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ASAB Education Committee
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The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB) has an Education Committee that supports colleagues teaching animal behaviour from schools through to higher education.
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ASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · 5h
Explore behavioural and cognitive indicators of positive emotion from vertebrates to invertebrates.
Participation is free, but registration is required. All early-career researchers and interested persons are invited.
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ASAB @asab.org · 9h
Last week to enter the infographic competition! 🎨
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ASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · 15d
We are very excited to see the entries are coming in... make sure we have yours by the 18th October, the end of #biologyweek. Help us to celebrate animal behaviour. 🦧🦩🐸🕷️🦋
This 2025 competition is for young people to design a poster that contains images and information about the animal behaviour of one, or multiple species of non-human animals. You can draw, paint, sketch or digitally create artwork that captures, describes and explains the behaviour of animals. There are no restrictions on the type of drawing, painting or poster that you create, it must include information on the behaviour of the animals you are highlighting. The winning infographic in each category will be published in our scientific journal Animal Behaviour.
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Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk · 1d
If you're looking for #BiologyWeek activities to do this week, why not take part in our BioCraft Competition & create a
biology-inspired 3D artwork from recycled, or other, materials?

Find out more: www.rsb.org.uk/biocraft-com...

#BioCraft #BioCraftComp #ArtCompetition
BioCraft Competition
The Royal Society of Biology's BioCraft competition encourages participants to create a biology-inspired 3D artwork from recycled, or other, materials.
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ASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · 3d
We 💚💚💚#biologyweek and are celebrating with our inforgraphic comptition. Find out more here - www.asab.org/education-news
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Royal Society of Biology @rsb.org.uk · 3d
It's the start of #BiologyWeek 2025!

Join us for a week full of exciting events, activities, and competitions.

Find out what’s going on and join us in celebrating all things biosciences: www.rsb.org.uk/biology-week...

#BiosciencesForAll #LifeSciences #Biosciences #STEMEducation
A colourful chameleon on a black background. Text says Biology Week 11-19 October 2025
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ASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · 15d
We are very excited to see the entries are coming in... make sure we have yours by the 18th October, the end of #biologyweek. Help us to celebrate animal behaviour. 🦧🦩🐸🕷️🦋
This 2025 competition is for young people to design a poster that contains images and information about the animal behaviour of one, or multiple species of non-human animals. You can draw, paint, sketch or digitally create artwork that captures, describes and explains the behaviour of animals. There are no restrictions on the type of drawing, painting or poster that you create, it must include information on the behaviour of the animals you are highlighting. The winning infographic in each category will be published in our scientific journal Animal Behaviour.
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ASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · Sep 12
Reminder! The deadline for our infographic competition is the 18th of October. The last day of #biologyweek You can find out more information here www.asab.org/education-news There are three age categories: 7-10 years old, 11-14 years old and 15-21 years old.
This 2025 competition is for young people to design a poster that contains images and information about the animal behaviour of one, or multiple species of non-human animals. You can draw, paint, sketch or digitally create artwork that captures, describes and explains the behaviour of animals. There are no restrictions on the type of drawing, painting or poster that you create, it must include information on the behaviour of the animals you are highlighting. The winning infographic in each category will be published in our scientific journal Animal Behaviour.
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Dr Blake Morton @drblakemorton.bsky.social · Jul 9
🚨Please circulate🚨 The #BritishCarnivoreProject has a #free booklet, entitled Urban Tails, to help young people (ages 9-14) engage with #nature. It includes #stories, #outdoor activities, and other fun #educational materials. 🦊🏙️🌳🍃Download here: www.blakemorton.co.uk/download/129...
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ASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · Jul 7
Plain speaking to help save the remaining 115 free ranging water buffalo in Hong Kong 😍 🐃 @amcell.bsky.social
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Plain Language Summary: Understanding Hong Kong residents’ views on free-ranging semi-urban water buffalo on Lantau Island.
How do people view semi-urban feral buffalo in Hong Kong?Credit: Danhe Yang. By Danhe Yang, Debottam Bhattacharjee, Kate J. Flay, Yifu Wang, Hannah. S. Mumby, and Alan G. McElligott. This Plain Lan…
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · Jun 1
Transgender flag: Lilac-breasted Roller

📷 Jean-Louis Carlo, eBird
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · Jun 1
Bisexual flag: Purple-breasted Cotinga

📷 Tomaz Melo, eBird
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Dan Baldassarre @evornithology.bsky.social · Jun 1
Birds as pride flags, meticulously researched by my wonderful student Griffin ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

