National Love Your Pets Day 2023: Discover our team – and their pets!
It’s National Love Your Pet Day today! To celebrate, we’ve gone behind the scenes at Research Outreach on an expedition to learn more about our team’s pets. We discover previously undocumented characteristics about our team’s pets, revealing their natural habitats, and uncovering some brilliant research on animals for you to delve into.
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Lesser-spotted Max
Species: Canis familiaris (sprocker spaniel)
Name: Max
Age: 2 years old
Keeper: Dr Rachel Perrin, Managing Editor
Characteristics: Lively, loyal and (very) lovable!
Idiosyncratic traits: Max likes to sleep with his belly up and paws stretched upwards into the air. When he’s sleeping deeply he wags his tail and kicks his legs, and I’m sure he’s dreaming about chasing squirrels!
Natural habitat: Out exploring in the fields or woods
Rachel and Max recommend: Making strides in veterinary pathology: A dedicated career
Muddiullis Huski Marley
Species: Canis familiaris
Name: Marley
Age: 5 years old
Keeper: Cameron Townsend, Podcast audio engineer
Characteristics: Fluffy, cuddly, jealous
Idiosyncratic traits: Loves cuddles, gets jealous very easily and is easily excitable
Natural habitat: Rolling around in the snow or a muddy puddle
Cameron and Marley recommend: Poor appetite in dogs: A potentially common symptom of gall bladder disease
Oreo toy eversorem
Species: Canis familiari
Name: Oreo
Age: 3 years old.
Keeper: Carly Houston, Social Media Executive
Characteristics: Energetic, mischievous, intelligent
Idiosyncratic traits: He will happily shred his own toys to pieces but will not touch the children’s and gets very jealous if anyone else receives attention. He will literally place himself between you!
Natural habitat: In the windowsill staring at the world go by or whizzing around the local commons or woods.
Carly and Oreo recommend: What can birdsong tell us about human speech and language?
Benji sternumentum timentes
Species: Canis familiaris
Name: Benji
Age: 1 year old.
Keeper: Emma Feloy, Managing Director
Characteristics: Bouncy, clumsy, affectionate
Idiosyncratic traits: If anyone in the house sneezes, Benji will run over and nudge them to check they’re okay
Natural habitat: asleep on my feet or playing fetch
Emma and Benji recommend: Action research creates a shared future for elephants and humans
Milo manus morsu
Species: Felis catus
Name: Milo Baker
Keeper: Troy Baker, Partnership & Events Manager
Age: 7 months old.
Characteristics: Fluffy, playful, cuddly.
Idiosyncratic traits: will be your best friend, try to use your hand as a toy and then run up the curtains.
Natural habitat: Either sleeping on a bed or in a pile of clothes.
Troy and Milo Baker recommend: Do bees farm microbes? Rethinking what it is to be a bee
Neck-Climbing Pippin
Species: Felis catus
Name: Pippin
Keeper: Sophie Merryfield, Social Media Executive
Age: 11 years old
Characteristics: Small, cute, needy
Idiosyncratic traits: Acts like a dog
Natural habitat: Around my neck
Sophie and Pippin recommend: Impact of dietary protein on cat health and wellbeing
Wilkius et Winnius
Species: Canis familiari
Name: Wilkie and Winnie
Age: 3 years old
Keeper: April Keeble, Social Media Manager
Characteristics: Naughty, loving & cuddly (oh and LOUD!)
Idiosyncratic traits: Loves to eat carrots with tummy tickles
Natural habitat: In bed
April, Wilkie and Winnie recommend: Improving dog welfare: Helping owners decode their dogs’ behavior
Mo Salah surgit
Species: Felis catus
Name: Mo Salah
Keeper: Chris Temple
Age: 2 and a half years old
Characteristics: Best alarm clock ever
Idiosyncratic traits: Likes to sit in the bath
Natural habitat: asleep on Chris’ bed
Chris and Mo Salah recommend: How to behave in sloth bear territory
Lepus Pancakus
Species: Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus
Name: Pancakes
Keeper: Susie Spry, Operations Assistant
Age: 18 months
Characteristics: Bolshy, demanding, adorable
Idiosyncratic traits: He loves attention, but only on his terms! If you haven’t given him enough strokes, he will chomp your fingers
Natural habitat: Under the garden shed
Susie and Pancakes recommend: Look at those feet! Early evolution of rodents and lagomorphs
Howliuss Huski Mishka
Species: Canis familiaris
Name: Mishka
Age: 18 months old
Keeper: Luke Tyler, Head of Partnerships
Characteristics: Energetic, stubborn, and loud!
Idiosyncratic traits: Howls like a wolf
Natural habitat: In the office, giving everyone noisy cuddles
Luke and Mishka recommend: Unravelling the Mysteries of Deep-Blue Luminescence
We hope you have enjoyed this special edition blog on animals and our team’s adorable pets! Carpe diem and explore more great articles like this on our website.
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