#animal-behaviour — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #animal-behaviour, aggregated by home.social.
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Animals don't use the word “consent,” but they understand something humans should pay attention to: rejection.
Many animals court, signal interest, accept or reject potential mates, and sometimes walk away when they aren't interested.
Humans have language, reason, and the ability to communicate clearly. We should use them.
If there isn't a clear, willing “yes,” don't assume it's a yes.
#Consent #AnimalBehaviour #Biology #Relationships #Respect #Science
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Animals don't use the word “consent,” but they understand something humans should pay attention to: rejection.
Many animals court, signal interest, accept or reject potential mates, and sometimes walk away when they aren't interested.
Humans have language, reason, and the ability to communicate clearly. We should use them.
If there isn't a clear, willing “yes,” don't assume it's a yes.
#Consent #AnimalBehaviour #Biology #Relationships #Respect #Science
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Animals don't use the word “consent,” but they understand something humans should pay attention to: rejection.
Many animals court, signal interest, accept or reject potential mates, and sometimes walk away when they aren't interested.
Humans have language, reason, and the ability to communicate clearly. We should use them.
If there isn't a clear, willing “yes,” don't assume it's a yes.
#Consent #AnimalBehaviour #Biology #Relationships #Respect #Science
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Animals don't use the word “consent,” but they understand something humans should pay attention to: rejection.
Many animals court, signal interest, accept or reject potential mates, and sometimes walk away when they aren't interested.
Humans have language, reason, and the ability to communicate clearly. We should use them.
If there isn't a clear, willing “yes,” don't assume it's a yes.
#Consent #AnimalBehaviour #Biology #Relationships #Respect #Science
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Animals don't use the word “consent,” but they understand something humans should pay attention to: rejection.
Many animals court, signal interest, accept or reject potential mates, and sometimes walk away when they aren't interested.
Humans have language, reason, and the ability to communicate clearly. We should use them.
If there isn't a clear, willing “yes,” don't assume it's a yes.
#Consent #AnimalBehaviour #Biology #Relationships #Respect #Science
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I saw pedestrians swear at plovers when they swooped. But I admired the birds
By Drew RookeMany people despise these birds for violently defending their babies in nests they create in ridiculously vulnerable areas. My community, however, became devoted to them
#Birds #Wildlife #Animals #Environment #Animalbehaviour #Australianews #TheGuardian #DrewRooke
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I saw pedestrians swear at plovers when they swooped. But I admired the birds
By Drew RookeMany people despise these birds for violently defending their babies in nests they create in ridiculously vulnerable areas. My community, however, became devoted to them
#Birds #Wildlife #Animals #Environment #Animalbehaviour #Australianews #TheGuardian #DrewRooke
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I saw pedestrians swear at plovers when they swooped. But I admired the birds
By Drew RookeMany people despise these birds for violently defending their babies in nests they create in ridiculously vulnerable areas. My community, however, became devoted to them
#Birds #Wildlife #Animals #Environment #Animalbehaviour #Australianews #TheGuardian #DrewRooke
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I saw pedestrians swear at plovers when they swooped. But I admired the birds
By Drew RookeMany people despise these birds for violently defending their babies in nests they create in ridiculously vulnerable areas. My community, however, became devoted to them
#Birds #Wildlife #Animals #Environment #Animalbehaviour #Australianews #TheGuardian #DrewRooke
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Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/sep/22/animal-language-recordings-ai #AiArtificialIntelligence #AnimalBehaviour #Animals #Science #Technology #AustraliaNews #Africa #WorldNews #Research
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Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/sep/22/animal-language-recordings-ai #AiArtificialIntelligence #AnimalBehaviour #Animals #Science #Technology #AustraliaNews #Africa #WorldNews #Research
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Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/sep/22/animal-language-recordings-ai #AiArtificialIntelligence #AnimalBehaviour #Animals #Science #Technology #AustraliaNews #Africa #WorldNews #Research
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Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/sep/22/animal-language-recordings-ai #AiArtificialIntelligence #AnimalBehaviour #Animals #Science #Technology #AustraliaNews #Africa #WorldNews #Research
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Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them? https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/sep/22/animal-language-recordings-ai #AiArtificialIntelligence #AnimalBehaviour #Animals #Science #Technology #AustraliaNews #Africa #WorldNews #Research
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Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?
