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Barbara J King
@bjkingape
Anthropologist/agitator for animals. Freelance science writer; book critic for NPR, TLS. How Animals Grieve book, TED talk. Currently writing book #8, on cats!
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How does this happen? These monkeys ahould never have had to endure this research fate in the first place.... just how? #primates #animalwelfare #animalrights Police hunt 40 monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina research facility nbcnews.com/news/us-news/m… via @nbcnews
www.nbcnews.com Police hunt 43 monkeys that escaped from a South Carolina research facility Anyone who finds a monkey should not interact with it but instead call 911, authorities said. Shout-out to all who (again) hear from extended family members, colleagues, et al. who have voted or will vote for racism, hatred, cruelty, environmental harm. This profound disappointment never really goes away. I'm filled with #HarrisWalz2024 hope nonetheless! #BlueWaveRising
This week's #SundaySentence is from Kaori Fujino's novella Nails and Eyes: "It was as though the words on the page were smiling at you, greeting you like an old friend with a quick wave of the hand."
When writers not only disrupt your brainwaves in the most disturbing yet fascinating ways with their novels but also just are good humans who care for people and other animals, it's a fine thing to celebrate their good news. #books #amreading #AreaX
Wow! My novel Absolution is an instant New York Times bestseller! Debuting at #7! Just found out! Thanks, readers! @mcdbooks @mtaeckensView quoted post on X
