Do animals fall for optical illusions? It’s complicated. https://arstechni.ca/tHwy #Ebbinghausillusion #animalperception #animalpsychology #animalcognition #psychology #Science
#animalCognition
‘There Will Always Only Be One Jane Goodall’
Some dogs can classify their toys by function https://arstechni.ca/VzYX #animalcognition #animalbehavior #Science #Biology #Dogs
“Elephants gesture to signal what they want—just like us
New experiments show elephants use a wide range of movements to express their desires”
https://www.science.org/content/article/elephants-gesture-signal-what-they-want-just-us
Notre discussion avec Florian Moullard sur la #conscience animale, guidée par le journaliste Fabien Trécourt, est désormais disponible en podcast!
On y a parlé du jeu des poulpes🐙, des collaborations entre loups et corbeaux🐺 🐦⬛et - évidemment - de ce que ça fait d'être une chauve-souris 🦇!
#animalcognition #animal #animalculture #behaviour #philbio #podcast
If I were one of those researchers studying bird cognition, the place where my research participants lived would be called the Behaviary.
Do goats lend a helping hoof? 🐐 New #FBN study shows for the first time evidence of prosocial behaviour in goats using an innovative device, the ‘fake apple tree’. #Animalbehaviour #Research #Goats #Prosociality #AnimalCognition #OpenScience
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2025/05/27/do-goats-lend-a-helping-hoof-new-fbn-study-provides-evidence-of-prosocial-behaviour-in-farm-animals
Sind Ziegen hilfsbereit? 🐐 Neue Studie des #FBN zeigt erstmals Hinweise auf prosoziales Verhalten bei Ziegen mithilfe einer innovativen Apparatur, dem „Fake Apple Tree“. #Tierverhalten #Forschung #Ziegen #Prosozialität #AnimalCognition #OpenScience
https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2025/05/27/sind-ziegen-hilfsbereit-neue-fbn-studie-liefert-hinweise-auf-prosoziales-verhalten-bei-nutztieren
🎉 Surprise! 🧠 Intelligence isn't exclusive to humans after all! 🚀 Birds and mammals apparently had their own TED talks before we even showed up. But hey, who needs a cohesive narrative when you can just slap "independently evolved" and call it a day? 🙄
https://www.wired.com/story/intelligence-evolved-at-least-twice-in-vertebrate-animals/ #SurprisingIntelligence #BirdsAndMammals #IndependentlyEvolved #AnimalCognition #EvolutionaryTalks #HackerNews #ngated
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 https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA23106/#tabs+Name:Description so there are (limited) funded spaces for participants from COST countries. Details in the flyer, and more in replies.
#AnimalCognition #AnimalBehaviour #ScieComm @animalcognitionproject @animalbehaviourlive
Button pushing dogs versus a horse doing maths.
#animalcognition #dogs #communication #research
https://aeon.co/videos/do-button-pushing-dogs-have-something-new-to-say-about-language
Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) recognise meaningful content in monotonous streams of read speech | Animal Cognition
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10071-025-01948-z
#dogsofmastodon #Hunde #dogs #fedidogs #mastodog #dog #canisfamiliaris #Hundewissen #Hund #fedidog #animalcognition #wissenschaft
Mercredi soir prochain je parlerai de l’imagination et de l’invention animales à IHPST avec Florian Moullard !!!! Plus d’infos ici 👉 https://ihpst.pantheonsorbonne.fr/evenements/soirees-philosophie-sciences-et-societe-sorbonne
#animal #philosophieanimale #animalcognition #animalbehaviour #philbio
Chimpanzees in Tanzania are crafting specialized tools for termite fishing, revealing deep roots of human technological evolution. Discover the fascinating details. #PrimateEngineering #HumanEvolution #AnimalCognition
https://geekoo.news/chimpanzee-engineers-insights-into-human-tool-evolution/
Si vous voulez vous joindre à nous le 9 avril 💥
On parlera de la pensée animale !!
https://ihpst.pantheonsorbonne.fr/evenements/soirees-philosophie-sciences-et-societe-sorbonne
The Axe 2/Structuring project: Human and animal cognition in real and virtual environments of the DIM CBRAINs is recruiting an IE to support the development of the BeCog project funded last year and involving several phenotypic platforms in the Paris region.
They are seeking for a highly motivated candidate with a master degree, interested in developing ethological-based approaches in mice and rats and supporting their implementation in the various platforms participating to the BeCog project.
https://dim-cbrains.fr/fr/axes-projects/project2
To apply, send a cv and cover letter to contact@dim-cbrains.fr
#ESR #animalcognition #neuroscience #cbrains #DIMCBRAINs #cdd #ie #BeCog #IBPS
Bonobos are able to infer that a human is ignorant and then to offer help
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/bonobos-can-tell-when-a-human-doesnt-know-something/
🐾 Did you know your cat might actually understand you? 🐱✨ A recent study by Saho Takagi reveals that cats can associate words with images, showing surprising cognitive skills! 🧠💡 This research highlights how our feline friends adapt to human communication. Could it be that they’ve domesticated us instead? 🤔 #Cats #AnimalCognition #PetScience #FelineIntelligence Read more:
🐱 A recent study has shown that cats can associate specific human words with images! Researchers found that when exposed to different word-image pairings, cats responded to changes with curiosity—some even had pupil dilation, a sign of focus and confusion. 😮
What are your thoughts? Would you try a word-association test with your cat?
#GoodNews #AnimalScience #FelineFacts #Cats #PetResearch #EarthDotCom #AnimalCognition #ScienceNews
https://www.earth.com/news/cats-can-associate-human-words-with-images/
Fun finding: Like dogs, cats quickly learn the meaning of words.
(Many cat people will probably know this already. Or at least suspect it. But very cool to see it confirmed in this rigorous, empirical way.)
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