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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · 7d

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · 8d

✨ 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

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Institut für Schallforschung @isf-oeaw.bsky.social · 9d

🐘 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

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · 20d

My book, now translated into Korean!

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · 23d

Some impressions from Kertaminde ... such a lovely and peaceful place ...

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · 29d

some impression from my presentation on elephant vocal learning - IBAC2025

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · Sep 3

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

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · Aug 12

Today is #WorldElephantDay - elephants are magnificant and endangered. Our research helps us understand their behavior and protect their habitats 🌎 🐘

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · Aug 6

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

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · Jul 17

Lights, camera, elephants! 🎥🐘 Filming in progress for two short documentaries on our AI-powered elephant communication research

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · Jul 15

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

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Universität Wien / University of Vienna @univie.ac.at · Jul 14

Sommer ist Lesezeit! 📖☀️
Auf der Suche nach spannender Sommerlektüre? Dann haben wir genau das Richtige für dich! Auf #RudolphinaReads findest du faszinierende #Buchempfehlungen und persönliche Lesetipps unserer Wissenschafter*innen – zu den unterschiedlichsten Themen! 📚👇

Rudolphina Reads

Rudolphina ist das neue Wissenschaftsmagazin der Universität Wien. Erfahren Sie hier, woran Uni Wien Wissenschafter*innen aktuell forschen und was sie dabei antreibt.

rudolphina.univie.ac.at

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · Jul 10

🐘 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

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · Jul 9

🆕 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

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · Jul 4

🐾 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...

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · Jul 3

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

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · Jun 29

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

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · Jun 25

edition.cnn.com/2025/06/23/s...

Drone footage reveals orcas using tools in a stunning first | CNN

Orcas were spotted using kelp as a grooming tool on each other, the first known use of tools among cetaceans for something other than hunting prey.

edition.cnn.com

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · Jun 21

www.sciencealert.com/fish-suffer-...

Fish Suffer Up to 22 Minutes of Intense Pain When Taken Out of Water

Each year, a trillion or so fish are pulled from the water, typically destined for our plates.

www.sciencealert.com

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · Jun 13

lafeber.com/pet-birds/st...

Study Suggests Parrots Name Their Chicks – Pet Birds by Lafeber Co.

We name our babies, but do parrots also “name” their young by using distinct chirps? Dr. Karl Berg's research suggests they do.

lafeber.com

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · Jun 7

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

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · May 27

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 ...

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · May 19

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...

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · May 10

Our new study led by Vesta Eleuteri

www.theguardian.com/science/2025....

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Angela Stoeger @angelastoeger.bsky.social · Apr 20

Happy Easter - Hope you enjoy the sun as much as Lili 🥰

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