This is my aunt’s favorite way to greet me after a long period apart. “Do I know you?” I’ll reply. “Have we met before?” We only first met when I arrived in Sweden a couple years ago, so a lot of our time together has been spent simply getting to Read more…
I met my study birds yesterday! The facility is in the process of its annual cleaning, so they have all been temporarily moved to outdoor enclosures. The limited space has led to some temporary mixing of groups. Still, upon stepping into the enclosure, you can quickly tell which red junglefowl Read more…
This summer, I’ve been working as an animal technician. It’s a part time position that was hastily thrown together to buffer the effects of a sudden resignation, meaning my whole job takes place in the area with highest priority, but minimum required qualification – the dishroom. I don’t see any Read more…
In an earlier post, I referenced the work of the Jensen lab at Linköping University. Guess who’s now a member of that lab? For the second year of my Applied Ethology and Animal Biology master’s program, I will be conducting a personal research project with the captive red junglefowl here Read more…