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International Wader Study Group @waderstudy.bsky.social · 3d

Today IUCN has officially declared the Slender-billed Curlew extinct, marking the first known global extinction of a formerly widespread migratory bird species whose range included mainland Europe, North Africa, and West Asia.

Read more here ⬇️
www.unep-aewa.org/fr/node/6632

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Sonja Wild @sonjawild.bsky.social · 4d

Our study demonstrates alternative pathways to direct cultural inheritance from parents in species with multiple offspring and limited periods of parental care that can lead behavioral similarities within family units. (4/5)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4u1...

Juvenile great tits learn to solve foraging puzzles

YouTube video by Sonja Wild

www.youtube.com

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Sonja Wild @sonjawild.bsky.social · 4d

Presenting juvenile songbirds with sliding door foraging puzzles, we found that while the first learners of a sibling cohort did so from non-parental adults and partially from parents, subsequent siblings almost exclusively learned from their already knowledgeable sibling. (3/5)

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Sonja Wild @sonjawild.bsky.social · 4d

Out today in @plosbiology.org (1/5)

Siblings and non-parental adults provide alternative pathways to cultural inheritance in juvenile great tits 🐦🧩

Link to study:
10.0.5.91/journal.pbio...

Co-authors:
@lucymaplin.bsky.social
@galarconnieto.bsky.social

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PLOS Biology @plosbiology.org · 3d

@sonjawild.bsky.social @galarconnieto.bsky.social & @lucymaplin.bsky.social show that young #GreatTits, which have limited #ParentalCare, learn to solve a foraging #puzzle socially, but rather than parents, siblings & non-parental adults are preferred role models @plosbiology.org 🧪 plos.io/46JZn6n

A juvenile great tit solves a foraging puzzle by pushing a sliding door to the left while being observed by two other juvenile birds. Image credit: Sonja Wild.

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Elham Nourani @enourani.bsky.social · 8d

🦅PhD position 🦅 in my new group at @fbm-unil.bsky.social in Switzerland, studying how the social and resource landscapes shape the learning process for soaring flight. Deadline: Oct 30. Pls repost! career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree...

Golden eagle on the nest in Finland (by O. Karlin)

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Nature @nature.com · 7d

Obituary: Jane Goodall (1934-2025) Pioneer primatologist who inspired generations of scientists

go.nature.com/48aWjRU

Jane Goodall obituary: pioneer primatologist who inspired generations of scientists

She was a tireless advocate for conservation, the welfare of captive chimpanzees and the protection of habitats.

go.nature.com

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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 13d

TRAVEL AWARDS - Apply for a travel award to support your trip, accommodation and registration! Application guidelines on www.isbe2026.com

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ISBE2026 @isbe2026.bsky.social · 13d

#ISBE2026 Call for Abstracts is now open! Submit your abstract by 15 December 2025 on www.isbe2026.com

@behavecol.bsky.social

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Steve Portugal @sjportugal.bsky.social · 24d

We're looking for a new postdoc on our new BBSCR grant (Graham Taylor/Tim Guilford/Cait Newport). See link below!

my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

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Darren Croft @darrencroft.bsky.social · 20d

We are hiring - PDRA position exploring how information access shapes social dynamics in killer whales. Collaboration with @samellisq.bsky.social @drwhale.bsky.social Prof Dan Franks (York) start 1st Nov (or ASAP) end 31st Oct 2028. Apps close on 19th Oct.

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT336/p...

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Elizabeth Hobson @elizabethhobson.bsky.social · 20d

**PhD POSITIONS** I am recruiting 1-2 PhD students to work on sociality and cognition in Monk Parakeets, starting Fall 2026. Full ad is here: hobsonresearch.com/index.php/20... (please help spread the word!)

