What species/group of species would you want to work with?

Ask a Biologist Monday 12/6/21

I would love to work with quolls. They are such a fascinating species that not many people are aware of outside of Australia.

Answers from Biologists:

• Corvids

• I can’t think of anything I wouldn’t want to work with!

• Arctic foxes

• Mustelids

• Mustelids. But I currently work with gray foxes and they’re awesome.

• Rhinos (Undergrad)

• Mustelids, tassie devils, or quolls.

• The deep sea ecosystem

• Otters

• River otters

• Cuttlefish

• Cervids

• Mustelids, owls, and bison

• Any type of fox

• Mustelids

• Literally any fauna. Botanist life is hard!

• Orcas (Undergrad)

• Redpolls

• As a kid I wanted to study jellyfish. But now I also love turtles.

• Great hornbill.

• Louisiana Black Bear (Undergrad)

• Larches

• Dholes

• I love working with heros, but the short time I’ve had with skunks and weasels has been fun.

• Old world vultures

• Poweshiek Skipperling, again! Though any butterfly species would be equally as amazing.

• Start conducting freshwater mussel surveys in Minnesota.

• Fennec fox

• Frogs

• Alligator gar. One of the coolest freshwater fish in existence.

• Mangroves

• Snow leopards (Undergrad)

• Leatherback sea turtles

• Zebras (Undergrad)

• Saltwater crocodiles

• Marshbirds

• Puffins or penguins (Undergrad)

• Condors

• Owls

• Fruit bats and puffins

• Tucos. Specifically ctenomys sociabilis (Undergrad)

• Sand-colored nighthawks

• Marmots and pika

• Tuatara

• Bats. Heck they’re cute!

• Reptiles

• Coyotes

• Herons or loons

• Butterflies or velvet worms (Undergrad)

• Masked owl (a type of barn owl) or invasive deer

• Tenrecs

• I would love to with with okapi

• Birds

• Jays or bats. So bitey and cute!