#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

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

⏰ 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

#ABL2026 Plenary Spotlight: Dr Iliana Medina Guzmán⭐

Join us on Nov 12 to learn how Dr Guzmán’s work decoded how antipredator defences shape colonisation, dispersal, and evolutionary patterns.

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

#animalbehavior #ethology

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

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

Via Jonathan C. Slaght (@jonathanslaght.com on Bluesky):
"super cool study found human artifacts in Bearded vulture nests, incl. "weaponry like a crossbow bolt and wooden lance, decorated sheep leather, and parts of a slingshot....a shoe made from twigs and grass is ~675-years-old."

https://www.popsci.com/environment/bearded-vulture-nest-archaeology/

Study:
https://esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.70191

#BeardedVulture #Archaeology #Ethology #Ecology #Spain #ClimateChange

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