PinnedLeonor Silva de Mattos·Jul 5Freedom, Welfare and the Animals In BetweenExploring the space between release and euthanasiaA response icon2A response icon2
PinnedInThe Quantastic JournalbyLeonor Silva de Mattos·Feb 23What Happens When a Crow Dies? Reflections on Death and Loss in Social AnimalsAfter years of watching the same crows, and sometimes watching them die, I get asked this question a lot: Do I think animals grieve?A response icon10A response icon10
PinnedLeonor Silva de Mattos·Sep 13, 2025Magpies, Morality, and the Human Double StandardWhen we condemn magpies but celebrate goshawks, we reveal more about human bias than about nature itself.A response icon16A response icon16
Leonor Silva de Mattos·6d agoHarriet the Badger: A Life Caught in BetweenShould an animal’s future be determined by the needs of the species or those of the individual?
InThe AcademicbyLeonor Silva de Mattos·Apr 25Are Human-Wildlife Relationships Purely Transactional?Why feeding the birds is just the beginning — not the whole story…A response icon15A response icon15
InThe Quantastic JournalbyLeonor Silva de Mattos·Apr 14The Forgotten Sense: Can Birds Smell?For a long time, we assumed birds were anosmic, that their worlds were solely shaped by sight and sound. But what if that’s only part of…A response icon7A response icon7
Leonor Silva de Mattos·Feb 21Are Female Corvids More Vigilant — and Does It Matter?Out of the five non-releasable corvids I currently care for, only one is female.A response icon10A response icon10
Leonor Silva de Mattos·Jan 17A crow call is never just a soundCommunication, context, and the limits of translation across speciesA response icon4A response icon4
Leonor Silva de Mattos·Dec 21, 2025Where Do The Crows Go After Dark?A reflection on the the Absence of Corvid Life in Urban BritainA response icon15A response icon15
Leonor Silva de Mattos·Dec 5, 2025Rethinking Anthropomorphism Through the Lives of CorvidsHow corvids challenge the idea that emotion is uniquely humanA response icon15A response icon15