Rainbow flag: Eastern Rosella

📷 David Irving, eBird
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · Jun 1
Happy PRIDE month! 🌈🏳️‍🌈🎉 www.cityu.edu.hk/jcc/about-us...
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Democracy is not a spectator sport! 🇺🇦 @grrlscientist.bsky.social · Apr 12
Traffic Noise Provokes ‘Road Rage’ In Male Galápagos Warblers | @angliaruskinuni.bsky.social & University of Vienna, published by Animal Behaviour @animbehsociety.bsky.social

by @grrlscientist.bsky.social

#ornithology🪶 #birds🦉 #behavior #conservation🌎 #SciComm🧪 www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...
Traffic Noise Provokes ‘Road Rage’ In Male Galápagos Warblers
Yellow warblers near busy roads become increasingly aggressive when traffic drowns out their territorial songs, and noise pollution could trigger fights.
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Vanessa is the name of the Doctor! @hpsvanessa.bsky.social · Mar 21
Flowers can be wolf-pollinated, apparently. BRB doing some extreme gardening for rewilding purposes
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Ethiopian wolves have a sweet tooth. These flowers are their lollipops  | CBC Radio
Ethiopian wolves are carnivores but new research suggests they supplement their diet with the sweet, sticky nectar from native flowers. And scientists say they may even be acting as pollinators in the...
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ASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · Mar 19
What a great day at Wapping High School. Fantastic support from Robyn and Alex of QMUL @preparedmindslab.bsky.social scientists. There were lots and lots of engaged young people, who were absolutely as clever as crows!
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ASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · Feb 15
It’s raining outside so we’re doing science inside at Swindon’s Festival of Tomorrow.
Meerkat and crow engagement activities ASAB education science stand
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Anindita Bhadra @abhadra7.bsky.social · Feb 14
Show us some love, keep your #abstracts pouring in, like the #Hogwarts offer letter for #Harry. Less than 24h before the portal closes! @asabeducation.bsky.social @spetologia.bsky.social @animalopps.bsky.social @animalbehaviour.live @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @ethologyenthusiast.bsky.social
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Behaviour 2025 @behaviour2025.bsky.social · Feb 14
⏳ The Countdown is On! ⏳

📣🚨 Only 3 days left to submit your abstract! 🚨📣

✨We’ve already received several fascinating submissions and are looking forward to your contributions.

📅 submission deadline - 15th February 2025

Portal closes on 11:59 PM IST on 15th of February.
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ASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · Feb 14
Happy #ValentinesDay Geladas are superb mountain climbing primates. The unusual reddish skin of their chests is a sexual cue, indicative of hormone levels. They can be sneaky, covering up their infidelities... Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/nco... Photo by Jim on Unsplash
A gelada monkey with red heart shaped markings on his chest, sat next to a rock, looking wistful.
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ASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · Feb 11
Here’s the updated link www.asab.org/student-subc...
Student Subcommittee — ASAB
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Eleanor @eleanorpinkney.bsky.social · Feb 11
Happy #womenandgirlsinscience day. To celebrate, you can now view the profiles introducing the new ASAB Student Subcommittee (including my own). @asabeducation.bsky.social is also putting them up on their Instagram story, so you can check them out there too.

www.asab.org/expertvisitors
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Animal Behaviour Collective @abcmicrogrants.bsky.social · Feb 11
Let's celebrate all of the female scientists we know! Who is the woman in science that inspires you the most? :)

Recommended reading on Women in Animal Behaviour and Welfare: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Let's celebrate all of the female scientists we know! Who is the woman in science that inspires you the most? :) Recommended reading on Women in Animal Behaviour and Welfare: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11047719/#B10-animals-14-01184
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Anindita Bhadra @abhadra7.bsky.social · Feb 11
On this International Day of #womenandgirlsinscience we celebrate the XX chromosome bearers of #TheDogLab over the last 15 years.
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ASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · Feb 11
Happy #WomenAndGirlsInScience Day. To celebrate we have some free worksheets to share with your young people. asab.org/education-news Thank you to these brilliant women for taking part - Professor Dorothy Cheney, Professor Anindita Bhadra, Dr Danielle Lee and Professor Sue Healy #WomeninSTEM
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ASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · Jan 13
Just brilliant 😍 We hope you all had a great time and the young people learnt lots!
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Anindita Bhadra @abhadra7.bsky.social · Jan 4
Day 1 of the Nature watching like a scientist workshop was great! Endless questions, outdoor activities, a talk on variation, campus walk. The kids had fun and so did we. @asab.org @asabeducation.bsky.social
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