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Clever cockies not only open bins, they can use water fountains too
By Peter de Kruijff

The behaviour has spread among a mob of more than 100 sulphur-crested cockatoos that roost in the Western Sydney Parklands.

abc.net.au/news/science/2025-0

ABC News · Sydney's sulphur-crested cockatoos spotted using drinking fountainsBy Peter de Kruijff
#AnimalBehaviour#ScienceandTechnology#Birds
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fx dechaume-moncharmont

If you conduct research in behavioural biology, you may be familiar with the excellent automatic tracking software for analysing ethological videos : AnimalTA vchiara.eu/index.php/animalta, developed by Violette Chiara. If you use it in classrooms, would you be willing to send me a short testimonial about it? I need it to support a proposal for this software for the "open science software" prize. Thank you in advance for your help.

Logo of AnimaTA, an open source software for video tracking
#Science#Biology#Ethology
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Rebecca Nordquist

I am following this fantastic webinar series by UFAW and AWRN on translating animal welfare into law and policy, which has been very educational so far.

My biggest take from the second lecture, is "the UK legal system is utterly bonkers". But I also highly recommend this for learning about how to take your science to policy.

ufaw.org.uk/ufaw-events/-influ

www.ufaw.org.ukInfluencing for Impact – Translating animal welfare research into law & policy
#AnimalBehaviour#SciComm#AnimalLaw
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Stan Carey

I will never not click on cuttlefish. This episode of Many Minds with Dr Tessa Montague taught me so much about these amazing animals:
manyminds.libsyn.com/the-cuttl

manyminds.libsyn.comMany Minds: The cuttlefish and its coat of many colorsWe humans have a hard time becoming invisible. For better or worse, we're basically stuck with the skin and body we have; we’re pretty fixed in our color, our shape, our overall appearance. And so we're fascinated by creatures that aren't—creatures that morph to meet the moment, that can functionally disappear, that can shape-shift on a dime. And no creatures are more skilled, more astonishing, more bedazzling in their abilities to do this kind of thing than the cephalopods. But how do they do this exactly? What's going on in their skin? What's going on under their skin? And what's going on in their brains that makes this all possible? My guest today is . Tessa is a neuroscientist in the Axel Lab at Columbia University; she studies the brain and behavior of the dwarf cuttlefish, with a special focus on the biology of their dynamic skin behaviors. Here, Tessa and I talk about how cuttlefish and other cephalopods exhibit the most impressive camouflaging abilities on the planet. We discuss how they change their skin's appearance with remarkable speed and fidelity—and not just when trying to blend in, but also when hunting, courting, fighting, and more. We talk about whether these behaviors are flexible and whether they're voluntary. We linger on the cruel irony that cuttlefish seem to be colorblind. We talk about the idea that a cephalopod's skin is kind of a window into their brain. We lay out the cells and organs in the cephalopod skin the make these behaviors possible—especially the tiny pigment-bearing structures called "chromatophores." And of course we also dive deep into the cephalopod brain and its sometimes bizarre and poorly understood structures. Excited to share it with you friends—I think you'll enjoy it. Without further ado, here's my chat with Dr. Tessa Montague.   A transcript of this episode will be posted soon.   Notes and links 3:00 – For more on Dr. Montague’s recent expeditions to the Philippines, including photos, see . 7:30 – Dr. Montague has published two recent reviews of dynamic skin behaviors in cephalopods—see and . We previously discussed cephalopod intelligence in a with Dr. Alex Schnell and a with the novelist Ray Nayler. 18:30 – For discussion of a recent “renaissance” in new model organisms, see . 20:30 – For more on how chameleons change color, see . 25:00 – A on cuttlefish camouflage, featuring the researcher Dr. Robert Hanlon. 30:30 – A on the details of pattern matching in cuttlefish camouflage. 31:00 – For more on the mimicking plant Boquila trifoliolata, see this . See also our with Dr. Paco Calvo and Dr. Natalie Lawrence. 35:00 – A about the so-called mimic octopus.  40:00 – For the hypothesis about color discrimination via chromatic aberration and pupil shape, see . 44:00 – For more on the “split body” skin behaviors observed in some cuttlefish, see . 51:00 – For the David Attenborough clip about a cuttlefish hypnotizing a crab, see . For the recent New York Times article on cuttlefish hunting behavior, including videos, see . For the academic article that inspired the New York Times piece, see . 58:00 – A on the possibility of octopus skin activity during dreaming. A that helped popularize the idea of cephalopod skin activity as evidence of dreaming. Our on why we—and other creatures—dream. 1:06:00 – For a study on chromatophore development from the lab of Dr. Gilles Laurent, see . 1:11:00 – For more on papillae, including videos, see .  1:17:00 – To explore an animated model of the cuttlefish brain, see of Dr. Montague’s website, .   Recommendations , Danna Staaf , Peter Godfrey-Smith , Roger Hanlon & John B. Messenger   Many Minds is a project of the , which is made possible by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation to Indiana University. The show is hosted and produced by , with help from Assistant Producer and with creative support from DISI Directors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster. Our artwork is by . Our transcripts are created by . Subscribe to Many Minds on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also now subscribe to the Many Minds newsletter ! We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. Feel free to email us at: manymindspodcast@gmail.com.    For updates about the show, visit or follow us on Twitter () or Bluesky ().
#podcast#science#cuttlefish
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Rebecca Nordquist

Are you researching emotions (affect) in animals and would you like to communicate with lay public about animal affect? Join us this summer in Utrecht for a training school!

