🐊 Why were reptiles often excluded from cognitive research? Not for lack of abilities — but because of bias, logistics, and old assumptions.
EvOCRO studies crocodiles to rethink how cognition evolves across species.
www.instagram.com/p/DTlZB81CHLR/
#EvOCRO #AnimalCognition #Reptiles
EvOCRO studies crocodiles to rethink how cognition evolves across species.
www.instagram.com/p/DTlZB81CHLR/
#EvOCRO #AnimalCognition #Reptiles
January 16, 2026 at 11:52 PM
🐊 Why were reptiles often excluded from cognitive research? Not for lack of abilities — but because of bias, logistics, and old assumptions.
EvOCRO studies crocodiles to rethink how cognition evolves across species.
www.instagram.com/p/DTlZB81CHLR/
#EvOCRO #AnimalCognition #Reptiles
EvOCRO studies crocodiles to rethink how cognition evolves across species.
www.instagram.com/p/DTlZB81CHLR/
#EvOCRO #AnimalCognition #Reptiles
If you are organising a symposium related to animal cognition @ecbb2026.bsky.social and would like to develop/guest edit a special collection in the journal Animal Cognition to accompany it, please get in touch #ecbb2026 #AnimalCognition #AcademicPublishing #SpecialCollection
We know you don't want to start your year by forgetting to submit a symposia proposal before the 31 January deadline.
www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-...
#academicsky #ecbb2026
www.aru.ac.uk/science-and-...
#academicsky #ecbb2026
January 15, 2026 at 10:35 AM
If you are organising a symposium related to animal cognition @ecbb2026.bsky.social and would like to develop/guest edit a special collection in the journal Animal Cognition to accompany it, please get in touch #ecbb2026 #AnimalCognition #AcademicPublishing #SpecialCollection
My first @cogbites article went out this week! Metacognition is an important cognitive skill for humans, but capuchin monkeys might also 'know what they know.'
cogbites.org/2026/01/12/d...
#animalcognition #cognition #monkeys #metacognition
cogbites.org/2026/01/12/d...
#animalcognition #cognition #monkeys #metacognition
Do Capuchin Monkeys Know What They Know? New Evidence for Metacognition in Primates
Reference: Calmette, T., Calmette, T., & Meunier, H. (2025). Persistence suggests metacognition in capuchin monkeys. Animal Behaviour, 219, 123008. Humans have the curious and amazing ability t…
cogbites.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:41 PM
My first @cogbites article went out this week! Metacognition is an important cognitive skill for humans, but capuchin monkeys might also 'know what they know.'
cogbites.org/2026/01/12/d...
#animalcognition #cognition #monkeys #metacognition
cogbites.org/2026/01/12/d...
#animalcognition #cognition #monkeys #metacognition
Before scaling up, EvOCRO tests its protocols with a small sample to ensure methods work in real conditions.
Adjusting, refining, improving — this is how science moves forward.
www.instagram.com/p/DTdTmmdCDG...
#EvOCRO #PilotStudy #AnimalCognition #ResearchInAction #HorizonEurope
Adjusting, refining, improving — this is how science moves forward.
www.instagram.com/p/DTdTmmdCDG...
#EvOCRO #PilotStudy #AnimalCognition #ResearchInAction #HorizonEurope
January 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Before scaling up, EvOCRO tests its protocols with a small sample to ensure methods work in real conditions.
Adjusting, refining, improving — this is how science moves forward.
www.instagram.com/p/DTdTmmdCDG...
#EvOCRO #PilotStudy #AnimalCognition #ResearchInAction #HorizonEurope
Adjusting, refining, improving — this is how science moves forward.
www.instagram.com/p/DTdTmmdCDG...
#EvOCRO #PilotStudy #AnimalCognition #ResearchInAction #HorizonEurope
Parrots playing good Samaritan? In lab tests, African greys passed tokens to help a partner score treats, with no payoff for themselves. What does that say about avian empathy? #AfricanGreyParrot #Altruism #AnimalCognition #ProsocialBehavior #TokenExchange
Do African Grey Parrots Help Each Other Without Reward?
