Mélissa Berthet
@berthetmelissa.bsky.social
Researcher in primatology 🐒 and animal linguistics 🎤🙊
Titi monkeys & bonobos ❤️🦍
Postdoc at the University of Rennes, France
She/Her
https://sites.google.com/view/melissa-berthet
Titi monkeys & bonobos ❤️🦍
Postdoc at the University of Rennes, France
She/Her
https://sites.google.com/view/melissa-berthet
I'll be giving a talk at Uni Penn, USA, in April 2026 on compositionality in bonobos. Happy to (somehow) offset the carbon footprint of my trip by giving a talk at another university close to the US East Coast. Feel free to email me if you're interested!
July 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I'll be giving a talk at Uni Penn, USA, in April 2026 on compositionality in bonobos. Happy to (somehow) offset the carbon footprint of my trip by giving a talk at another university close to the US East Coast. Feel free to email me if you're interested!
We used methods from linguistics to map the calls and their combinations into a "bonobo semantic space", where vocalisations emitted in a similar context would have a similar meaning and thus, would be close in space.
April 4, 2025 at 8:22 AM
We used methods from linguistics to map the calls and their combinations into a "bonobo semantic space", where vocalisations emitted in a similar context would have a similar meaning and thus, would be close in space.
Pet #primates on social media: the reality behind the screen
The psychological harms inflicted on animals are not always obvious, it's important to not only look for obvious or direct signs of animal suffering, but also consider how these animals are treated
🦊🐒
www.asiaforanimals.com/post/pet-pri...
The psychological harms inflicted on animals are not always obvious, it's important to not only look for obvious or direct signs of animal suffering, but also consider how these animals are treated
🦊🐒
www.asiaforanimals.com/post/pet-pri...
January 30, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Pet #primates on social media: the reality behind the screen
The psychological harms inflicted on animals are not always obvious, it's important to not only look for obvious or direct signs of animal suffering, but also consider how these animals are treated
🦊🐒
www.asiaforanimals.com/post/pet-pri...
The psychological harms inflicted on animals are not always obvious, it's important to not only look for obvious or direct signs of animal suffering, but also consider how these animals are treated
🦊🐒
www.asiaforanimals.com/post/pet-pri...
The entire references can be found in the bibliography of the article - yep I know, it's a bit confusing...! 😅
January 5, 2024 at 9:32 AM
The entire references can be found in the bibliography of the article - yep I know, it's a bit confusing...! 😅
Curious about animal communication and the evolution of language? 🐵💬
Join me at the ASAB winter meeting in Edinburgh, on 14 Dec 15:00, where I'll present our latest work on bonobo call combinations!
Join me at the ASAB winter meeting in Edinburgh, on 14 Dec 15:00, where I'll present our latest work on bonobo call combinations!
December 9, 2023 at 1:38 PM
Curious about animal communication and the evolution of language? 🐵💬
Join me at the ASAB winter meeting in Edinburgh, on 14 Dec 15:00, where I'll present our latest work on bonobo call combinations!
Join me at the ASAB winter meeting in Edinburgh, on 14 Dec 15:00, where I'll present our latest work on bonobo call combinations!
Wait, a video abstract on a DOG study, in a WES ANDERSON style?! These are my two favourite things in the world!
This video made my day 😍
(Oh and cool results, by the way 🤭)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgMt...
#Mammals
This video made my day 😍
(Oh and cool results, by the way 🤭)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgMt...
#Mammals
December 1, 2023 at 3:38 PM
Wait, a video abstract on a DOG study, in a WES ANDERSON style?! These are my two favourite things in the world!
This video made my day 😍
(Oh and cool results, by the way 🤭)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgMt...
#Mammals
This video made my day 😍
(Oh and cool results, by the way 🤭)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgMt...
#Mammals
My job as a reviewer?
-Correcting typos ✏️
-Asking for clarifications 💭
-Begging authors to stop using the terms "New World monkeys" and "Old World monkeys" 🙊
-Correcting typos ✏️
-Asking for clarifications 💭
-Begging authors to stop using the terms "New World monkeys" and "Old World monkeys" 🙊
November 22, 2023 at 7:46 PM
My job as a reviewer?
-Correcting typos ✏️
-Asking for clarifications 💭
-Begging authors to stop using the terms "New World monkeys" and "Old World monkeys" 🙊
-Correcting typos ✏️
-Asking for clarifications 💭
-Begging authors to stop using the terms "New World monkeys" and "Old World monkeys" 🙊
Hi Bluesky!
I'm new here, but I spent some time on Twitter before as @BerthetMelissa.
I am a postdoc working on animal communication, and I'm currently studying the syntax and semantics of wild bonobos. In other words, I'm studying how bonobos combine calls into sentences and what those calls mean!
I'm new here, but I spent some time on Twitter before as @BerthetMelissa.
I am a postdoc working on animal communication, and I'm currently studying the syntax and semantics of wild bonobos. In other words, I'm studying how bonobos combine calls into sentences and what those calls mean!
October 16, 2023 at 12:56 PM
Hi Bluesky!
I'm new here, but I spent some time on Twitter before as @BerthetMelissa.
I am a postdoc working on animal communication, and I'm currently studying the syntax and semantics of wild bonobos. In other words, I'm studying how bonobos combine calls into sentences and what those calls mean!
I'm new here, but I spent some time on Twitter before as @BerthetMelissa.
I am a postdoc working on animal communication, and I'm currently studying the syntax and semantics of wild bonobos. In other words, I'm studying how bonobos combine calls into sentences and what those calls mean!