Tracie McKinney

@mckinneymonkey.bsky.social

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Primatologist, anthropology and anatomy lecturer, and Appalachian gal abroad. She/her.

Nighttime photo of a European badger. It is dark, and the badger is in pool of light showing his stripy black and white face. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.
Orange-furred infant langur monkey, clutching to adult's dark fur. The baby has big dark eyes, huge ears, and a tiny mohawk. Photo from Wikimedia Commons.
Flyer with QR code, titled "Exploring Public Motivations for Nature Reserve use in Wales". The flyer shows the University of South Wales local and photos of local birds. Text says: "Are you interested in your local Nature? My name is Luke, I study Animal Health & Welfare and I'm currently working on my dissertation. The aim of this Project is to understand the motivations and barriers for visiting Nature Reserves in Wales, where info is much ejected comared to the rest of the UK. Your Participation is Greatly Appreciated!!"
Pink and white UCU leaflet about the We Are The University campaign
Announcement to primatology class encouraging students to elect a "primate of the year". Photo of 2024's winner (orangutan) wearing a cartoon crown, next to a box showing "2025 - ?"
Pie chart with big blue section labeled "no" and smaller yellow section labeled "no but in yellow".
Delicious cake with white buttercream icing and decorated with pecans
Book cover of "Queer as folklore" by Sacha Coward. Yellow cover, big lettering, and an illustration of a fancy tattooed moustachioed unicorn mermaid fairy guy
Blue and white quilt top with Dresden plate blocks
Black-and-white monkey standing on the steps of a house, taking a banana from a pile left for the animals by landowners
Cavern and pools lit up in blue and purple
Male howler monkey in a tree, looking down at camera
Green and yellow textbook cover for "Primates in anthropogenic landscapes", published by Springer. Edited by McKinney, Waters, and Rodrigues.
Book cover of "Absolution" by Jeff Vandermeer. Cover is black with kind of creepy drawing of an alligator and plants.
Tamandua (ant eater) waddling through the leaf litter in a Costa Rica forest
Sunset on the beach, with tropical trees at side of photo
Shrub with pink flowers in bloom, old Welsh house in the background
Dresden plate quilt block in progress. Fabrics are red, blue, and green checks.
Rally for higher education outside the Senedd on February 4 from 12.30-1.30
Patas monkey. Brown/gray monkey with cute mustache, facing towards the viewer.
Book cover collage. Too many to list but includes 'Yellowface', 'The Reformatory', 'Piranesi', and 'Signs Preceding the end of the World.'
Conspiracy meme. Man with wild eyes stands in front of a wall covered in papers and red string.
Log cabin quilt hanging on a washing line. Blocks are rainbow scraps with a white background and rainbow border.
Grampa Simpson telling stories to the children
Yellow, cream and blue quilt hanging from a quilting frame.
Nighttime video of a woolly opossum crossing a wildlife canopy bridge. It is waddling cutely away from the camera.
Sunset over the New River in WV. Foreground shows trees and rocks, mountains in the background are blue/green.
Book cover for 'The Overstory' by Richard Powers.
Quilt in progress, on frame with scissors, thread, and pincushion. Quilt bocks are blue, yellow, and cream.
Close up of a monkey's face. Brown/gray fur, cute mustache.
Book cover for Julia Armfield's "Our wives under the sea"
Book cover of "Hag: Forgotten folktales retold"
Word cloud. Biggest terms are 'anthropogenic', 'alouatta', 'cebus', 'interactions'.
Black and white monkey standing on a recycling bin. The bin is composed of 4 plastic tubes leading to enclosed rubbish bins.
Surrealist painting. Orange figure rides a very long 6 legged animal. Four marshmallow-shaped creatures stand on the animal's back.
cartoon elephant holding up an apple pie with her trunk
Cover of paperback book by Robin Ince - "The importance of being interested"
Antique quilt, rows of squares in bright yellow, green, pink, and blue
Face of a happy black-and-white staffy, looking up from the floor
Slate steps and path leading to a 200+ year old Welsh terrace house.
man stands with hands at his waist with a disappointed frown
Mantled howler monkey sitting on blue rope attached to a tree