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Alice Auersperg
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Cognitive Biology Professsor, Comparative Cognition Researcher, Head of the Goffin Lab, Messerli Research institute, @VetmeduniVienna
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Alice Auersperg @auersperga.bsky.social · Feb 25
For German readers interested in animal innovation and tool use. My new book is now available !
( e.g. Amazon, Hugendubel, Thalia or via the publisher)

www.brandstaetterverlag.com/buch/der-erf...
Der Erfindergeist der Tiere – Brandstätter Verlag
Das erste Buch der international führenden Verhaltensforscherin Alice Auersperg
www.brandstaetterverlag.com
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christophvoelter.bsky.social
Fully funded #PhDposition in Comparative Cultural Psychology @mpi-eva-leipzig.bsky.social.
We will use touchscreen experiments & eyetracking to study mental simulations in nonhuman apes & human children across different cultures.

All info here: www.eva.mpg.de/career/posit...
Please share / apply!🙏
Positions available - Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
www.eva.mpg.de
November 13, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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theroesa.bsky.social
Excited to share our newly published study on object neophobia and how it relates to problem-solving in #GoffinsCockatoos #TanimbarCorella!

@auersperga.bsky.social @mohara.bsky.social @bmioduszewska.bsky.social @plosone.org

doi.org/10.1371/jour...
Seizing opportunities: Object neophobia as a factor mediating technical innovation in Goffin´s cockatoos?
Most studies find substantial inter-individual differences in problem-solving performance within a species, which can drastically influence an individual´s fitness. It has been suggested that innovati...
doi.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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explanimals.bsky.social
Intrigued by animal innovation and avian cognition? My PI Dr. Megan Lambert is advertising a new shiny PhD position studying innovation in kea parrots! Info attached 🤩🦜
For inquiries: Megan.Lambert@vetmeduni.ac.at
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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ecobird.bsky.social
Wonderful to see this project published! We were glad to contribute a small part to this impressive collaborative effort through ECoBird.
October 15, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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Long John, the one-eyed Goffin is a large and rather dominant male in one of the Singapore groups. He has no trouble navigating through the canopy or strategically displacing pigeons from his feeding places. We think he is beautiful! - pics from Singapore with @theroesa.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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mollfw.bsky.social
New paper on precise tool use learning in carrion crows @currentbiology.bsky.social. We show that—like New Caledonian crows—expert carrion crows pay close attention to the working end of their tool, suggesting tool integration into their peripersonal space. 🧵 & vids! 👇

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September 11, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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early morning bird
September 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Fighting Goffins turned into dancing stars ....Fielwork with @theroesa.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Some strange visitors came to our field side today... had some trouble fending off house crows. Fieldwork in Singapore with @theroesa.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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Early morning bird... on field trip to Singapore with @theroesa.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 4:24 AM
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Goffins like challenges...feeding upside down. Enjoying fieldwork in Singapore with @theroesa.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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House crow destroying Goffin Feather for no reason after aggressive encounter ... enjoying fieldwork in Singapore with @theroesa.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Goffins versus housecrows - fieldwork in Singapore with @theroesa.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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Goffins being social in Singapur - enjoying fieldwork with @theroesa.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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" Der Erfindergeist der Tiere" ist für "Wissensbuch des Jahres 2025" nominiert!
Wenn euch das Buch gefällt bitte mitwählen und teilen!
www.konradin-service.de/umfrage/inde...
Wahl zum Wissensbuch des Jahres 2025
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July 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Podcast zum 'Erfindergeist der Tiere' (in German)
open.spotify.com/episode/27Co...
Der Erfindergeist der Tiere mit Alice Auersperg
Feuer und Blitz - Wissen, für das wir brennen · Episode
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July 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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klf-univienna.bsky.social
#Stellenausschreibung: Zwei wissenschaftliche Stellen sind im #EU-Projekt #UrbanBEE ausgeschrieben
🐝 #PhD-Stelle an der #univienna, Universitätsassistent*in Praedoc (30h/Woche), befristet auf 3 Jahre
🐝 Studentische Assistenz bei der #AGES, Teilzeit: 20h/Woche, Dauer: 6 Monate
klf.univie.ac.at/de/
June 17, 2025 at 6:43 AM
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carlbergstrom.com
We interrupt our regularly scheduled shitshow for a bit of delightful bird behavior.
Clever Cockatoos Have Figured Out How to Drink From Water Fountains
www.nytimes.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
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Gedanken mit Ö1 Radio
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Alice Auersperg: Wie Tiere ticken | SO | 01 06 2025 | 9:05
Die Verhaltensforscherin und Kognitionsbiologin Alice Auersperg über die Intelligenz und Kreativität von Tieren.
oe1.orf.at
June 3, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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@auersperga.bsky.social Alice Auersperg hat auch ein großartiges Buch dazu geschrieben, "Der Erfindergeist der Tiere" - für alle, die mehr wissen wollen! www.brandstaetterverlag.com/buch/der-erf...
May 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Nächster Mittwoch 18:30 Buchvortrag zum "Erfindergeist der Tiere" im Naturhistorischen Museum Wien.
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Alice Auersperg | Naturhistorisches Museum Wien – Brandstätter Verlag
Der Erfindergeist der Tiere Mittwoch, 07. Mai 2025, 18:30 Uhr – 20:00 Uhr | NHM Vortrag Alice Auersperg (Vergleichende Kognitionsforschung, Messerli Forschungsinstitut | Veterinärmedizinische Universi...
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May 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Nächste Buchpräsentation zum "Erfindergeist der Tiere" ist Montag den 14. im Haus des Meeres um 18:30. Anmeldung: kolar.evelyn@gmail.com
www.verein-hdm.at/cms/14-april...
14. April: Der Erfindergeist der Tiere – Verein der Freunde des Haus des Meeres
www.verein-hdm.at
April 11, 2025 at 10:36 AM
auersperga.bsky.social
An der Vetmeduni Wien erforsche ich den Erfindergeist von Tieren. Wenn wir besser verstehen wie diese denken, können wir nicht nur etwas über die Evolution unserer eigenen Intelligenz lernen, es hilft uns auch Tiere zu respektieren und zu schützen.
#ichforschegerninwien
#TopForschungWien
April 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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ORF Topos Story (for German readers) about cockatoos and ravens
topos.orf.at/voegel-intel...
featuring my new book "der Erfindergeist der Tiere"
www.brandstaetterverlag.com/buch/der-erf...
and Thomas Bugnyar's 2023 Book "Raben"
www.brandstaetterverlag.com/buch/raben/
Wodurch Vögel ihre Intelligenz beweisen - ORF Topos
Österreich macht Konrad Lorenz alle Ehre. Momentan forschen hierzulande zwei der international renommiertesten Verhaltensbiologen an der Intelligenz von Vögeln. Was sie herausgefunden haben, ist spekt...
topos.orf.at
February 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
auersperga.bsky.social
For German readers interested in animal innovation and tool use. My new book is now available !
( e.g. Amazon, Hugendubel, Thalia or via the publisher)

www.brandstaetterverlag.com/buch/der-erf...
Der Erfindergeist der Tiere – Brandstätter Verlag
Das erste Buch der international führenden Verhaltensforscherin Alice Auersperg
www.brandstaetterverlag.com
February 25, 2025 at 10:13 AM