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UCPH Behavioural Ecology Group @behaveco.bsky.social · Sep 6

@daryllmarie.bsky.social Sure! Thank you for this great initiative ☺️

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Dan Stowell @danstowell.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · Sep 5

I'm excited about IBAC next week - *the* conference for anyone interested in animal sounds http://ibac25.com/ #bioacoustics I'm especially excited because my lovely team will be presenting their work there - here's a preview!

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UCPH Behavioural Ecology Group @behaveco.bsky.social · Sep 5

In bioacoustics, our methods matter.

Using different machine learning techniques for caller ID can lead to conflicting results, making it hard to compare studies.

A new preprint asks: which analysis pipeline is the most reliable?

📈 Find more at: www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/same-data-di...

Same data, different results? Evaluating machine learning approaches for individual identification in animal vocalisations | Behavioural Ecology Group

Automated acoustic analysis is increasingly used in animal communication studies, and determining caller identity is a key element for many investigations.

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Nicolas Mathevon @nicolasmathevon.bsky.social · Aug 26

For over 5,000 y, chanting has been practiced across many Western and Eastern traditions. Chants share distinctive acoustic traits which have evolved culturally to optimize listener relaxation. 👇 new paper @pnas.org by ENES Bioacoustics Research Lab & Co

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Chants across seven traditions share acoustic traits that enhance subjective relaxation | PNAS

For over 5,000 y, chanting has been practiced across many Western and Eastern traditions. However, there is hardly any empirical research on 1) whe...

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Elodie Mandel-Briefer @ebriefer.bsky.social · Jul 15

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Rob Davis @robdavis1104.bsky.social · Jul 15

Happy to share our new paper, led by Cornelia Warrer, investigating large carnivore snaring rates & drivers of snare occurrence across Kruger NP!

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We found that carnivores were highly susceptible to being caught in snares & predicted snaring hotspots in Kruger

A spotted hyaena with a snare around its neck. Photo credit: big5photos.com

Predicted snare hotspots in Kruger, with the right side image showing predicted presence/absence of snares with sites of known snare detection

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Elodie Mandel-Briefer @ebriefer.bsky.social · Jul 2

Working on inter-species communication and AI? Submit your application to the Coller-Dolittle price! Looking forward to read many interesting applications! 🤓

Coller Dolittle Prize @collerdolittle.bsky.social · Jul 1

Submissions for the 2025 Coller-Doolittle Challenge are now OPEN! Apply by August 30, 2025. coller-dolittle-24.sites.tau.ac.il

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UCPH Behavioural Ecology Group @behaveco.bsky.social · Jun 24

New study reveals aborted lunges in inshore South African Bryde’s whales—mouths stay shut at peak speed, potentially reflecting failed attempts or strategic prey herding/energy saving.

🐋A novel insight into rorqual feeding plasticity.

Read more at: www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/why-keep-you...

“Why keep your mouth shut?” Inshore South African Bryde’s whales abort lunges within feeding dives. | Behavioural Ecology Group

Rorqual whales exhibit foraging plasticity to maximize their energy intake and reduce the cost of feeding manoeuvres. Bryde’s whales are known for their

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Science Magazine @science.org · Jun 23

Orcas rub each other’s backs with seaweed to slough off dead skin.

Learn more: scim.ag/3Gai9t6

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Elodie Mandel-Briefer @ebriefer.bsky.social · May 26

Who knew I would be involved in a study on whales 🐋🐋🐋 😬Nice work by former PhD student Jacopo di Clemente @behaveco.bsky.social

Jacob Nabe-Nielsen @jacobnabe.bsky.social · May 25

🔊 Breaking news on foraging plasticity: Bryde's whales can decide to interrupt ongoing feeding for different reasons🐋🐟👀... Find out more on one of my PhD chapters we just published on Ethology Ecology & Evolution. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
@marinemammalsau.bsky.social 🧪

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UCPH Behavioural Ecology Group @behaveco.bsky.social · May 29

They live among us... but are they really booming?

A new study busts the “overabundant macaque” myth, revealing population declines, flawed data, and why intact forests are still essential for these adaptable yet threatened species.

🐒 Read more at: www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/threatened-s...

Threatened synanthropes depend on intact forests: a critical evaluation of Moore et al. (2023). | Behavioural Ecology Group

Synanthropes are known for their remarkable adaptability to coexist with humans, yet increased visibility exposes them to significant threats, such as hunting

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Elodie Mandel-Briefer @ebriefer.bsky.social · May 14

Very proud of Damaris Riedner for successfully defending her PhD thesis on rhino genetics, socio-spatial behaviour and bioacoustics yesterday! Thanks to co-supervisors Rasmus Heller & Marina Scheumann and examiners @angelastoeger.bsky.social & Adrian Shrader. @behaveco.bsky.social

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UCPH Behavioural Ecology Group @behaveco.bsky.social · May 12

How do whales and dolphins stay warm in icy seas? 🐳

New research shows small cetaceans rely on blubber quality, while giants like blue whales benefit from sheer size—lower surface-to-volume ratios mean less heat loss.

🐳 Read more at : www.behavioural-ecology-group.com/size-specifi...

Size-specific strategies of sympatric cetaceans to reduce heat loss

Highlighted Article: Novel aerial photogrammetry methods reveal that smaller cetaceans rely on physiological and morphological adaptations to reduce heat loss whereas larger species offset heat loss b...

