Angela Stoeger
angelastoeger.bsky.social
Angela Stoeger
@angelastoeger.bsky.social
Animals communicate, I listen.
Wildlife biologist studying mammal communication & cognition.
October 1, 2025 at 9:32 AM
✨ A new and exciting chapter begins – Professorship in Zoo Conservation Science.
Building bridges between science and conservation. 🌍🐾
Rector Schütze, Dean Wagner, myself and Zoo Director Hagenbeck
September 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Reposted by Angela Stoeger
🐘 What does the elephant in the room say? ARI-scientist Angela Stöger on infrasound, animal communication, and using sound to protect wildlife. 👉Read the interview: www.oeaw.ac.at/keine-forsch...
Part of the @oeaw.bsky.social campaign "No research, no answers"

#Bioacoustics #ResearchMatters #OeAW
September 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
My book, now translated into Korean!
September 18, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Some impressions from Kertaminde ... such a lovely and peaceful place ...
September 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
some impression from my presentation on elephant vocal learning - IBAC2025
September 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM
First full genome of all Asian elephant subspecies sequenced 🧬 — confirming the Sumatran elephant as a distinct, critically endangered subspecies. A key role: DNA samples from European zoos via the EAZA Biobank.

www.naturetoday.com/intl/en/natu...
Nature Today | DNA reveals families of Asian elephants
For the first time worldwide, the complete DNA of all Asian elephant subspecies has been mapped. It has also been genetically confirmed that the Sumatran elephant is a distinct subspecies – a populati...
www.naturetoday.com
September 3, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Today is #WorldElephantDay - elephants are magnificant and endangered. Our research helps us understand their behavior and protect their habitats 🌎 🐘
August 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
vds-cobene.univie.ac.at/how-to-apply...
Anyone interested in working on the broad topic of Zoo Conservation Science ... consider applying with me as supervisor – for details see phd position announcement
August 6, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Lights, camera, elephants! 🎥🐘 Filming in progress for two short documentaries on our AI-powered elephant communication research
July 17, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Two elephant buddies arrived at the waterhole — but before drinking, they engaged in a brief tussle. 🐘
Social interactions like this offer insights into elephant behavior and group dynamics.
Only after the buffalo had left did they drink.
#Elephants #Bioacoustics #Conservation #WildlifeBehavior
July 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Reposted by Angela Stoeger
Sommer ist Lesezeit! 📖☀️
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July 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
🐘 New Paper on Elephant Gestures Featured in The New York Times

📰 NYT article:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/s...

The study is part of Vesta Eleuteri’s PhD research, supervised by me and Catherine Hobaiter, in collaboration with Josh Plotnik and Lucy Bates.
How Elephants Say They Like Them Apples
www.nytimes.com
July 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
🆕 Just published our latest study !!!
"Investigating intentionality in elephant gestural communication" 🐘🖐️
Do elephants gesture on purpose? Our new study explores the cognitive underpinnings of their gestures.

📄 doi.org/10.1098/rsos...
Royal Society Open
July 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🐾 Just out & open access!
Exploring Animal Behavior Through Sound, Vol. 2 🎶
From insects to elephants and whales—how animals use & are affected by sound.
Thanks to Christiane Erbe & all co-authors (me included)!
👉 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
July 4, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Find out how an acoustic camera is used to visualize vocalizations of elephants in Nepal - helping us researcher to understand their sound production and communication

youtu.be/Xl7LnAob2T8?...
ACOUSTIC CAMERA: Measuring Elephant Vocalizations in Nepal
YouTube video by gfai tech GmbH
youtu.be
July 3, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A behind the scenes look at the Eden2Addo corridor (in South Afrika) and why it matters.

youtu.be/bKI6YnS0hNE?...
Why Corridors Are Vital for All Life | Setting the Stage
YouTube video by Sam Chevallier
youtu.be
June 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
An Asian elephant helps a gazelle struggling to get out of a pool – a touching display of empathy and understanding.
🎥 Video credits to the original filmer
June 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Sharing a video that one of my students did while annotating elephant vocalizations from Marataba NP (she is our social media expert ☺️): This is how you annotate acoustic data - for hours, weeks and months ...
May 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Check out my review of Is Anyone Listening?: What Animals Are Saying to Each Other and to Us by marine biologist and dolphin researcher Denise L. Herzing, published in Current Biology:
www.cell.com/curre.../abs...
May 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Our new study led by Vesta Eleuteri

www.theguardian.com/science/2025....
May 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM