Cicek Bricault (pronounced Chee-check Bree-co)

@SheldrickTrust Heroes! We (humans) are indebted and so grateful for the SheldrickTrust Team for keeping your eyes open and preserving wildlife and elephants roaming healthy in Kenya and beyond. 🙏🏽😊

A high-stakes rescue set against a ticking clock: A tiny calf had fallen into a water trough and was stuck inside. Her mother stood by, helpless and absolutely distraught. We've seen too many times in these situations that a mother elephant will only wait around for so long before abandoning a hopeless situation. There wasn't much to do but dive right in — quite literally. We drove our vehicle as close as possible to the trough, providing us with both a speedy exit and a barrier between the protective and agitated mother. While we didn’t want to drive her too far away, we needed a safe space to work — and at about 90 kilograms, the calf was hardly a light lift. We honked and revved the engine to give ourselves time and distance, then raced into the trough. As soon as the mother clocked our movement, she came racing back with a vengeance. The vehicle was on the receiving end of several charges, while our team managed to dive out of reach. It took multiple attempts, but we finally pulled the baby to safety. Once she was on solid ground, it was time to step back and wait. Mum swooped in, inspected her calf, and satisfied that she was unharmed, ushered her back into the wilderness. When tragedy strikes, we rescue orphaned elephants who have lost their mothers — but wherever possible, our primary mission is to keep wild families together. To see this realised today, despite all the challenges our team faced, was deeply rewarding. Discover how you can support our conservation work: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org

Paint, Pottery and Profitable Leases: Experiential Retail That Works nytimes.com/2025/08/18/rea… via @NYTimes

Parenting in the bird world is same as our moms and dads…see them protect their young. @wejolyn/note/c-114375272?r=av3ta" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">substack.com/@wejolyn/note/…

Every girl deserves to keep playing the sports they love, yet 1 in 2 girls who quit sports are criticized for their body type. Let’s change the way we talk to our girls. Together we can #KeepHerConfident Discover the Body Confident Sports program at okt.to/E69tBT

Congratulations to the Tulane research team. I’d love to see biodegradable versions of the polyrotaxanes put to use in smart and protective clothing. Cool stuff!! #futureofwearables #polyrotaxanes ⁦@Tulane⁩ #spidysuits news.tulane.edu/pr/spider-man-…

Honoring wild mamas… popsci.com/environment/ye…

Eating for better gut health… #guthealth #biomes news.tulane.edu/pr/study-medit…

Intelligent environmental tactic: "We chop toads in half and hang them over the river." The strange experiment that's saving crocodiles in Australia discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/r…

Spacing out and living in the moment. Guilt free, I’d like to practice that daily. #KyRoseLoves this cnn.com/2024/05/16/asi…

Feadship’s First Full Hybrid Electric Project 1012 Takes To The Sea via @forbes forbes.com/sites/katturne… #cleanwaterways

twitter yesworld.org/event/homejam2… There's still time for #environmental #changemakers to apply for this Jam happening in the Santa Cruz mountains this May.

@CHPAlerts @LBPD Let’s get Justin home.

"No thrill can go through the human heart like that felt by the inventor as he sees some creation of the brain unfolding to success." - Nikola Tesla

@TansuYegen Gorilla

What animal do you see?

@davideagleman We can all use more tools to free ourselves from the ploys of others. Thank you!

A standard trick of propaganda is to compare other groups of people to vermin, or insects, or anything non-human. That lowers activity in brain regions that normally simulate what it is like to be in someone else's shoes (e.g. the medial prefrontal cortex). Watch for that basic ploy of dehumanization. When you see that kind of messaging, pay attention. The Inner Cosmos podcast gives a toolkit for the brain. More understanding = falling for less. eagleman.com/podcast/20 #brain

The line to fairness…may we balance and move forward. 🌷👍🏽

EcoLogicStudio turns algae into air-purifying biopolymer "tree" dezeen.com/2023/05/16/eco… via @dezeen #biomimicry #kyroseloves

I just became a proud member of @lifeandthyme lifeandthyme.com/membership/ to read personal stories that bring people together around food and #healingourplanet.

Centipedes inspire design...To build a better crawly robot, add legs—lots of legs #biomimicry popsci.com/technology/cen…

I voted in the general election, this past Friday at the Turkish Consolate in Los Angeles. There’s still time today until 9pm for #TurkishExpats to vote.