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'Regulars': Hitchhiking birds catch Sydney train commuters by surprise
By Shannon Corvo

You may have heard of snakes on a plane, but what about birds on a train?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/nsw-myna-birds-catch-sydney-trains-surprising-travellers/107064310

#Birds #PublicTransport #AnimalBehaviour #ShannonCorvo

'Regulars': Hitchhiking birds catch Sydney train commuters by surprise
By Shannon Corvo

You may have heard of snakes on a plane, but what about birds on a train?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/nsw-myna-birds-catch-sydney-trains-surprising-travellers/107064310

#Birds #PublicTransport #AnimalBehaviour #ShannonCorvo

'Regulars': Hitchhiking birds catch Sydney train commuters by surprise
By Shannon Corvo

You may have heard of snakes on a plane, but what about birds on a train?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/nsw-myna-birds-catch-sydney-trains-surprising-travellers/107064310

#Birds #PublicTransport #AnimalBehaviour #ShannonCorvo

'Regulars': Hitchhiking birds catch Sydney train commuters by surprise
By Shannon Corvo

You may have heard of snakes on a plane, but what about birds on a train?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/nsw-myna-birds-catch-sydney-trains-surprising-travellers/107064310

#Birds #PublicTransport #AnimalBehaviour #ShannonCorvo

'Regulars': Hitchhiking birds catch Sydney train commuters by surprise
By Shannon Corvo

You may have heard of snakes on a plane, but what about birds on a train?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/nsw-myna-birds-catch-sydney-trains-surprising-travellers/107064310

#Birds #PublicTransport #AnimalBehaviour #ShannonCorvo

Dogs blink more often when they see owners blinking, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/26/dogs-blink-more-often-owners-blinking-study #AnimalBehaviour #Dogs #Pets #Science #Animals #WorldNews

Dogs blink more often when they see owners blinking, study finds
By Nicola Davis Science correspondent

Scientists say research suggests blinking may have acquired a social relevance in interactions between dogs and people

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/26/dogs-blink-more-often-owners-blinking-study

#Animalbehaviour #Dogs #Pets #Science #Animals #Worldnews #TheGuardian #NicolaDavisSciencecorrespondent

Animal rescuer warns of rooster influx, says school hatching programs making issue worse
By Briana Fiore

An Adelaide animal rescuer is urging people to stop dumping roosters, and says school hatching programs could be contributing to the problem.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/sa-rescuer-urges-people-to-stop-dumping-roosters/107074902

#Animals #AnimalBehaviour #Birds #BrianaFiore

What happens when a mosquito feeds on a warm-blooded host? 🦟🌡️

Join us on Nov 12 to discover Dr. Chloé Lahondère’s work exploring how temperature shapes mosquito physiology, behaviour, host interactions, and adaptation, from blood meals to ecosystems!

Learn more about the conference & register for FREE: https://ablaoc.sciencesconf.org/

#ethology #animalbehavior #animalbehaviour #scienceconference

⏰ Only 2 weeks left to submit!

Showcase your research at #ABL2026, our free online conference on animal behavior in a changing world.
🔹 15-min oral presentation
🔹 5-min video poster
📅 Deadline: September 6
📄 Submit your abstract here 👉 https://ablaoc.sciencesconf.org/

#ethology #animalbehavior #animalbehaviour #onlineconference #changingworld

What’s the problem with noisy neighbors? 🐦🔊

Join us on Nov 12 to discover Dr Sue Anne Zollinger’s work on the impacts of anthropogenic noise on wildlife, from sleep and song to offspring and even effects across generations!

Learn more about the conference & register for FREE: https://ablaoc.sciencesconf.org/
#ethology #animalbehavior #animalbehaviour #scienceconference

Klara has a routine of moisturising her toe beans with butter after keeping us company for breakfast. Just when you think you have seen everything. Life is never boring with cats in the house.
#catsofmastodon #animalbehaviour

Shrews may grow bigger snouts in winter to cope with cold air, scientists say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/19/shrews-bigger-snouts-winter-cold-air #Wildlife #AnimalBehaviour #Biology #Science #Japan

Shrews may grow bigger snouts in winter to cope with cold air, scientists say
By Nicola Davis Science correspondent

Study of long-clawed shrew skulls from Japan shows that while skulls get smaller in winter, snouts elongate

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/19/shrews-bigger-snouts-winter-cold-air

#Wildlife #Animalbehaviour #Biology #Science #Japan #TheGuardian #NicolaDavisSciencecorrespondent

⏰ Only 21 days left to submit!

