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Welcome New Readers!

At some point today, I got a whole mess of new twitter followers who (I hope) are coming to check out the blog. Here are a few links to some of the best and most popular posts, to give a sense of the things I like to write about.

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At some point today, I got a whole mess of new twitter followers who (I hope) are coming to check out the blog. Here are a few links to some of the best and most popular posts, to give a sense of the things I like to write about.

Here is a quick introduction.

Here are a few of the most popular posts:


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Whale Snot

Whale Poop

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And a few of my personal favorites:

Giant Birds and Terrified Monkeys

Elephants Say "Bee-ware!"

Are Those Dogs Playing or Fighting?

And a favorite from the old blog, that I haven't imported yet: The Russian Fox Study.Imported it.

Finally, tell me who you are in the comments and how you found me! (And veteran readers who are until-now lurkers: feel free to tell me who you are as well!)

Jason G. Goldman is a science journalist based in Los Angeles. He has written about animal behavior, wildlife biology, conservation, and ecology for Scientific American, Los Angeles magazine, the Washington Post, the Guardian, the BBC, Conservation magazine, and elsewhere. He contributes to Scientific American's "60-Second Science" podcast, and is co-editor of Science Blogging: The Essential Guide (Yale University Press). He enjoys sharing his wildlife knowledge on television and on the radio, and often speaks to the public about wildlife and science communication.

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