#ethology — Public Fediverse posts

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🐕🗣️ In #Budapest, researchers train #dogs to bark on cue, to study whether domestication shaped vocal #learning and its ties to #speech #evolution.

Embedded in the EU-funded #K9VocLearn project, the work links to the self-#domestication hypothesis and could inform #tools that someday read dog emotion from their #sounds. A citizen #science arm invites dog owners worldwide to contribute recordings.

👉 https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/this-scientist-is-teaching-dogs-to-control-their-barks-to-learn-how-human-speech-evolved/

#science #animals #biology #research #bioacoustics #language #canines #ethology #nature

Pouchkine a attrapé un hérisson cette nuit. J'ai pu le récupérer in extremis et il est maintenant à l'engraissement dans la serre car il a la moitié du poids normal. Le chien sera maintenant attaché toutes les nuits, bien sûr!
#herisson, #hedghog, #refugepouranimaux, #atlasmarocain, #tierheim, #soinsanimaliers, #rewilding, #réensauvagement, #agriculturebio, #protectionanimale, #animalprotection, #amourdesanimaux, #zoologie, #ecosystemevivant, #ethology, #animauxMaroc, #saveanimals, #petcare.

A cognitive study using non-invasive eye-tracking technology to quantify how gibbons visually process faces, revealing a strong preference for looking at the eyes, particularly those of their own species.
#Ethology #Primatology #EvolutionaryBiology #CognitivePsychology #BehavioralEcology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/08/ebio08262601.html

⏮️ Missed our cephalopods journey?🐙

The recording of Dr. Sam Reiter's talk, "Cephalopods as Biological Image Generators", is now available on YouTube! 🐙
Learn how cephalopods use visual information to produce stunning camouflage displays and discover the science behind one of nature's most remarkable adaptive abilities.

🎥 Watch the replay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxArMeQDo5k

#scienceseminar #ethology #animalbehaviour #cephalopods

Behavioral ecology is the study of the evolutionary basis for animal behavior due to ecological pressures. It examines how behavior evolves, functions, and adapts in response to an organism's environment.
#BehavioralEcology #evolutionarybiology #ethology #ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/cat06212601.html

Dwarf mongooses anticipate future encounters with rival groups and proactively adjust their movement, communication, and resource defense strategies, even in the absence of an immediate threat.
#BehavioralEcology #Ethology #EvolutionaryBiology #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/bs06162601.html

Japanese macaques proactively utilize "semi-shade" as a distinct thermoregulatory microhabitat to mitigate thermal stress under hot and dry ambient conditions.
#Primatology #Ethology #BehavioralEcology #Biometeorology #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/06/zoo06062601.html

Wild grey #squirrels are willing to expend additional time and physical effort to secure a higher-quality food reward, contradicting standard laboratory models that suggest animals consistently devalue rewards requiring extra exertion.
#BehavioralEcology #Ethology #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/bs03272601.html

"Ethology" referring to the study of animal behaviour is about a century old and was (somewhat) popularized through the work of Niko Tinbergen and Konrad Lorenz, which is where I first saw it.

But it never quite caught on. Even now, as de Waal writes, spell-checkers "regularly change it to ethnology, etiology, or even theology".

#ethology #terminology #spelling #AnimalBehavior #research

From Encyclopedia Britannica:

The queen of Bothriomyrmex decapitans of Africa, for example, allows herself to be dragged by Tapinoma ants into their nest. She then bites off the head of the Tapinoma queen and begins laying her own eggs, which are cared for by the “enslaved” Tapinoma workers.

#ants #beauty #biology #britannica #entomology #ethology #insectpolitics #insects #naturalbeauty #nature #regicide #slavery

I just created a #StarterPack for #AnimalBehavior

➡️ https://fedidevs.com/s/MjIz/

If you can think of people to add, let me know!

If you want to be removed, also let me know!

#AnimalBehaviour #Ethology #AnimalScience #BehavioralEcology