Showcase your research at #ABL2026, our free online conference on animal behavior in a changing world.
🔹 15-min oral presentation
🔹 5-min video poster
📅 Deadline: September 6
📄 Submit your abstract here 👉 https://ablaoc.sciencesconf.org/

#ethology #animalbehavior #animalbehaviour #ecology #biodiversitycrisis

🌟 You’re invited! 🌟 Join us for #ABL2026, a FREE online conference on 12 November, centred on this year’s theme: “Studying Animal Behaviour in a Changing World” 🌍

Connect with scientists worldwide, share your work in a friendly, inclusive space, and enjoy talks, posters, and plenaries, all streamed live on YouTube.

📅 Submit your abstract by 6 September!
🔗 More info & sign-up: https://ablaoc.sciencesconf.org/

#ethology #animalbehavior #animalbehaviour #anthropogenicfactors

‘Like an alien invasion’: the neon flying squid that can fly in formation above the ocean
By Oliver Milman

Smart, sociable squid use funnel-like organ to force water to jet propel themselves along in and out of sea

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/12/like-an-alien-invasion-the-neon-flying-squid-that-can-fly-in-formation-above-the-ocean

#Marinelife #Oceans #Wildlife #Environment #Invertebrates #Animalbehaviour #Zoology #Science #TheGuardian #OliverMilman

Male redback spiders invite cannibalism through a ‘self-sacrificial somersault’ during sex – but why? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/12/male-redback-spiders-invite-cannibalism-through-a-self-sacrificial-somersault-during-sex-but-why #Spiders #AustraliaNews #Science #Animals #Environment #Wildlife #AnimalBehaviour

Male redback's bizarre death somersault during sex is in its genes
By Ellen Phiddian

Male redback spiders somersault onto the female's fangs while mating and are killed. Researchers cross-bred the Aussie spiders with their NZ cousins to find out why.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2026-08-12/redback-spiders-backflip-katipo-sex/107022976

#AnimalBehaviour #ScienceandTechnology #Science #Animals #Insects #EllenPhiddian

Male redback spiders invite cannibalism through a ‘self-sacrificial somersault’ during sex – but why?
By Donna Lu

New research sheds light on the genetic basis of the venomous insect’s ‘weird mating behaviour’

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/12/male-redback-spiders-invite-cannibalism-through-a-self-sacrificial-somersault-during-sex-but-why

#Spiders #Australianews #Science #Animals #Environment #Wildlife #Animalbehaviour #TheGuardian #DonnaLu

How to handle yellowjacket nests in garden beds https://www.allforgardening.com/1922178/how-to-handle-yellowjacket-nests-in-garden-beds/ #agricultural #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalProduct #AnimalProtection #apocrita #BeeColony #BeeHouse #beekeeping #bees #black #breeding #BreedingGround #BreedingSeason #Builds #BunchOf #caring #Colony #Cultivate #Cultivation #cutout #deserted #ecofriendly #EnvironmentProtection #exemptable #ExteriorView #garden #gardening #group #Hobby #honeycomb #hymenoptera #Many #ManyAnimals #nest #NestBuilding #NestingAid #NestingSite

I’ve been reading more about this foraging behaviour by gulls. It’s called “Foot Paddling” and various gulls and other coastal birds around the world do it. I found a 1999 article by a geologist at the University of Auckland, Murray Gregory, who gets excited about the possibility that gulls’ foot paddling puddles might be visible in the fossil record.

Also, when small birds do it, it’s not “foot paddling”, it’s “foot trembling”, as in “The recently arrived Black-fronted dotterel also indulges in foot-trembling.”

https://ir.canterbury.ac.nz/server/api/core/bitstreams/22db3351-f34b-4d84-b6b0-354f7f6e8b76/content

#gulls #birds #AnimalBehaviour

On Thursday I watched this tarāpunga (NZ Red-billed Gull) on the edge of the ocean repeatedly doing a slow shuffle dance in the wet sand. It would shuffle its feet to make a wet puddle then stop and eat whatever little invertebrates rose to the surface. Then it would do its dance steps again.

Definitely full marks for style and smarts.

https://flic.kr/p/2stT4kF

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/389180275

#birds #seagull #nz #beach #Chroicocephalus #gulls #AnimalBehaviour

Hey babe, would you like me to fluff myself up and bob up and down for you?

