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Animal Cognition

Animal Cognition is an interdisciplinary journal offering current research on all aspects of animal (and human) cognition in an evolutionary ...

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Three videos on forest fires. The challenges of managing forests in the Rockies youtu.be/s9RIvwfwRhA?... then old videos on whether pine forests burn youtu.be/SrNRfLV201k?... and how fires determine the balance between eucalyptus forest and rainforest youtu.be/3oK2OEPJHvM?...

Forest fires: lessons from the Rockies

YouTube video by Bill Sutherland's Conservation Concepts

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This weekend, such a privilege to explore the wondrous main channel of a River Test tributary in Hampshire. A highlight of this chalk stream was the abundant, exquisite Grayling parr, here energetically feeding with Minnows youtu.be/vZ360iCMro4?.... #MySwim #Rivers #Fish #teamfish #ukwildlife 1/25

Perky European Grayling parr feeding with Minnows in a chalk stream tributary of the River Test

YouTube video by Nicola Crockford

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A new study suggests ancient origins of reassuring social touch among apes. https://scim.ag/4vG6p5f

Chimps and bonobos hug and hold hands just like us

New study suggests ancient origins of reassuring social touch among apes

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🚨🐒Join the Urban Vervet Project! We are currently looking for a research assistant to strengthen our on-site team at the beautiful Simbithi Eco Estate in South Africa. More info below 👇 @sofiaforss.bsky.social

The Horizon MSCA Postdoc fellowship deadline is approaching: url-shortener.me/OLZ3 If ur a postdoc interested in endangered primate (Barbary macaque) genomics, we (www.plasticprimateslab.com) have a lot data ready to go + more samples on the way! Pls get in touch before 10 August if interested.

👏Congratulations @josharbon.bsky.social on a fantastic new #TREE review from #NERC funded postdoc. doi.org/10.1016/j.tr... #OpenAccess; please share. 💬If you're at #ISBE2026 & interested in #pre-emptive behaviour and/or intergroup #conflict, seek Josh out for a chat. @isbe2026.bsky.social

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River otters are hunting and drowning pelicans in a Bay Area lagoon

"It's a lot of bang for their buck."

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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!

Humans prepare for warfare in various ways, but we're not alone. Read how other species, from ants to apes, also exhibit behavioural flexibility in anticipation of encounters with rival groups in our NEW @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social review. Led by @josharbon.bsky.social doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

I so love this project and this team! Congrats to Fede Sánchez Vargas and Marcela Benitez! In This Costa Rican Forest, Monkeys Come Face-to-Face With A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/28/s...

In This Costa Rican Forest, Monkeys Come Face-to-Face With A.I.

CapuchinAI, a portable testing station equipped with a touch screen and facial recognition software, could help scientists study primate intelligence in the wild.

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BBC coverage of the xeno-cantified Science paper: bbc.com/news/article... #bioacoustics

Secrets of birdsongs' 'spectacular diversity' revealed

A scientific study has revealed the acoustic secret that connects all birdsong - and it is surprisingly simple

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11/ Paper: "The global biogeography of passerine songs" by Quentin Bacquelé, Jean-Yves Barnagaud, Cyrille Violle, Frédéric Theunissen and Nicolas Mathevon. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6239. Listen to the 8 motifs and explore the map: acoustic-biogeography.vercel.app

1/ The world's songbirds sing in just 8 basic sounds. And where a bird lives decides which ones it uses. My first PhD paper is out now in @science.org (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aee6239) Here is what we found:

The lost golden age of #language diversity. Tens of thousands of languages may have existed between 1,000 and 3,000 years ago - their decline began well before European colonial expansion. Study @science.org led by @damianblasi.bsky.social. See: tinyurl.com/84j9nezy & www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The lost golden age of language diversity

Tens of thousands of languages may have existed between 1,000 and 3,000 years ago - and their decline began well before European colonial expansion

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Another massive jump in Ebola cases in DRC (reflecting new cases as well as "data harmonization"). Now 2,905 cases including 1,269 deaths. I find it harder every day to square the size and speed of spread of this outbreak with the lack of attention it is getting. insp.cd/sitrep-n069-...