Yes. In a controlled 2020 study, African grey parrots voluntarily passed metal tokens to a partner so the partner could exchange them for food, even when the helper could not get a reward. The behavior meets the definition of prosocial helping and was not seen in a comparison macaw species in the same setup (Current Biology). What is the African grey parrot helping study?
www.credara.info
January 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Parrots playing good Samaritan? In lab tests, African greys passed tokens to help a partner score treats, with no payoff for themselves. What does that say about avian empathy? #AfricanGreyParrot #Altruism #AnimalCognition #ProsocialBehavior #TokenExchange
There are 12,000+ reptile species worldwide.
They’re the second most species-rich vertebrate group, yet among the least studied.
Looking beyond classic models is key to understanding how cognition evolves.
www.instagram.com/p/DTVMClADG2...
#EvOCRO #Reptiles #AnimalCognition #HorizonEurope
They’re the second most species-rich vertebrate group, yet among the least studied.
Looking beyond classic models is key to understanding how cognition evolves.
www.instagram.com/p/DTVMClADG2...
#EvOCRO #Reptiles #AnimalCognition #HorizonEurope
January 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
There are 12,000+ reptile species worldwide.
They’re the second most species-rich vertebrate group, yet among the least studied.
Looking beyond classic models is key to understanding how cognition evolves.
www.instagram.com/p/DTVMClADG2...
#EvOCRO #Reptiles #AnimalCognition #HorizonEurope
They’re the second most species-rich vertebrate group, yet among the least studied.
Looking beyond classic models is key to understanding how cognition evolves.
www.instagram.com/p/DTVMClADG2...
#EvOCRO #Reptiles #AnimalCognition #HorizonEurope
🧪 New paper with "gifted" pet #dogs 🐶 suggests that they are able to associate labels they've overheard their guardians use with novel objects. Check out the full article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#CompCogPapers #AnimalCognition #DogBehavior #DogCognition #ComparativePsychology #LoveDogs
#CompCogPapers #AnimalCognition #DogBehavior #DogCognition #ComparativePsychology #LoveDogs
Dogs with a large vocabulary of object labels learn new labels by overhearing like 1.5-year-old infants
Children as young as 18 months can acquire novel words by overhearing third-party interactions. Demonstrating similar learning processes in nonhuman species would indicate that the social-cognitive sk...
www.science.org
January 9, 2026 at 8:22 PM
🧪 New paper with "gifted" pet #dogs 🐶 suggests that they are able to associate labels they've overheard their guardians use with novel objects. Check out the full article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#CompCogPapers #AnimalCognition #DogBehavior #DogCognition #ComparativePsychology #LoveDogs
#CompCogPapers #AnimalCognition #DogBehavior #DogCognition #ComparativePsychology #LoveDogs
Research shows some dogs "can learn the names of new toys not only through direct instruction but also by eavesdropping on the conversations of their owners." Study by Shany Dror et al., scicomm by @emilyanthes.bsky.social #dogs #animalcognition #animalcommunication #language #anthrozoology
Dogs Build Their Vocabularies Like Toddlers
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Research shows some dogs "can learn the names of new toys not only through direct instruction but also by eavesdropping on the conversations of their owners." Study by Shany Dror et al., scicomm by @emilyanthes.bsky.social #dogs #animalcognition #animalcommunication #language #anthrozoology
#animalcognition
Particularly gifted dogs can learn new words that label their toys by overhearing their owners talking with each other, and link it to a new toy even when the word and toy are not presented simultaneously.
(Easy-to-replicate experiment with one's own🐕- imo)
Particularly gifted dogs can learn new words that label their toys by overhearing their owners talking with each other, and link it to a new toy even when the word and toy are not presented simultaneously.
(Easy-to-replicate experiment with one's own🐕- imo)
Dogs with a large vocabulary of object labels learn new labels by overhearing like 1.5-year-old infants
Children as young as 18 months can acquire novel words by overhearing third-party interactions. Demonstrating similar learning processes in nonhuman species would indicate that the social-cognitive sk...
www.science.org
January 9, 2026 at 1:56 PM
#animalcognition
Particularly gifted dogs can learn new words that label their toys by overhearing their owners talking with each other, and link it to a new toy even when the word and toy are not presented simultaneously.