I saw this pair of kererū in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens yesterday. It looks like love is in the air.

https://www.inaturalist.nz/observations/389182421

#birds #NZ #Ōtautahi #Christchurch #kererū #AnimalBehaviour #Display

✨ 3 months until our online conference ! ✨

Discover our amazing plenary speakers of #ABL2026 in this video! Feel free to share with anyone who might be interested in attending. 🙌

🔗Free registration here : https://ablaoc.sciencesconf.org/

#animalbehaviour #ethology #onlineconference

📢 Call for abstracts! Want to present your animal behaviour research online & for free? Submit a 5-min video poster for #ABL2026. Hosted on YouTube with live Q&A on Discord!
📅 Nov 12 | Free, online, worldwide
🌍Studying Behaviour In A Changing World
🔗 Learn more, register, submit Register here: https://ablaoc.sciencesconf.org/

#animalbehaviour #animalbehavior #onlineconference #ethology

Neil the seal's damage bill and management costs revealed
By Jano Gibson

The cost of managing Neil the seal's biannual visits to Tasmania is in the tens of thousands of dollars, the environment department has revealed.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/neil-the-seal-damage-costs-revealed-tasmania/106970512

#Animals #AnimalBehaviour #JanoGibson

Animal experts divided about Barnaby Joyce's TV dog discipline
By Caitlin Furlong

One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce is back in the spotlight after some harsh words to his dog during a live TV interview, but experts are divided about what works when it comes to pulling a canine into line.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-23/dog-training-divide-after-barnaby-tv-interview/106943242

#AnimalBehaviour #Dogs #FederalParliament #CaitlinFurlong

Glitter in 'beautiful big nugget of rhino poo' unlocks fertility clues
By Bethany Cody

Edible glitter is being used to track the reproductive cycles of the two youngest southern white rhinos Monarto Safari Park.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/glitter-tracks-rhinos-reproduction-cycles-monarto-safari-park/106929500

#Animals #AnimalBehaviour #BethanyCody

'Almost certainly new' species of giant earthworms found in SA
By Isabella Kelly

A South Australian ecologist has been tracking giant earthworm sightings for 30 years, despite the species not officially existing in the state.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-19/giant-earthworms-south-australia-new-species-science-sa/106897594

#Animals #ScientificResearch #AnimalBehaviour #Invertebrates #IsabellaKelly

We welcome our 2nd plenary speaker at #ABL2026! 🤩

Dr. Sue Anne Zollinger (Manchester Metropolitan University) explores how chronic anthropogenic noise affects songbird physiology and behaviour.

From sleep 💤 and song learning 🎶 to immune function 🦠 and development—this talk will reveal the far-reaching consequences of noise pollution. 🐦🔊

Register to the conference: https://ablaoc.sciencesconf.org/

#AnimalBehaviour #NoisePollution #Songbirds #Ethology #AnimalBehavior

'Garbage guts' tree frog catches and eats sunbird
By Baz Ruddick

A Townsville gardener was watering her garden when she witnessed a white-lipped tree frog catch a sunbird mid-flight.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-15/tree-frog-catches-and-eats-sunbird/106916642

#Animals #Birds #Amphibians #AnimalBehaviour #BazRuddick

🚨 Only 55 days left! 🚨

Want to present your research at #ABL2026?

🗓 Submit your abstract by 6 September 2026 and join researchers from around the world for a day dedicated to "Studying Animal Behaviour in a Changing World." 🌍🧠

🎤 Choose between:
🔹 A 15-minute live talk
🔹 A 5-minute pre-recorded video poster

📄 Submit now:
https://ablaoc.sciencesconf.org/

#ScienceConference #AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #OnlineConference

🐙🗣️ It's today!

Join us in just a few hours for our seminar "Cephalopods as Biological Image Generators" with Dr. Sam Reiter (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan) on YouTube! 🎥

Discover how cephalopods transform visual information into extraordinary camouflage patterns, and what this can teach us about vision, neural control, and biological intelligence.

📅 Time: Today, 8:00 AM GMT
📺 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxArMeQDo5k

#AnimalBehaviour #Cephalopods #OnlineSeminar

📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2026 – 1 week to go!📣

Join us on Tuesday 30 June at 8:00 AM GMT for our next seminar! 🐙 Dr. Sam Reiter (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan) on "Cephalopods as Biological Image Generators"

📍 Live on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxArMeQDo5k

✅ Free & open to all!
#AnimalBehaviour #OnlineSeminar #Cephalopods #AnimalCognition

📣SEMINAR SERIES 2026📣

Join us for our next seminar!
📆 Tuesday 30 June 2026 at 8:00 AM GMT on our YouTube channel: Dr. Sam Reiter (Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology, Japan) will present “Cephalopods as Biological Image Generators” 🐙

📺 Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxArMeQDo5k

As a reminder, this event is free and no registration is required. 💚
#AnimalBehaviour #cephalopods #OnlineSeminar

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Conclusion: The Human-Animal Web

• Humans are described as one thread in a vast, continuous living web.