By Amy MartinAs animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/sep/22/animal-language-recordings-ai
#AIartificialintelligence #Animalbehaviour #Animals #Science #Technology #Australianews #Africa #Worldnews #Research #TheGuardian #AmyMartin
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Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?
By Amy MartinAs animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/sep/22/animal-language-recordings-ai
#AIartificialintelligence #Animalbehaviour #Animals #Science #Technology #Australianews #Africa #Worldnews #Research #TheGuardian #AmyMartin
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Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?
By Amy MartinAs animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/sep/22/animal-language-recordings-ai
#AIartificialintelligence #Animalbehaviour #Animals #Science #Technology #Australianews #Africa #Worldnews #Research #TheGuardian #AmyMartin
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Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?
By Amy MartinAs animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/sep/22/animal-language-recordings-ai
#AIartificialintelligence #Animalbehaviour #Animals #Science #Technology #Australianews #Africa #Worldnews #Research #TheGuardian #AmyMartin
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Using AI to ‘talk to animals’ might make us feel clever – but what, if anything, does it do for them?
By Amy MartinAs animal behaviorists increasingly use AI in their research, they grapple with how to wield the technology responsibly
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/sep/22/animal-language-recordings-ai
#AIartificialintelligence #Animalbehaviour #Animals #Science #Technology #Australianews #Africa #Worldnews #Research #TheGuardian #AmyMartin
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📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2026 – 1 week to go! 📣
How do ravens navigate their complex social lives? Join us on Tuesday 29 September at 2:00 PM GMT for our final seminar of the year! 🐦⬛
🎙️ Dr. Thomas Bugnyar (University of Vienna, Austria) on “Testing social cognition in birds: lessons from ravens”
📍 Live on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQoBVgwTD_Q
✅ Free & open to all! -
📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2026 – 1 week to go! 📣
How do ravens navigate their complex social lives? Join us on Tuesday 29 September at 2:00 PM GMT for our final seminar of the year! 🐦⬛
🎙️ Dr. Thomas Bugnyar (University of Vienna, Austria) on “Testing social cognition in birds: lessons from ravens”
📍 Live on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQoBVgwTD_Q
✅ Free & open to all! -
📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2026 – 1 week to go! 📣
How do ravens navigate their complex social lives? Join us on Tuesday 29 September at 2:00 PM GMT for our final seminar of the year! 🐦⬛
🎙️ Dr. Thomas Bugnyar (University of Vienna, Austria) on “Testing social cognition in birds: lessons from ravens”
📍 Live on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQoBVgwTD_Q
✅ Free & open to all! -
📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2026 – 1 week to go! 📣
How do ravens navigate their complex social lives? Join us on Tuesday 29 September at 2:00 PM GMT for our final seminar of the year! 🐦⬛
🎙️ Dr. Thomas Bugnyar (University of Vienna, Austria) on “Testing social cognition in birds: lessons from ravens”
📍 Live on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQoBVgwTD_Q
✅ Free & open to all! -
📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2026 – 1 week to go! 📣
How do ravens navigate their complex social lives? Join us on Tuesday 29 September at 2:00 PM GMT for our final seminar of the year! 🐦⬛
🎙️ Dr. Thomas Bugnyar (University of Vienna, Austria) on “Testing social cognition in birds: lessons from ravens”
📍 Live on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQoBVgwTD_Q
✅ Free & open to all! -
Two new stick insect species emerge from Queensland forests
By Holly RichardsonThe two new species are in the same genus and are both winged and more than 10cm long.
#Insects #ScientificResearch #Biology #AnimalBehaviour #HollyRichardson
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Two new stick insect species emerge from Queensland forests
By Holly RichardsonThe two new species are in the same genus and are both winged and more than 10cm long.
#Insects #ScientificResearch #Biology #AnimalBehaviour #HollyRichardson
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Two new stick insect species emerge from Queensland forests
By Holly RichardsonThe two new species are in the same genus and are both winged and more than 10cm long.
#Insects #ScientificResearch #Biology #AnimalBehaviour #HollyRichardson
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Two new stick insect species emerge from Queensland forests
By Holly RichardsonThe two new species are in the same genus and are both winged and more than 10cm long.
