Lauren McGough

Bactrian camel bottom half - check out those feet! Learning how to train camels at the Southwest camel clinic

“No I’m not jetlagged” says I, as I crack an egg for breakfast and let it’s contents fall in the trash while I put the shell in my bowl. 🤦‍♀️

@Himmapaan Beautiful!! Also an eagle with pheasant like tail feathers would sure be awesome to watch in hot pursuit!

Female eagle clocks up huge cell phone roaming charges after flying to Iran. Top-up needed after scientists tracking feathered predators receive huge mobile SMS bills from ‘hundreds of messages’ siberiantimes.com/science/others…

#FossilFriday and a reminder of just how big Pleistocene lions were. Top to bottom: American lion (Panthera atrox), Cave lion (Panthera spelaea), modern lion (Panthera leo).

Check out Stephen Bodio’s beautiful writing on this topic - humansandnature.org/hunting-stephe…

One of the most ancient multi species partnerships plays out in the modern day - my sighthound Karoo, my friend Jamaica’s falcon, and a couple of Homo sapiens hunt together in the desert. Photos courtesy of Nate Danforth.

Have a listen to the world's loudest bird. 🐥📢🐤 It's also got one of the weirdest facial ornaments. theguardian.com/environment/20…

TIL courtesy of the London Zoo and @TetZoo, that aside from the giant anteater, anteaters are arboreal. 🤯

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@Himmapaan Woooah! Now that is a fine piece of (fantasy) paleoart! I love it. If only!

@mccarthy_colin Of course! Everyone at Tetzoo has such interesting stories and interests, I’m happy to!

@eaglefalconer Many thanks for following me back! I thought your talk at TetZooCon was great - with so much fascinating information 👌👏👏👏

@MarkWitton has me fangirling at #TetZooCon !

@Ecoentogeek Extra points for saluki recognition and appreciation! 👏

Eagle time! @eaglefalconer talks Eagle falconry at #TetZooCon. Extra points for the Saluki in the illustration.

Crowned eagles can kill surprisingly large mammals (Steenbok, Foxes and Aardwolves)! Their wings are "a vehicle for their massive feet" which can bring a falconer to their knees, even through a glove!" Says @eaglefalconer at #TetZooCon

#TetZooCon @eaglefalconer: “My passion is watching eagle predation. I know that sounds weird, but we’re all a little weird here.”

Nailed it! 👏

Finally got to meet @TetZoo in real life! And talk raptors, camels, UK lynx reintroduction...#TetZooCon is a blast!

Now here’s a blast from the past for #TetZooCon - Mongolian Golden Eagle hunting, with @eaglefalconer, a practice she describes as “Hunting with Dinosaurs”

Eagle time with Dr Lauren! #TetZooCon