Incredible densities of Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) adorned the River Lark up from Barton Mills a week ago. Caddisfly larvae of Brown Sedge (Anabolia nervosa) under stones. The stem of an ancient clay pipe, among the chalky gravel, reminds of long human use of this chalk stream. 10/10

Fine-scale habitat requirements of the pigmy hippopotamus and its implications for the rainforest conservation in West Africa. Low human disturbance, structurally complex undergrowth, and reliable access to water are key factors affecting hippo density in TNP. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Would chimpanzees or bonobos huddle before a penalty shootout in the World Cup? 🐵⚽ In both species, reassuring body contact promotes social tolerance, read more in our new study led by Jake Brooker out now in @royalsociety.org Proc B. (doi.org/10.1098/rspb...) A thread of the main findings 🧵 (1/10)

We're hiring a Research Assistant (Dutch, 32h/wk) in Nijmegen! • Lab exp. (VR, EEG, Motion Capture) • Annotating multimodal speech & gesture data • Starts between 1 Nov 2026 and 31 Jan 2027 • Ideal for grads in Psych, Ling, CogSci & related fields Apply by 15 Sep: www.mpi.nl/career-educa...

An interesting question but the framework of the paper tries very hard to sustain human uniqueness.

Stephanie L King@stephanielking.bsky.social · 2w ago

Do animals use names? Conceptual and empirical criteria: Trends in Cognitive Sciences www.cell.com/trends/cogni...

Songbirds such as finches perform a surprisingly skilled task when feeding: they remove the hard husk of seeds using precise movements of the beak and tongue. This #ProcB study examines whether this behaviour is associated with changes in the brain. doi.org/10.1098/rspb... | #Evolution #Neuroscience

What a great place to land and what a cool group to join - sounds like exciting things afoot and that there are options for positions :) check it out!

Erin Wessling@northernlimitpt.bsky.social · 2w ago

Thrilled to share that I started last month at @idiv-research.bsky.social as Junior Research Group Leader of the new Behavioural Conservation group. Excited to build the team and explore new scientific frontiers! More here: www.idiv.de/new-junior-g...

Great apes reassure one another to maintain the peace Our new study shows that friendly touch before stressful events, like embracing, patting and even kissing, promotes tolerance and peace in chimpanzees and bonobos. Some BBC coverage 🙂 open-access paper below! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Great Apes kiss and cuddle to keep the peace, says study

Hugging before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, say scientists studying apes.

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On the tail of the announcement of my new Behavioural Conservation group at @idiv-research.bsky.social, I can also say... I'm hiring! We're looking for a Project Assistant (60% FTE) to join our "Conserving Cultures" project. Job posting: uni-leipzig.b-ite.careers/jobposting/1...

Project Assistant (m/f/d/x)

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Research Assistant at TCP wanted: Want to observe behaviour of wild chimpanzees? Want to live in a tropical rainforest? Want to protect endangered wildlife? If YES and you are interested in science, here is your chance. Apply here 👇 JOBS | Mysite share.google/npb1Knr0B3vP...

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

Osvaldo is translating the Bayesian Workflow book's case studies to Python, very useful in case you are snake person arviz-devs.github.io/bayesian-wor...

Osvaldo Martin@aloctavodia.bsky.social · 3w ago

Look what was waiting on my desk this morning! It's so great to finally see #BayesianWorkflow in print.

Happy World Chimpanzee Day! youtu.be/vFMkWCivAC8?...

WORLD CHIMPANZEE DAY Special with Gombe's Dr Deus Mjungu

YouTube video by Apes Like Us

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Happy World Chimpanzee Day! What started with one woman has turned into an annual celebration. This year, that woman – Dr. Jane Goodall – won't be here to take part in the big day. But that can't stop us from carrying her work forward. Photos: Hugo van Lawick / National Geographic / Fernado Turmo