(Easy-to-replicate experiment with one's own🐕- imo)
Particularly gifted dogs can learn new words that label their toys by overhearing their owners talking with each other, and link it to a new toy even when the word and toy are not presented simultaneously.
(Easy-to-replicate experiment with one's own🐕- imo)
These dogs eavesdrop on their owners to learn new words https://arstechni.ca... #animalcognition #animalbehavior #doglanguage #Science #animals #Dogs
January 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
These dogs eavesdrop on their owners to learn new words https://arstechni.ca... #animalcognition #animalbehavior #doglanguage #Science #animals #Dogs
Animal cognition studies how animals acquire, process, and use information to adapt. And it is not exclusive to humans.
Understanding animal minds helps us understand evolution itself. 🐊🧠
www.instagram.com/p/DTBO3muAVu...
#EvOCRO #AnimalCognition
Understanding animal minds helps us understand evolution itself. 🐊🧠
www.instagram.com/p/DTBO3muAVu...
#EvOCRO #AnimalCognition
January 2, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Animal cognition studies how animals acquire, process, and use information to adapt. And it is not exclusive to humans.
Understanding animal minds helps us understand evolution itself. 🐊🧠
www.instagram.com/p/DTBO3muAVu...
#EvOCRO #AnimalCognition
Understanding animal minds helps us understand evolution itself. 🐊🧠
www.instagram.com/p/DTBO3muAVu...
#EvOCRO #AnimalCognition
Might be of interest for anyone fascinated by #Animal_Cognition #AnimalCognition #Animal_Rights #AnimalRights #Zoosemiotics #Zoolinguistics #Zoocommunication
also to @aptshadow.bsky.social (I hope that’s okay with you … if not then pls let me know and I’ll NEVER do it again)
December 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Might be of interest for anyone fascinated by #Animal_Cognition #AnimalCognition #Animal_Rights #AnimalRights #Zoosemiotics #Zoolinguistics #Zoocommunication
also to @aptshadow.bsky.social (I hope that’s okay with you … if not then pls let me know and I’ll NEVER do it again)
youtu.be/PcWnQ7fYzwI?...
This guy, Mattias Krantz, buys an octopus from a fish market and teaches him how to play the piano! It takes a while, but he seems to enjoy it and can even make up his own melodies!
This is #ChildrenofTime in real life!
#octopus #animalcognition #cephalopods
This guy, Mattias Krantz, buys an octopus from a fish market and teaches him how to play the piano! It takes a while, but he seems to enjoy it and can even make up his own melodies!
This is #ChildrenofTime in real life!
#octopus #animalcognition #cephalopods
I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months)
YouTube video by Mattias Krantz
youtu.be
December 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
youtu.be/PcWnQ7fYzwI?...
This guy, Mattias Krantz, buys an octopus from a fish market and teaches him how to play the piano! It takes a while, but he seems to enjoy it and can even make up his own melodies!
This is #ChildrenofTime in real life!
#octopus #animalcognition #cephalopods
This guy, Mattias Krantz, buys an octopus from a fish market and teaches him how to play the piano! It takes a while, but he seems to enjoy it and can even make up his own melodies!
This is #ChildrenofTime in real life!
#octopus #animalcognition #cephalopods
do you want to join us while we trying to discover more on reptile cognition? follow us!
#EvOCRO #MSCA #Crocodiles #AnimalCognition
#EvOCRO #MSCA #Crocodiles #AnimalCognition
Why crocodiles? 🐊
To understand minds, we must look beyond the usual species.
EvOCRO studies crocodile cognition — learning, adaptation, individuality. Our first blog post is out now 👇
evocroproject.github.io/blog/posts/2...
#EvOCRO #MarieCurieActions #HorizonEurope
To understand minds, we must look beyond the usual species.
EvOCRO studies crocodile cognition — learning, adaptation, individuality. Our first blog post is out now 👇
evocroproject.github.io/blog/posts/2...