This is organized through the COST action Affect-Evo cost.eu/actions/CA23106/#tabs+ so there are (limited) funded spaces for participants from COST countries. Details in the flyer, and more in replies.

#AnimalCognition #AnimalBehaviour #ScieComm @animalcognitionproject @animalbehaviourlive

Flyer advertising Training school, with photo of Utrecht city, Affect-Evo logo, and text: Communicating about animal affect with lay public, Affect-Evo COST action Training school Utrecht University, the Netherlands August 3-5 2025 Panels with experts, informative lectures, hands-on activities, networking opportunities, funded spaces for travel, stay and participation (limited number). Coordinators: Dr. Rebecca Nordquist, Utrecht University, Dr. Carmen Hubbard. Newcastle University, Prof. Alina Rusu (USAMV Cluj- Napoca, Romania) More information and application: affect.evo@gmail.com
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MathildeTahar

I am very happy to share this more personal piece with you, exploring the link between inventiveness and play in our fellow nonhuman animals. It was written with care and a sincere desire to convey what science and philosophy can teach us about this fascinating topic.
I hope you enjoy reading it!
#animalplay #animalinvention #invention #animalbehaviour #evolution #aeon #philbio

aeon.co/essays/how-evolution-f

Why the cat wags her tail Here's a puzzle: how could evolution favour such a costly, frivolous and fun activity as animal play? by Mathilde Tahar-Malaussena + BIO
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MathildeTahar

Next session of our online seminar on Agency between Biology and Philosophy is today (5pm UK time).

We will talk about the link between organism and agency + biosemiotics !!
Feel free to join us 😃

More info here:

animalinventiveness.com/post/s

Animal inventiveness · Seminar Agency between Biology and Philosophy. Organisation and scheduleHere, you will find the programme of the upcoming sessions, and general information about our seminar. The introductory post can be found here.Next SessionsThe seminar series will continue on the second Thursday of each month, from 5pm to 6pm (UK time).Upcoming dates:  • 9 January: Session on the diverse uses of the concept of agency (session led by Stella Sandford). • 13 February: Session on the diverse levels of agency (session led by David Spurrett). • 13 March : Session on semiotic agency,
#agency#philbio#animalbehaviour
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Good science doesn't always require elaborate protocols. Maëlan Tomasek, a PhD student in Alex Jordan's group in Konstanz, published a simple but elegant study of the cognitive abilities of wild fish. The sample size is modest, but it's a proof of concept: some fish simply learn the gear of the diver feeding them.

📄Tomasek et al (2025) Biology Letters 21:20240558 dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2024.0

🎥 Video abstract: youtube.com/watch?v=ycr48YILPx

Two photos of two divers standing vertically in the water column. On the left, they are wearing different equipment, on the right, their equipment is very similar.
#Science#Biology#AnimalBehaviour
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Rebecca Nordquist

I'm very excited about COST action Affect-Evo on animal affect, and equal parts excited and dauted to have taken on leadership of WG2, "Societal impacts of understanding animals’ affective states". Looking forward to working with social scientists, law scholars, and animal behaviour peeps.

We're still working on the website but have a logo. That means the project is official, right?

cost.eu/actions/CA23106/#tabs+

Logo with text "AFFECT-EVO" and a stylized tree-ish shape with different animals styled into the branches: camelion, mouse, cow, fish, bird, bee, and octopus.
#AnimalBehaviour#emotions#COST
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Dr Claire Asher

We often think of the stone age as being uniquely human, but we're not the only animal to use stone tools. In fact, mounting evidence of ancient stone tool use in animals is even calling some archaeological finds into question. My latest for @sciencefocus:
sciencefocus.com/news/are-we-t #Archaeology #AnimalBehaviour #ToolUse

BBC Science Focus Magazine · The 50,000 year old mystery of stone tools: Were they made by monkeys?
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Valentin Lecheval

17th Ecology and Behaviour annual meeting

11-15 August 2025, Montpellier France

Abstract submission deadline - March 28th

Registration is free

"Ecology & Behaviour (E&B) is a scientific symposium focused on the themes of ecology, evolutionary biology, and animal behaviour, organised by doctoral students and postdoctoral researchers."

ecobhvr2025.sciencesconf.org/?

ecobhvr2025.sciencesconf.orgEcology & Behaviour 2025 Meeting - 17th edition - Sciencesconf.org
#ecology#behaviour#animalbehaviour
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