a wild primate predicts survival across an extreme El Niño drought White-faced capuchins with a stronger stress response to previous droughts were more likely to survive a severe El Niño drought.

🧪 Check out our new paper in Sciences Advances! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

🐒 When a severe drought hit a population of wild monkeys in Costa Rica, individuals with a stronger stress response were more likely to survive

@jbeehner.bsky.social @irene-godoy.bsky.social

Fresh off the road from an extraordinary 2 week Kenya fieldtrip where we saw more species of animals in the wild than I've seen in the past 5-10 years altogether. Some incredibly valuable conservation lessons learnt and amazing memories made! Asante sana to everyone involved! #Kenya #conservation

Looking good @brendangodley.bsky.social

@brendangodley.bsky.social @stubearhop.bsky.social @aimee-mcintosh.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social

An amazing 2 weeks on the Conserv & Biodiv MSc Kenya fieldtrip . Great cohort of students 🙌🏼 We hope you’re all inspired by the talented Kenyan scientists you met and feel better equipped to tackle complex conservation challenges. We even saw one of the famous white colobus monkeys of Mt Kenya 🌍

Just returned from our MSc Conservation & Biodiversity Kenya Field Course. I found time to VLOG capturing the main lessons, people, ecosystems and species we encountered. (links below). To all those that helped, "Asante Sana". 🌍🧪🦤 🐘 🦊 🦒🦜 🦁
www.instagram.com/bjgodley/
www.tiktok.com/@brendan.god...

OneHealth **PhD Opportunity** to work at the interface of gamebird management, AMR evolution and spread, and zoonotic disease risk with me @Exeter’s Cornwall Campus and collaborators @UKHSA. #ExeterCEC #PhDsky #AcademicSky @uniexecec.bsky.social 🧪🌎🕷️🔬

Apply here: www.surrey.ac.uk/bbsrc-wessex...

Thrilled to see our work covering the evolutionary ecology of ethanol on the cover of the January TREE issue 🎉. Stunning photo by Cyril Ruoso. @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
@kjhockings.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social @evol-lab-ex.bsky.social
www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...

Photo of Campbell's monkeys sat in trees. New Research. Joint spatial modeling of cluster size and density for a heavily hunted primate persisting in a heterogeneous landscape. Andrew Houldcroft et al. (2024) Ecography.

New Paper! 🐒🌍🦤🧪

@andyhouldcroft.bsky.social built upon his MSc Conservation & Biodiversity project to develop a mapping model using monkeys in Guinea Bissau which aims to boost conservation & promote human-wildlife coexistence
@uniexecec.bsky.social #ExeterGSES

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Monkey mapping model could boost conservation A monkey mapping study could boost conservation of animal species that share their habitats with humans.  With an estimated 75% of Earth’s land surface already altered by humans, many animals must liv...

A monkey mapping study led by doctoral researcher @andyhouldcroft.bsky.social could boost conservation of animal species that share their habitats with humans. @uniexecec.bsky.social

Full paper: nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Press release: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...

A poster with a decorated christmas tree in the background and a circle shaped photo of Professor Andrew Balmford. It reads: CEC Presents, Christmas Conservation Lecture. "Feeding the world at least cost to the planet". December 11th, 2024. 14:00 - 15:00. DDM LTA followed by drinks in the ESI.

Tomorrow is the Conservation Christmas Lecture!🎄🌍🦤🧪

This year the focus will be 'feeding the world at least cost to the planet' hosted by @kjhockings.bsky.social @uniexecec.bsky.social

Guest talks aren't recorded so make sure you're on campus! One not to miss...

Come do a PhD with Sinead English @englishse.bsky.social , Dan Padfield @padpadpadpad.bsky.social and me on Gulls! GPS- and Bluetooth-tracking! Microbiomes & AMR acquisition & transmission! Human-wildlife conflict & mitigation! should be fun :-)

Post reproductive mother and Son copyright David Ellifrit Center for Whale Research

Exciting new NERC funded PhD opportunity available with us on #killerwhale #orca #behaviour and #conservation, co-supervised by Stephanie King, Sam Ellis and Dan Franks in partnership with The Center for Whale Research USA
exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... - deadline 13th January 2025 #killerwhale

PhD Opportunity!! Come work with us (University of Exeter, RSPB & BTO) Diagnosing population decline in insectivorous birds. Inkd.in/eG58dQxs
Contact me for more details (s.bearhop@exeter.ac.uk). Please Share
@britishbirds.bsky.social @ibisjournal.bsky.social @btobirds.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Two fieldworkers sit on a clifftop amongst the grass and wildflowers watching seabirds with a telescope and binoculars. The sun is shining, the sky is blue, the sea is shimmering turquoise, and all is good!

JOB VACANCIES!
We're seeking 3 Conservation Scientists to join our friendly team of #seabirders at the RSPB. We're an inclusive team where everyone is welcome.

DEADLINE: Friday 3rd January.

#conservationjobs #ornithology #seabirds #science

Details: app.vacancy-filler.co.uk/salescrm/Car...

* NEW #PhD * #Evolution #Ecology of Immune #Senesence in Wild Badgers - exciting project with me, @btschirren.bsky.social & our awesome collaborators @ APHA. Based at @exetercec.bsky.social in Cornwall, UK.
!PLEASE SHARE!

See www.animalsocieties.org and apply: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...
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Director of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History at University of Oxford Recruiting now: Director of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

Job alert! Director of Oxford University Museum of Natural History: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DKV017/d...

New PhD opportunity on social behaviour in the context of ecological disturbance with me, @mdekauwe.bsky.social, and others. Sept 2025 start, funded by NERC
Apply by Jan 13. Project and application details: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

The social and environmental predictors of health resilience in a wild animal model Find out about this studentship opportunity on social and environmental predictors of health resilience in a wild animal model.

Fully funded PhD studentship with field work in South Africa on baboon health resilience with me, Rich McFarland and Stefano Kaburu at Nottingham Trent University. Please share or get in touch if interested 👇
tinyurl.com/3uy8e6th

a couple of black monkeys sitting in the grass with the word bwoo in white letters ALT: a couple of black monkeys sitting in the grass with the word bwoo in white letters

Two fully funded, primate-focused PhD studentships up for grabs at @nottinghamtrentuni.bsky.social:
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Nice one @pili-scotland.bsky.social