#Insects #ScientificResearch #Biology #AnimalBehaviour #HollyRichardson
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Two new stick insect species emerge from Queensland forests
By Holly RichardsonThe two new species are in the same genus and are both winged and more than 10cm long.
#Insects #ScientificResearch #Biology #AnimalBehaviour #HollyRichardson
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Fishy freight lands in Tasmania ahead of Bass Strait trial
By Sophie JaggersFifteen-thousand yellowtail kingfish fingerlings have arrived in Tasmania from Western Australia to be released into a pen in Bass Strait as part of a trial.
#FishingandAquacultureIndustry #AnimalBehaviour #MarineBiology #LocalFoodSystems #SophieJaggers
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Fishy freight lands in Tasmania ahead of Bass Strait trial
By Sophie JaggersFifteen-thousand yellowtail kingfish fingerlings have arrived in Tasmania from Western Australia to be released into a pen in Bass Strait as part of a trial.
#FishingandAquacultureIndustry #AnimalBehaviour #MarineBiology #LocalFoodSystems #SophieJaggers
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Fishy freight lands in Tasmania ahead of Bass Strait trial
By Sophie JaggersFifteen-thousand yellowtail kingfish fingerlings have arrived in Tasmania from Western Australia to be released into a pen in Bass Strait as part of a trial.
#FishingandAquacultureIndustry #AnimalBehaviour #MarineBiology #LocalFoodSystems #SophieJaggers
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Fishy freight lands in Tasmania ahead of Bass Strait trial
By Sophie JaggersFifteen-thousand yellowtail kingfish fingerlings have arrived in Tasmania from Western Australia to be released into a pen in Bass Strait as part of a trial.
#FishingandAquacultureIndustry #AnimalBehaviour #MarineBiology #LocalFoodSystems #SophieJaggers
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Fishy freight lands in Tasmania ahead of Bass Strait trial
By Sophie JaggersFifteen-thousand yellowtail kingfish fingerlings have arrived in Tasmania from Western Australia to be released into a pen in Bass Strait as part of a trial.
#FishingandAquacultureIndustry #AnimalBehaviour #MarineBiology #LocalFoodSystems #SophieJaggers
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📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2026 📣
Our final seminar of the year is coming up fast! 🐦⬛
🎥 Check out this teaser! Join Dr. Thomas Bugnyar (University of Vienna, Austria) for a fascinating talk on:💬 “Testing social cognition in birds: lessons from ravens”📆 Tuesday 29 September 2026 at 2:00 PM GMT
📍 Live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQoBVgwTD_Q
💡 Free & open to all – no registration needed!#AnimalBehaviour #AnimalBehavior #Cognition #Ravens #Ethology
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📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2026 📣
Our final seminar of the year is coming up fast! 🐦⬛
🎥 Check out this teaser! Join Dr. Thomas Bugnyar (University of Vienna, Austria) for a fascinating talk on:💬 “Testing social cognition in birds: lessons from ravens”📆 Tuesday 29 September 2026 at 2:00 PM GMT
📍 Live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQoBVgwTD_Q
💡 Free & open to all – no registration needed!#AnimalBehaviour #AnimalBehavior #Cognition #Ravens #Ethology
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📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2026 📣
Our final seminar of the year is coming up fast! 🐦⬛
🎥 Check out this teaser! Join Dr. Thomas Bugnyar (University of Vienna, Austria) for a fascinating talk on:💬 “Testing social cognition in birds: lessons from ravens”📆 Tuesday 29 September 2026 at 2:00 PM GMT
📍 Live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQoBVgwTD_Q
💡 Free & open to all – no registration needed!#AnimalBehaviour #AnimalBehavior #Cognition #Ravens #Ethology
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📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2026 📣
Our final seminar of the year is coming up fast! 🐦⬛
🎥 Check out this teaser! Join Dr. Thomas Bugnyar (University of Vienna, Austria) for a fascinating talk on:💬 “Testing social cognition in birds: lessons from ravens”📆 Tuesday 29 September 2026 at 2:00 PM GMT
📍 Live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQoBVgwTD_Q
💡 Free & open to all – no registration needed!#AnimalBehaviour #AnimalBehavior #Cognition #Ravens #Ethology
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📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2026 📣
Our final seminar of the year is coming up fast! 🐦⬛
🎥 Check out this teaser! Join Dr. Thomas Bugnyar (University of Vienna, Austria) for a fascinating talk on:💬 “Testing social cognition in birds: lessons from ravens”📆 Tuesday 29 September 2026 at 2:00 PM GMT
📍 Live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQoBVgwTD_Q
💡 Free & open to all – no registration needed!#AnimalBehaviour #AnimalBehavior #Cognition #Ravens #Ethology
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Mary the runaway Tasmanian devil makes full return
The runaway Tasmanian devil has spent months in recovery after escaping from her enclosure and going missing in bushland on the Gold Coast.