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Bill Bateman @acanthoplus.bsky.social · 21d

A reminder: the environmental costs of fireworks ain't trivial www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC22040

Not just a flash in the pan: short and long term impacts of fireworks on the environment

Fireworks are used globally, mostly for recreational purposes, despite overwhelming evidence that they negatively affect wildlife, domestic animals, and the environment. Fireworks cause short-term noi...

www.publish.csiro.au

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Dugdale Research Group @hannahdugdale.bsky.social · 25d

Come & work with us - fully funded 4 year PhD on Social Ageing: Social environment effects on senescence, using an epigenetic clock www.rug.nl/about-ug/wor... @rug.nl @david-s-richardson.bsky.social @keesvanoers.bsky.social @seychelleswarbler.bsky.social photo: @charlisdavies.bsky.social

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The Clever Cockie Research Project @clevercockierp.bsky.social · 25d

Caught mid fluff! Little corellas are a smaller species of cockatoo (Cacatua sanguinea) that often join sulphur-crested cockatoo flocks, especially in urban areas.

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Niki Schlöglová @niki-schloglova.bsky.social · Sep 13

Attending my first international conference, Behaviour 2025, was an amazing experience😊 I got to meet so many people interested in the same field and received a lot of valuable feedback. Excited to turn this work into a publication!

#vetmeduni #Behaviour2025 #kea #poster

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Cultural Evolution Society @culturalevolsoc.bsky.social · Sep 13

The count down starts for #CESRabat! Follow @ces2026.bsky.social and join us May 11-13 next year for an exciting meeting in Rabat, Morocco.

Massive thanks to the #CESRabat organising committee:
Sarah Alami (co-chair)
Mathieu Charbonneau (co-chair)
Zachary Garfield
Edmond Seabright

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Amitai Shenhav @ashenhav.bsky.social · Sep 11

Update: the deadline for the Biological Basis of Behavior has been extended to Sept 18th! ✨

aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05054

Please reach out to Linda Wilbrecht if you have any questions about the position.

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The Clever Cockie Research Project @clevercockierp.bsky.social · Sep 2

That's the spot...! A trio of allopreening cockies engaging in some social bonding at our field-site, captured by @elliearose.bsky.social.

If you'd like to learn more about when and why cockies allopreen, check out a recent paper by @julia-penndorf.bsky.social: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Cecilia Baldoni @cecibaldoni.bsky.social · Sep 1

The secret to shrew brain shrinkage? 🤔
Not cell loss, but water loss!
Our new paper shows that brain cells shrink by losing water, a wild feat of brain plasticity 🤯

Check the paper!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @labdavalos.bsky.social @batichica.bsky.social

Programmed seasonal brain shrinkage in the common shrew via water loss without cell death

Brain plasticity, the brain’s inherent ability to adapt its structure and function, is crucial for responding to environmental challenges but is usual…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au · Sep 1

Meet the 28 new Fellows being admitted to the Academy today at Science at the Shine Dome! 🎉 Elected by their peers for exceptional contributions, they’re shaping science through inspiring stories & groundbreaking research. Join us as we delve into their inspiring stories... vimeo.com/showcase/118...

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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · Aug 28

Professor Susanne von Caemmerer FRS and Professor Graham Douglas Farquhar FRS are jointly awarded the Royal Medal (Biological) 2025 for refining the ways we monitor and model photosynthesis in leaves from molecular to global scales. #RSMedals https://royalsociety.org/medals-and-prizes/royal-medals/

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Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge @camzoology.bsky.social · Aug 20

📢We’re recruiting!

🌳Assistant Professor in Ecology, Evolution & Conservation

A permanent teaching-focused position in our vibrant, welcoming and intellectually stimulating academic community.

Deadline: 7 September.

Apply here: bit.ly/3HKtNeZ

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The Clever Cockie Research Project @clevercockierp.bsky.social · Aug 15

Lab member Lara Blumenstiel is currently wrapping up the last stage of training before moving on to cognitive testing. Sydney's clever cockies are playing her custom puzzle-box like pros!

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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · Aug 11

Last week we learned the Great Barrier Reef has suffered some of the worst bleaching in history

This week, Ningaloo, another 🇦🇺 icon is experiencing catastrophic coral loss

These are national treasures. We must take strong action on climate to save them.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

'Hope spot' to 'skeletons': Ningaloo's 'catastrophic' event

In Western Australia, the damage to coral reefs including the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo has eclipsed any previous bleaching events.

www.abc.net.au

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