• Domestic pets, such as dogs and cats, foster empathy in children that bridges the gap between our homes and wild animals like elephants.

• The findings demand a reconsideration of our relationship with the conscious, feeling beings in the natural world.

https://youtu.be/y14Cd-mwass

#animals
#elephants
#AnimalBehaviour
#AnimalRights
#AnimalSentience
#AnimalEthics

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By recognizing these shared emotions, we take a giant stride toward understanding the living web we inhabit. So, let's dive into the animal mind and see the world through a completely new light.

The Paradigm Shift: From "It" to "Who"

• Science is moving away from viewing animals as biological "its"—mechanical beings driven solely by instinct—to recognizing them as conscious "whos".

https://youtu.be/y14Cd-mwass

#animals
#AnimalBehaviour
#AnimalRights
#AnimalEthics
#ethology
#video

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This isn’t just sentiment—it’s biological truth. Modern neurology reveals that we inherited our nervous systems from the same evolutionary tree as the creatures around us. From crayfish experiencing clinical anxiety to elephants making strategic alliances, we are finding that the biological trails of human emotion are built upon ancient trails shared by all living things.

https://youtu.be/y14Cd-mwass

#animals
#AnimalBehaviour
#AnimalRights
#AnimalEthics
#ethology
#elephants
#video

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This shift becomes clear when you look at the life of an elephant. Consider Echo, a matriarch who slowed her entire family's pace for three days just to allow her crippled calf to survive. This wasn't a mechanical reaction; it was a choice fueled by profound empathy and wisdom.

https://youtu.be/y14Cd-mwass

#animals
#AnimalBehaviour
#AnimalRights
#AnimalEthics
#ethology
#elephants
#video

FROM 'IT TO 'WHO'

For the longest time, science viewed animals as biological "its"—living machines driven entirely by automated instinct. But today, field research is providing undeniable evidence that demands a massive paradigm shift: looking at them not as objects, but as conscious "whos".

https://youtu.be/y14Cd-mwass

#animals
#AnimalBehaviour
#AnimalRights
#AnimalEthics
#ethology
#video

🐜🗣️ It's today!

Join us in just a few hours for our seminar "What we learned about the world from studying collective behavior: algorithms, replicators, and strong inference" with Dr. Anna Dornhaus on YouTube! 🎥🌍

Discover the hidden algorithms behind collective behavior in social insect societies. See you soon!

📅 Time: Today, 2pm GMT
📺 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oioL9fRzcI0

#AnimalBehaviour #CollectiveBehaviour #OnlineSeminar

📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2026 – 1 week to go!📣

Join us Tuesday 28 April at 2pm GMT for the first seminar of 2026!
🐜🐝 Dr. Anna Dornhaus (Uni of Arizona) on “What we learned about the world from studying collective behavior: algorithms, replicators, and strong inference”

📍 Live on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oioL9fRzcI0

✅ Free & open to all!

#AnimalBehaviour #OnlineSeminar #CollectiveBehaviour #social_insects

WOAAAHHHH!!! 😍🐋🥰

"Not only do sperm whales have a form of 'alphabet' and form vowels within their vocalizations but the structure of these vowels behaves in the same way as human speech, the new study has found".

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/15/sperm-whales-alphabet-vocalizations-similar-humans

#spermwhale #whales #language #animalbehaviour

🐦🗣️ It's today! Join us in just a few hours for our seminar "The Costs of Collective Behaviour" with Dr. Damien Farine on YouTube! 🎥🌍 Discover the hidden challenges of group living in birds. See you soon!

📅 Time: Today, 2pm GMT
📺 Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc9zLCvaoKw

#AnimalBehaviour #CollectiveBehaviour #OnlineSeminar

📣 SEMINAR SERIES 2025 – 1 week to go!📣

Join us Tuesday 29 April at 2pm GMT for the first seminar of 2025!
🐦 Dr. Damien Farine (ANU) on The Costs of Collective Behaviour
📍 Live on YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc9zLCvaoKw

✅ Free & open to all!
#AnimalBehaviour #OnlineSeminar #CollectiveBehaviour

First evidence of transitive inferences in a fish species in a non-social (abstract) context.

#science #biology #AnimalBehaviour #cognition #rationality #transitivity #fish #cichlid

📄 La Loggia et al (2022) Fish can infer relations between colour cues in a non-social learning task. Biology Letters 18:20220321 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0321