#EvOCRO #MarieCurieActions #HorizonEurope
A new adventure begins: are you coming with us?
A new adventure begins: are you coming with us?
evocroproject.github.io
December 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
do you want to join us while we trying to discover more on reptile cognition? follow us!
#EvOCRO #MSCA #Crocodiles #AnimalCognition
#EvOCRO #MSCA #Crocodiles #AnimalCognition
2025. new Preprint from us:
"Domestic goats can follow the direction of human voices to solve a hidden-object task" #AnimalCognition #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalWelfare www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
"Domestic goats can follow the direction of human voices to solve a hidden-object task" #AnimalCognition #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalWelfare www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
December 11, 2025 at 2:53 AM
2025. new Preprint from us:
"Domestic goats can follow the direction of human voices to solve a hidden-object task" #AnimalCognition #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalWelfare www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
"Domestic goats can follow the direction of human voices to solve a hidden-object task" #AnimalCognition #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalWelfare www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Thank @humaneworldorg.bsky.social for including my thoughts on the expressions of grief by our pets! It's great to read other experts' comments in this article, as we discuss how to recognize and help our animal companions who mourn. #animals #grief #animalcognition #animalemotion #cats #dogs
Recognizing pet grief: Signs and strategies for healing
How our pets grieve and what you can do to comfort themBy Michael Dunphy
www.humaneworld.org
December 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Thank @humaneworldorg.bsky.social for including my thoughts on the expressions of grief by our pets! It's great to read other experts' comments in this article, as we discuss how to recognize and help our animal companions who mourn. #animals #grief #animalcognition #animalemotion #cats #dogs
December 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
#animal_cognition #animalcognition
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“Cephalopods such as octopuses, squids, and cuttlefishes have shown the capacity to learn and remember, to use tools, and even to engage in play. Instances of self-care and protective behaviors have also been documented. For example, octopuses have been […]
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“Cephalopods such as octopuses, squids, and cuttlefishes have shown the capacity to learn and remember, to use tools, and even to engage in play. Instances of self-care and protective behaviors have also been documented. For example, octopuses have been […]
Original post on digitalcourage.social
digitalcourage.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
#animal_cognition #animalcognition
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“Cephalopods such as octopuses, squids, and cuttlefishes have shown the capacity to learn and remember, to use tools, and even to engage in play. Instances of self-care and protective behaviors have also been documented. For example, octopuses have been […]
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“Cephalopods such as octopuses, squids, and cuttlefishes have shown the capacity to learn and remember, to use tools, and even to engage in play. Instances of self-care and protective behaviors have also been documented. For example, octopuses have been […]
#animal_cognition #animalcognition
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“Sentience—meaning the capacity to suffer and to experience enjoyment—is a crucial topic that invites us to reflect on how we regard aquatic beings. Are fishes aware of what happens to them? Although they often go unnoticed, a wide body of scientific […]
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“Sentience—meaning the capacity to suffer and to experience enjoyment—is a crucial topic that invites us to reflect on how we regard aquatic beings. Are fishes aware of what happens to them? Although they often go unnoticed, a wide body of scientific […]
Original post on digitalcourage.social
digitalcourage.social
November 24, 2025 at 10:44 PM
#animal_cognition #animalcognition
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“Sentience—meaning the capacity to suffer and to experience enjoyment—is a crucial topic that invites us to reflect on how we regard aquatic beings. Are fishes aware of what happens to them? Although they often go unnoticed, a wide body of scientific […]
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“Sentience—meaning the capacity to suffer and to experience enjoyment—is a crucial topic that invites us to reflect on how we regard aquatic beings. Are fishes aware of what happens to them? Although they often go unnoticed, a wide body of scientific […]
📽️ Full documentary, free to watch
https://seantience.org/the-documentary/
✉️ For help with organizing a screening send an email to info@seantience.org
https://seantience.org/the-documentary/
✉️ For help with organizing a screening send an email to info@seantience.org
The Documentary | Seantience
Dive into our documentary about the sentience of aquatic animals and discover how they feel and perceive the world.