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Mary the runaway Tasmanian devil makes full return
The runaway Tasmanian devil has spent months in recovery after escaping from her enclosure and going missing in bushland on the Gold Coast.
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Mary the runaway Tasmanian devil makes full return
The runaway Tasmanian devil has spent months in recovery after escaping from her enclosure and going missing in bushland on the Gold Coast.
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Mary the runaway Tasmanian devil makes full return
The runaway Tasmanian devil has spent months in recovery after escaping from her enclosure and going missing in bushland on the Gold Coast.
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Mary the runaway Tasmanian devil makes full return
The runaway Tasmanian devil has spent months in recovery after escaping from her enclosure and going missing in bushland on the Gold Coast.
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Humpback whale filmed apparently grieving its stillborn calf – video
Footage recorded in July 2025 shows a humpback whale repeatedly returning for more than an hour to the spot where its stillborn calf lay, a kilometre off Australia’s Gold Coast. While similar behaviours have been documented in pilot whales, dolphins and killer whales, a new report from Griffith University and the Sea World Foundation suggests this is the first described case of a toothless baleen whale mother caring for her deceased newborn calf. ‘However, we can’t directly measure the emotional state of whales,’ writes Olaf Meynecke, a co-author of the report. ‘The behaviours we observed could represent grief, but they could also reflect maternal attachment, confusion or instinctive caregiving. For this reason, researchers use broader terms – such as postmortem attentive behaviour – rather than concluding that whales grieve in the human sense’
#Marinelife #Whales #Wildlife #Animalwelfare #Animalbehaviour #Animals #TheGuardian #
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Humpback whale filmed apparently grieving its stillborn calf – video
Footage recorded in July 2025 shows a humpback whale repeatedly returning for more than an hour to the spot where its stillborn calf lay, a kilometre off Australia’s Gold Coast. While similar behaviours have been documented in pilot whales, dolphins and killer whales, a new report from Griffith University and the Sea World Foundation suggests this is the first described case of a toothless baleen whale mother caring for her deceased newborn calf. ‘However, we can’t directly measure the emotional state of whales,’ writes Olaf Meynecke, a co-author of the report. ‘The behaviours we observed could represent grief, but they could also reflect maternal attachment, confusion or instinctive caregiving. For this reason, researchers use broader terms – such as postmortem attentive behaviour – rather than concluding that whales grieve in the human sense’
#Marinelife #Whales #Wildlife #Animalwelfare #Animalbehaviour #Animals #TheGuardian #
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Humpback whale filmed apparently grieving its stillborn calf – video
Footage recorded in July 2025 shows a humpback whale repeatedly returning for more than an hour to the spot where its stillborn calf lay, a kilometre off Australia’s Gold Coast. While similar behaviours have been documented in pilot whales, dolphins and killer whales, a new report from Griffith University and the Sea World Foundation suggests this is the first described case of a toothless baleen whale mother caring for her deceased newborn calf. ‘However, we can’t directly measure the emotional state of whales,’ writes Olaf Meynecke, a co-author of the report. ‘The behaviours we observed could represent grief, but they could also reflect maternal attachment, confusion or instinctive caregiving. For this reason, researchers use broader terms – such as postmortem attentive behaviour – rather than concluding that whales grieve in the human sense’
#Marinelife #Whales #Wildlife #Animalwelfare #Animalbehaviour #Animals #TheGuardian #
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Humpback whale filmed apparently grieving its stillborn calf – video
Footage recorded in July 2025 shows a humpback whale repeatedly returning for more than an hour to the spot where its stillborn calf lay, a kilometre off Australia’s Gold Coast. While similar behaviours have been documented in pilot whales, dolphins and killer whales, a new report from Griffith University and the Sea World Foundation suggests this is the first described case of a toothless baleen whale mother caring for her deceased newborn calf. ‘However, we can’t directly measure the emotional state of whales,’ writes Olaf Meynecke, a co-author of the report. ‘The behaviours we observed could represent grief, but they could also reflect maternal attachment, confusion or instinctive caregiving. For this reason, researchers use broader terms – such as postmortem attentive behaviour – rather than concluding that whales grieve in the human sense’
#Marinelife #Whales #Wildlife #Animalwelfare #Animalbehaviour #Animals #TheGuardian #
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'Pretty emotional': Rare video shows humpback whale with stillborn calf
By Emma JohnsonResearchers say the footage is a rare example of "grieving behaviour", after the whale remained with its calf for several hours.
