Presenting our research on gelada flexible communication and emotion recognition during post-conflict interactions at #Behaviour2025
in Kolkata (India)! 🐒
@geladasbridges.bsky.social @ethos-research.bsky.social @behaviour2025.bsky.social
Luca Pedruzzi
Our new publication is out and offers some interesting (and creepy) insights for the management of zoo-housed geladas! Yes, monkeys kidnap infants sometimes! Open access here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
@geladasbridges.bsky.social 🐒
We are so happy to tell you that finally our documentary about our project🇪🇹 has been released on YouTube. We hope you’ll find some time to watch it, to learn about our adventures and the wonderful work we are doing ❤️
Huge thanks to Alberto Alessi for making this possible! WATCH IT!
🚨 Our new publication deals with cases of repeated attempts of infant kidnapping in one of our groups of geladas, why could this happen and what consequences on group dynamics??
with @ceec-research.bsky.social 🐒
Open access here:
Luca Pedruzzi
youtu.be
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Graphical abstract illustrating the social consequences of infant kidnapping in wild geladas (Theropithecus gelada). The study monitors a 28-day period divided into a 14-day pre-kidnapping phase and ...
Very grateful to receive the Marconato–Marchesini Prize for research on evolutionary biology and species conservation for my PhD thesis by the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti 🐒 (in a wonderful venue in Venice!)
@geladasbridges.bsky.social
@ceec-research.bsky.social
🚨 New paper out! We report encounters between wild geladas and free-roaming dogs in an unprotected area in Ethiopia, highlighting the behavioral adaptability of our amazing geladas! @ethos-research.bsky.social @leakeyfoundation.org
Free to read here: doi.org/10.1016/j.ge...
Luca Pedruzzi
New paper 🚨 We analyzed 2500+ yawns from nearly 200 geladas across wild and captive groups, and found that their unique multimodal (“loud”) yawns may signal heightened emotional arousal!
OA 📄 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@asab.org @ceec-research.bsky.social @geladasbridges.bsky.social
Our new paper on yawn vocalizations in geladas is out on iScience!
Happy holidays to you all :)
OA here:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ethos-research.bsky.social @lucapedruzzi.bsky.social @leakeyfoundation.org
Luca Pedruzzi
Geladas For Cooperation
Luca Pedruzzi
Geladas For Cooperation
New paper out by @lucapedruzzi.bsky.social, Alban Lemasson and collaborators on geladas agression, kidnapping and death 💀
Maybe not the casual reading while having your morning coffee…
doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