seantience.org
November 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
📽️ Full documentary, free to watch
https://seantience.org/the-documentary/
✉️ For help with organizing a screening send an email to info@seantience.org
https://seantience.org/the-documentary/
✉️ For help with organizing a screening send an email to info@seantience.org
New science shows bees process time! 🐝 This sparked a Hacker News debate on animal cognition, consciousness spectrums, and the ethical implications of how we interact with other species. Personal stories and deep reflections abounded. #AnimalCognition 1/6
November 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
New science shows bees process time! 🐝 This sparked a Hacker News debate on animal cognition, consciousness spectrums, and the ethical implications of how we interact with other species. Personal stories and deep reflections abounded. #AnimalCognition 1/6
#animalcognition
And thanks for all the fish!
She emerged "from the water with a buoy in her mouth, expertly pulling the attached line to retrieve the trap. She then ate the tasty bait inside."
And thanks for all the fish!
She emerged "from the water with a buoy in her mouth, expertly pulling the attached line to retrieve the trap. She then ate the tasty bait inside."
A female wolf has been doing something unusual on the Central Coast of British Columbia. She's learned to pull crab traps up from the water, yanking on a rope to bring it to the surface. But is it tool use? Very fun story from @phiejacobs.bsky.social for @science.org
Have wild wolves learned to use tools?
Video captures a lone female pulling crab traps out of the water, but does it count as tool use?
www.science.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#animalcognition
And thanks for all the fish!
She emerged "from the water with a buoy in her mouth, expertly pulling the attached line to retrieve the trap. She then ate the tasty bait inside."
And thanks for all the fish!
She emerged "from the water with a buoy in her mouth, expertly pulling the attached line to retrieve the trap. She then ate the tasty bait inside."
First known tool use in wolves: check out the video here! "A wolf was observed pulling a buoy attached to a crab trap to the shore to eat the bait from the trap in Heiltsuk territory of the central coast of British Columbia." #wolves #wildlife #animalcognition #ethology #anthropology
Video Reveals How Far Wolves Will Go to Steal a Meal
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
First known tool use in wolves: check out the video here! "A wolf was observed pulling a buoy attached to a crab trap to the shore to eat the bait from the trap in Heiltsuk territory of the central coast of British Columbia." #wolves #wildlife #animalcognition #ethology #anthropology
🐦⬛🔊 How do phylogeny, morphology and ecological factors affect the structure of the #corvids vocalizations? 🤔
➡️ Find out in our new paper 🤩
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Corvidae #AlarmCalls #Morphology #Phylogeny #Ecology #Bioacoustics #AnimalCognition #NewPaper
➡️ Find out in our new paper 🤩
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Corvidae #AlarmCalls #Morphology #Phylogeny #Ecology #Bioacoustics #AnimalCognition #NewPaper
Acoustic variation in alarm calls of Corvidae–effect of morphology, ecology and phylogeny - Animal Cognition
Bioacoustic parameters of vocalization are generally well adapted to the environment that the species inhabits and are influenced by the morphology and life history of the species. These effects are f...
link.springer.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 AM
🐦⬛🔊 How do phylogeny, morphology and ecological factors affect the structure of the #corvids vocalizations? 🤔
➡️ Find out in our new paper 🤩
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Corvidae #AlarmCalls #Morphology #Phylogeny #Ecology #Bioacoustics #AnimalCognition #NewPaper
➡️ Find out in our new paper 🤩
🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Corvidae #AlarmCalls #Morphology #Phylogeny #Ecology #Bioacoustics #AnimalCognition #NewPaper
Cheers to the friends that science has given me!
I came to Padua to give a small seminar, and my time here has been amazing 💜
I have learned so much ✨
#animalcognition #ethology #animalbehaviour
I came to Padua to give a small seminar, and my time here has been amazing 💜
I have learned so much ✨
#animalcognition #ethology #animalbehaviour
November 8, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Cheers to the friends that science has given me!
I came to Padua to give a small seminar, and my time here has been amazing 💜
I have learned so much ✨
#animalcognition #ethology #animalbehaviour
I came to Padua to give a small seminar, and my time here has been amazing 💜
I have learned so much ✨
#animalcognition #ethology #animalbehaviour