Join us in Vienna! We are looking for a #PhD student and a #Postdoc to investigate #innovation in great #apes: PhD ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/... Postdoc ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/... Application deadline: August 17th. Please share widely!

This week there were lots of cool talks on urban wildlife, anthropogenic noise and other fun things at #ISBE2026 We are still looking for submissions for our special issue so maybe your work fits. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

Ethology Call for Papers Wildlife in Urban Spaces – Adaptations and Human Perceptions

Ethology is a top international behavioral biology journal, covering physiological mechanisms, function, and evolution across all species.

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At this year's DZG meeting in Münster @ahanaaurora.bsky.social @dzg-behaviour.bsky.social, me and others are organizing a symposium titled: Non-invasive Methods in Behavioural Ecology: Use of Thermography. We have some free spots. You can register here: dzg-meeting.de/en/satellite...

I compiled a list of 350 #funding opportunities for #postdoctoral research #fellowships: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J2M_tQgoqV4ivpfEClh9qs9f2KQN2O1G3Jpda2aoHfQ/edit?usp=sharing I realized I should share this again after mentioning it to some folks at the #EFP2026

Using the STRANGE framework to improve replicability in animal behaviour research and allied fields www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Tracking claim changes from preprint to publication across 72,644 biomedical studies using large language models www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Tracking claim changes from preprint to publication across 72,644 biomedical studies using large language models

Preprints now disseminate a large share of biomedical research before peer review. Because they have not yet passed peer review, some scientists regard preprint claims as unverified or potentially unr...

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Our postdoc @roald-arboel.com made a thing! #Croppy is #free and awesome for fast and effective #video #editing and it has a #GUI! Need to crop a part of a video? Need to trim a video? Need to combine videos? Need to compress a video? roald-arboel.com/croppy/

This new #RSOS study tested whether #goats can follow the direction of human voices as cues in an object-choice task: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... @chimpsahoi.bsky.social @goatswhostare.bsky.social @amcell.bsky.social

Call for collaborators! Join a global study on reversal learning across animal species ManyManys - manymanys.github.io Invite - calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0... Registration - forms.fillout.com/t/n4fxVFpHQWus Questions - email both nicolas.alessandroni@concordia.ca and lpretot@pittstate.edu.

Goats picked the hidden-food bucket about 60% of the time when a human voice was directed toward it. When the person stayed silent or faced away, success dropped to roughly chance. doi.org/hb72rr

Goats listen to human voices to find hidden food treats

Goats appear to have a rare ability not shared by many in the animal kingdom, and that is being able to follow the direction of a human voice to locate hidden objects.

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The deadline for the abstract submission got extented to July 1st.

Rebecca Rimbach@urban-squirrel.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Join us for the next DZG meeting in Münster (September 7-11 2026). The line up is amazing! Looking forward to seeing many people here. 🐭🐸🐖🐟🕷🦇🧪🧬🦴

Paper here, published open access: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

Domestic goats can follow the direction of human voices to solve a hidden-object task

Abstract. An underexplored dimension of vocal referentiality is the ability to process the direction in which a vocalization is emitted as a cue towards it

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Coverage in the Guardian of our latest publication in Royal Society Open Science, with fantastic collaborators Alan McElligott (@amcell.bsky.social), Christian Nawroth (@goatswhostare.bsky.social), Federico Rossano and Simon Townsend. Paper threaded below! www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Goats can find food by following a human voice, study finds

Experiments show 29 animals moved towards a treat-filled bucket 60% of the time when guided by a researcher

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New paper out with the Buttercups goats!

Alan McElligott@amcell.bsky.social · 2mo ago

2026. Domestic goats can follow the direction of human voices to solve a hidden-object task. new from us, led by @chimpsahoi.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...

📢Webinar alert📢 Discover how light wavelength and beak treatments directly impact turkeys' behaviour, health, and production. Join Domenica Victoria Medina Sanchez in our upcoming webinar to unpack the latest research on poultry lighting! ⏰ 5 pm CEST 📅 June 8th 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Christian Nawroth@goatswhostare.bsky.social · 2y ago

🎉 New year, new Applying Ethology webinars! 🐾 📅 See the schedule + past recordings: tinyurl.com/applyingetho... 🎤 Interested in presenting? Sign up here: tinyurl.com/applyingetho...

📢 Mark your calendars for the Joint Graduate Meeting 2026, sponsored by @ethoges.bsky.social and the German Zoological Society (DZG)! Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to showcase your research & network with peers! 📆 30.09. - 02.10.2026 🌍 @uni-muenster.de Abstract submission will open soon.

We are pleased to invite you to the final workshop of the COST Action LIFT – “Lifting Farm Animal Lives: laying the foundations for positive animal welfare” 🐄🐑🐖 📍 Location: Royal Veterinary College 📅 Date: 26 June 2026 🎟️ Attendance is FREE of charge 👉 Register here: event.au.dk/events/cost-...

