Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró)
@biotay.bsky.social
Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró, Goffin Lab, Vienna, Austria
PhD^2 and Ninja Biologist.
Animal Behavior and Comparative Cognition.
Human perch for cockatoos.
Also here: twitter.com/BioTay
More about me here: https://osunamascaro.weebly.com/
PhD^2 and Ninja Biologist.
Animal Behavior and Comparative Cognition.
Human perch for cockatoos.
Also here: twitter.com/BioTay
More about me here: https://osunamascaro.weebly.com/
Thank you for the interest! (and for citing it, of course)
January 25, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Thank you for the interest! (and for citing it, of course)
That's great! You can reach me by email here : )
January 25, 2026 at 5:18 PM
That's great! You can reach me by email here : )
What clever little rascals!
Some outlets are not including it, but we are very happy for people to send us footage of farm animal behavior that they find interesting, particularly examples of tool use.
Thank you also for sharing our study!
Some outlets are not including it, but we are very happy for people to send us footage of farm animal behavior that they find interesting, particularly examples of tool use.
Thank you also for sharing our study!
January 24, 2026 at 6:25 PM
What clever little rascals!
Some outlets are not including it, but we are very happy for people to send us footage of farm animal behavior that they find interesting, particularly examples of tool use.
Thank you also for sharing our study!
Some outlets are not including it, but we are very happy for people to send us footage of farm animal behavior that they find interesting, particularly examples of tool use.
Thank you also for sharing our study!
Haha, I'm happy to have inspired you!
Cool lizards, I love them, and a beautiful place, Gail Valley! : )
In my hometown in southern Spain, the common ones are the also super cool Psammodromus algirus.
Cool lizards, I love them, and a beautiful place, Gail Valley! : )
In my hometown in southern Spain, the common ones are the also super cool Psammodromus algirus.
January 23, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Haha, I'm happy to have inspired you!
Cool lizards, I love them, and a beautiful place, Gail Valley! : )
In my hometown in southern Spain, the common ones are the also super cool Psammodromus algirus.
Cool lizards, I love them, and a beautiful place, Gail Valley! : )
In my hometown in southern Spain, the common ones are the also super cool Psammodromus algirus.
I saw it 😅 It couldn’t be better!
I shared it everywhere
I shared it everywhere
January 21, 2026 at 5:22 PM
I saw it 😅 It couldn’t be better!
I shared it everywhere
I shared it everywhere
Haha thanks anyway!
January 21, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Haha thanks anyway!
Nevertheless, feel free to contact us to discuss about those other cases, if you want. We still have many things to explore.
January 21, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Nevertheless, feel free to contact us to discuss about those other cases, if you want. We still have many things to explore.
Thank you! Sorry, I’ve been bombarded by the media, so I've had very little time to check my messages.
Yes, we are aware of these. We commented on them in the paper, and I discussed them in the thread. Check it out from this point.
bsky.app/profile/biot...
Yes, we are aware of these. We commented on them in the paper, and I discussed them in the thread. Check it out from this point.
bsky.app/profile/biot...
So, just how special is Veronika?
She's really cool, but we think it's her conditions that are special.
There are videos on social media of other cows and bulls using branches to scratch themselves. Some of them are Brahman bulls (Bos indicus), whereas Veronika is a Bos taurus.
She's really cool, but we think it's her conditions that are special.
There are videos on social media of other cows and bulls using branches to scratch themselves. Some of them are Brahman bulls (Bos indicus), whereas Veronika is a Bos taurus.
January 21, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Thank you! Sorry, I’ve been bombarded by the media, so I've had very little time to check my messages.
Yes, we are aware of these. We commented on them in the paper, and I discussed them in the thread. Check it out from this point.
bsky.app/profile/biot...
Yes, we are aware of these. We commented on them in the paper, and I discussed them in the thread. Check it out from this point.
bsky.app/profile/biot...
Mine too : )
January 21, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Mine too : )
Wow, that was an amazing attempt!
Thank you!
Thank you!
January 21, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Wow, that was an amazing attempt!
Thank you!
Thank you!
We are delighted by the idea of our study/video being used for that purpose!
January 21, 2026 at 10:44 AM
We are delighted by the idea of our study/video being used for that purpose!
It's great : )
January 21, 2026 at 10:41 AM
It's great : )
Muchas gracias : )
January 21, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Muchas gracias : )
hahaha good point, good point
January 21, 2026 at 10:40 AM
hahaha good point, good point
Thank you so much : )
January 21, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Thank you so much : )
Hello, David! She had many tools during her life, she has had sticks of different sizes, rakes and brooms. She had developed the amazing technique over 9 years of expertise. So, yes, this the combined result of an innovation 9 years ago and a great amount of accumulated experiences of all kind.
January 21, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Hello, David! She had many tools during her life, she has had sticks of different sizes, rakes and brooms. She had developed the amazing technique over 9 years of expertise. So, yes, this the combined result of an innovation 9 years ago and a great amount of accumulated experiences of all kind.
jajajaja buenísimo 😅
January 21, 2026 at 9:45 AM
jajajaja buenísimo 😅
Thank you so much!
January 20, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Thank you so much!