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'Pretty emotional': Rare video shows humpback whale with stillborn calf
By Emma JohnsonResearchers say the footage is a rare example of "grieving behaviour", after the whale remained with its calf for several hours.
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'Pretty emotional': Rare video shows humpback whale with stillborn calf
By Emma JohnsonResearchers say the footage is a rare example of "grieving behaviour", after the whale remained with its calf for several hours.
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'Pretty emotional': Rare video shows humpback whale with stillborn calf
By Emma JohnsonResearchers say the footage is a rare example of "grieving behaviour", after the whale remained with its calf for several hours.
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'Pretty emotional': Rare video shows humpback whale with stillborn calf
By Emma JohnsonResearchers say the footage is a rare example of "grieving behaviour", after the whale remained with its calf for several hours.
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They’re the sopranos of the forest, so what’s silencing the gibbons’ morning chorus? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/15/singing-gibbons-forest-sopranos-malaysia-aoe #Primatology #UrbanWildlife #EndangeredSpecies #Wildlife #Malaysia #EndangeredHabitats #TreesAndForests #AnimalBehaviour #Conservation #Animals #AsiaPacific #Environment #Zoology #Science
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They’re the sopranos of the forest, so what’s silencing the gibbons’ morning chorus? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/15/singing-gibbons-forest-sopranos-malaysia-aoe #Primatology #UrbanWildlife #EndangeredSpecies #Wildlife #Malaysia #EndangeredHabitats #TreesAndForests #AnimalBehaviour #Conservation #Animals #AsiaPacific #Environment #Zoology #Science
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They’re the sopranos of the forest, so what’s silencing the gibbons’ morning chorus? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/15/singing-gibbons-forest-sopranos-malaysia-aoe #Primatology #UrbanWildlife #EndangeredSpecies #Wildlife #Malaysia #EndangeredHabitats #TreesAndForests #AnimalBehaviour #Conservation #Animals #AsiaPacific #Environment #Zoology #Science
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They’re the sopranos of the forest, so what’s silencing the gibbons’ morning chorus? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/15/singing-gibbons-forest-sopranos-malaysia-aoe #Primatology #UrbanWildlife #EndangeredSpecies #Wildlife #Malaysia #EndangeredHabitats #TreesAndForests #AnimalBehaviour #Conservation #Animals #AsiaPacific #Environment #Zoology #Science
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They’re the sopranos of the forest, so what’s silencing the gibbons’ morning chorus? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/15/singing-gibbons-forest-sopranos-malaysia-aoe #Primatology #UrbanWildlife #EndangeredSpecies #Wildlife #Malaysia #EndangeredHabitats #TreesAndForests #AnimalBehaviour #Conservation #Animals #AsiaPacific #Environment #Zoology #Science
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How do ravens navigate their complex social lives? 🐦⬛🪺
Dr. Bugnyar will explore what we can learn from these large-brained birds about social cognition, social learning, and personality, and why ravens offer a fascinating model for studying the evolution of cognition.
As always, this event is free and no registration is required. ☺️ -
How do ravens navigate their complex social lives? 🐦⬛🪺
Dr. Bugnyar will explore what we can learn from these large-brained birds about social cognition, social learning, and personality, and why ravens offer a fascinating model for studying the evolution of cognition.
As always, this event is free and no registration is required. ☺️