Join us in Münster this autumn!

DZG section Behavioural Biology@dzg-behaviour.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📢 Mark your calendars for the Joint Graduate Meeting 2026, sponsored by @ethoges.bsky.social and the German Zoological Society (DZG)! Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to showcase your research & network with peers! 📆 30.09. - 02.10.2026 🌍 @uni-muenster.de Abstract submission will open soon.

📢Webinar alert📢 Join us for our new webinar, together with @liftcostaction.bsky.social, as Dr Kat Wehrheim explores the philosophical journey of inter-species kinship & what indigenous perspectives can teach us about agency in relationships. ⏰ 5 pm CEST 📅 May 4th 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Christian Nawroth@goatswhostare.bsky.social · 2y ago

🎉 New year, new Applying Ethology webinars! 🐾 📅 See the schedule + past recordings: tinyurl.com/applyingetho... 🎤 Interested in presenting? Sign up here: tinyurl.com/applyingetho...

dzg-meeting.de/en/welcome-ms/ The Meeting of the German Zoological Society will take place in Münster from September 7 to 11! Abstract submission until June 15! 🧪

📢Webinar alert📢 Join Dr Rebekah Humphreys for a thought-provoking talk on shared language, interspecies trust, and ethics - inspired by Vicki Hearne's work. Don’t miss this fascinating exploration and tune in! ⏰ 5 pm CEST 📅 April 13th 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Christian Nawroth@goatswhostare.bsky.social · 2y ago

🎉 New year, new Applying Ethology webinars! 🐾 📅 See the schedule + past recordings: tinyurl.com/applyingetho... 🎤 Interested in presenting? Sign up here: tinyurl.com/applyingetho...

Join us in Münster this autumn!

DZG section Behavioural Biology@dzg-behaviour.bsky.social · 4mo ago

📢 Mark your calendars for the Joint Graduate Meeting 2026, sponsored by @ethoges.bsky.social and the German Zoological Society (DZG)! Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to showcase your research & network with peers! 📆 30.09. - 02.10.2026 🌍 @uni-muenster.de Abstract submission will open soon.

WG4 members met in Warsaw to advance communication efforts: drafting a PAW translation manuscript, planning upcoming social media, reviewing outputs, and developing a children’s book. They also explored “life after LIFT” and the future of the website and channels post–COST Action.

OK, I'm obsessed with this study in @science.org It took Reddit "Am I The Asshole" posts & asked LLMs if the poster was the asshole. Aaand (surprise) AI was more likely to tell people they were NOT the asshole ... even when humans said yeah YTA 🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependence

Despite rising concerns about sycophancy—excessive agreement or flattery from artificial intelligence (AI) systems—little is known about its prevalence or consequences. We show that sycophancy is wide...

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doi.org/10.1186/s131... #SPEetologia #AppliedEthology #ResearchTransparency #FAIRPrinciples #AnimalResearch #ScientificIntegrity #Reproducibility #EthicsInResearch

Exploring open science in applied ethology: practice and attitudes among researchers - BMC Research Notes

BMC Research Notes - In light of the replication crisis, transparency is critical for impactful research. This is particularly relevant for animal-based research fields, like Applied Ethology,...

doi.org

doi.org/10.1186/s131... #SPEetologia A survey of Applied Ethology researchers reveals limited adoption of Open Science practices. Preprints and preregistration remain uncommon, data sharing is inconsistent, and awareness of FAIR principles is low, with lack of training identified as a key barrier.

Exploring open science in applied ethology: practice and attitudes among researchers - BMC Research Notes

BMC Research Notes - In light of the replication crisis, transparency is critical for impactful research. This is particularly relevant for animal-based research fields, like Applied Ethology,...

doi.org

🚨 New study by #SPEmembers 🚨 #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #OpenScience "Exploring open science in applied ethology: practice and attitudes among researchers" Nawroth et al. with SPE members Anna Olsson @ BMC research notes

📢Webinar alert📢 Join Dr Rebekah Humphreys for a thought-provoking talk on shared language, interspecies trust, and ethics - inspired by Vicki Hearne's work. Don’t miss this fascinating exploration and tune in! ⏰ 5 pm CEST 📅 April 13th 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Christian Nawroth@goatswhostare.bsky.social · 2y ago

🎉 New year, new Applying Ethology webinars! 🐾 📅 See the schedule + past recordings: tinyurl.com/applyingetho... 🎤 Interested in presenting? Sign up here: tinyurl.com/applyingetho...

Motivation in cognitive tests and its outcome on test performance in pigs www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Motivation in cognitive tests and its outcome on test performance in pigs

Animals may vary in their motivation to participate in cognitive and behavioural tests, and this can result in a poor test performance despite their a…

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Conventional systematic reviews can become outdated before they're even published. In our new @nathumbehav.nature.com piece, we discuss how living systematic reviews can help keep evidence current by continuously integrating new evidence. www.nature.com/articles/s41...