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Elodie Mandel-Briefer @ebriefer.bsky.social · May 7

If you are interested in interspecies communication, join us for the final stage of the 2024-2025 Coller-Dolittle Prize competition on May 15 at 15:00 CET for a nice list of speakers and talks (free online event): coller-dolittle-24.sites.tau.ac.il

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UCPH Behavioural Ecology Group @behaveco.bsky.social · Apr 20

What can 40+ years of macaque behaviour teach us about the evolution of sociality?

Discover #MacaqueNet — a global collaboration of 100+ scientists building the first open-access, standardised database of macaque social interactions.

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MacaqueNet: Advancing comparative behavioural research through large-scale collaboration. | Behavioural Ecology Group

There is a vast and ever‐accumulating amount of behavioural data on individually recognised animals, an incredible resource to shed light on the ecological

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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · Apr 9

2025. Transformer-based audio-visual multimodal fusion for fine-grained recognition of individual sow nursing behaviour www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Transformer-based audio-visual multimodal fusion for fine-grained recognition of individual sow nursing behaviour

Nursing behaviour and the calling-to-nurse sound are crucial indicators for assessing sow maternal behaviour and nursing status. However, accurately i…

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UCPH Behavioural Ecology Group @behaveco.bsky.social · Apr 4

Did you know many animals can produce TWO voices at once?

A new study published in @royalsociety.org and supervised by @ebriefer.bsky.social reveals that the simultaneous production of two distinct vocal frequencies plays a crucial role in animal communication.

📚 Read more: doi.org/10.1098/rstb...

Biphonation in animal vocalizations: insights into communicative functions and production mechanisms | Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Biphonation, defined as the simultaneous production of two distinct, non-harmonically related fundamental frequencies, has traditionally been viewed as an anomaly or a by-product of vocal pathology. R...

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Interspecies Internet @interspecies-io.bsky.social · Mar 14

🐒 Have you ever wondered how animals use gestures to communicate?

Join @kirstyegraham.bsky.social as they share open-source tools that can enhance our ability to compare bodily communication across species!

📆Saturday, February 22⏰ 5 pm GMT |1 pm EST |10 am PST🔗 Register here:https://rb.gy/fb4rer

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UCPH Behavioural Ecology Group @behaveco.bsky.social · Mar 17

Join @biologen.bsky.social on March 26, 2025, for a MathWorks webinar exploring how AI-powered analysis is unlocking the hidden language of animals.

🚀 Discover how #MATLAB tackles AI challenges like scalability, interpretability & deployment!

⏰ 2:00 PM GMT+1

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UCPH Behavioural Ecology Group @behaveco.bsky.social · Mar 17

Join @biologen.bsky.social on March 26, 2025, for a MathWorks webinar exploring how AI-powered analysis is unlocking the hidden language of animals.

🚀 Discover how #MATLAB tackles AI challenges like scalability, interpretability & deployment!

⏰ 2:00 PM GMT+1

fr.mathworks.com/company/even...

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Jeff Stevens @jeffreyrstevens.com · Mar 5

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My colleagues in the Department of Ethology at Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) are conducting a survey of dog owners. So if you are a dog owner, please consider completing their survey at tally.so/r/nPXKPb.
#dogs

Advertisement for study at Department of Ethology, Eotovos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary. Image includes face of black and brown dog with its nose buried in a blanket. Text reads: Why do you have a dog? We need your help! This questionnaire is part of a research project conducted at Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary. Our main goal is to identify factors associated with perceived (dis)advantages of sharing life with a companion dog.

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UCPH Behavioural Ecology Group @behaveco.bsky.social · Mar 12

"This breakthrough provides solid evidence that #AI can decode emotions across multiple species based on vocal patterns. It has the potential to revolutionize #AnimalWelfare, #LivestockManagement, and conservation," says @ebriefer.bsky.social.

📖 Read more: www1.bio.ku.dk/english/news...

#SciComm

AI Unlocks the Emotional Language of Animals

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UCPH Behavioural Ecology Group @behaveco.bsky.social · Mar 3

Can #AI help us decode animal communication & protect biodiversity?

Join @biologen.bsky.social on April 24, 2025, for an exclusive Danish-speaking webinar on how AI-driven #bioacoustics is transforming conservation & animal welfare.

📅 Don’t miss out — sign up now!

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AI og bioakustik kan overvåge biodiversitet og forstå dyrs kommunikation

Hvordan kan man identificere vilde bestande i en tropisk skov og hvordan kommer det slagtegrise til gavn?

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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · Feb 21

2025. A new approach for better understanding animal consciousness phys.org/news/2025-02...

A new approach for better understanding animal consciousness

A team of researchers has outlined a new approach for better understanding the depths of animal consciousness, a method that may yield new insights into the similarities and differences among living o...

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UCPH Behavioural Ecology Group @behaveco.bsky.social · Feb 26

Visit the website of the Behavioural Ecology Group at @ucph.bsky.social: behavioural-ecology-group.com.

Led by @ebriefer.bsky.social, our group explores the fascinating connections between vertebrate behaviour, emotion, communication, and cognition.

#SciComm #Biodiversity #Welfare #Conservation

Home | The Behavioural Ecology Group

The Behavioural Ecology Group of the University of Copenhagen is a research group investigating social behaviour and communication of vertebrates.

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University Post @universitypost.bsky.social · Feb 19

Can animals have emotions, and do they actually express them? We finally got round to making an English version of the article about @ebriefer.bsky.social 's TV documentary work:
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From farm to screen: How a TV documentary funded pig emotion research

We now know that pigs' grunts can be translated into underlying emotions after an unusual collaboration between University of Copenhagen biologists and a documentary production company.

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