2025. Seasonal changes in coat colour and sexual size dimorphism in a subtropical ungulate. #FeralCattle #HongKOng scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/publicati...
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2025. Seasonal changes in coat colour and sexual size dimorphism in a subtropical ungulate. #FeralCattle #HongKOng scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/publicati...
Our latest feral cattle paper “Seasonal changes in coat colour and sexual size dimorphism in a subtropical ungulate” is out today in open access
@royalsociety.org Royal Society Open Science royalsocietypublishing-org/doi/10.1098/... by myself, Kate Flay, @ghodgson.bsky.social & @amcell.bsky.social
Please share with students interested in #Anthrozoology #HumanAnimalStudies @azconference.bsky.social
Call for papers closes 16 June:
#AIP2025 is a perfect opportunity for 1st-time presenters to present, network, & learn. Check out website for FAQs & links to resources: anthrozoologyconference.com
Captured at Pui O: two male rat snakes engaged in ritualized combat, likely competing for a nearby female
Photograph of a brown feral cattle grooming the back of another cow, with a pink and grey tongue sticking out of her mouth
Very excited to announce that our latest feral cattle paper “Strategic third-party interventions in feral ungulate affiliation” is out today in @royalsociety.org Proceedings of the Royal Society B royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... by myself, Kate Flay, Tania Perroux & @amcell.bsky.social
Photograph of a female brown feral cattle individual licking another on the neck
This indicates that cattle pay attention to their social surroundings, and selectively interrupt bonding behaviour. These nuanced social relationships and third-party effects are often only associated with non-human primates, and not usually with livestock such as cattle.
Photograph of a group of feral cattle lying in a field in Hong Kong, with one black bull standing in the middle, and one brown animal lying in the background with its head on another animal's back
Understanding how ungulates maintain #socialbonds is important for #positiveanimalwelfare and highlights the complex social lives and cognitive abilities of cattle. To learn more about the study, visit royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... or our website hkcattleresearch.org 🐂
New paper out in @peopleandnature.bsky.social @britishecologicalsociety.org
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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As cities grow and landscapes evolve, people are increasingly finding themselves sharing space with wildlife, which brings both challenges and opportunities.
⬇️ potential PhD position ⬇️
2025. Epidemiology and Risk Factors for Endoparasite Infection in Subtropical Feral Cattle in Hong Kong scholars.cityu.edu.hk/en/publicati...
📢NEW funding criteria for ASAB Research Grants📢
From the 1st October deadline, we will be considering #EDIA in awarding @asab.org Research Grants.
Extremely happy today, as this is the reason I agreed to be grants secretary.
Thanks to @wascherclaudia.bsky.social and @englishse.bsky.social for help
Photograph of a group of feral cattle lying in a field in Hong Kong, with one black bull standing in the middle, and one brown animal lying in the background with its head on another animal's back.
Our new feral cattle behaviour paper “Fighting and friendship: sociodemographic factors and provisioning affect feral cattle behaviour” is now available open access online at #AnimalBehaviourJournal @asab.org
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Muddy buddies 🐃
Stay tuned for our upcoming publication on public attitudes and values regarding feral water buffalo in Hong Kong.
See our research website ⬇️
hkbuffaloresearch.org
