π’ Mark your calendars for the Joint Graduate Meeting 2026, sponsored by @ethoges.bsky.social and the German Zoological Society (DZG)!
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π 30.09. - 02.10.2026
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The deadline for the abstract submission got extented to July 1st.
Christian Nawroth
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Discover how light wavelength and beak treatments directly impact turkeys' behaviour, health, and production. Join Domenica Victoria Medina Sanchez in our upcoming webinar to unpack the latest research on poultry lighting!
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π June 8th
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Coverage in the Guardian of our latest publication in Royal Society Open Science, with fantastic collaborators Alan McElligott (@amcell.bsky.social), Christian Nawroth (@goatswhostare.bsky.social), Federico Rossano and Simon Townsend.
Paper threaded below!
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Paper here, published open access: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
Christian Nawroth
DZG section Behavioural Biology
Experiments show 29 animals moved towards a treat-filled bucket 60% of the time when guided by a researcher
π’ Mark your calendars for the Joint Graduate Meeting 2026, sponsored by @ethoges.bsky.social and the German Zoological Society (DZG)!
Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to showcase your research & network with peers!
π 30.09. - 02.10.2026
π @uni-muenster.de
Abstract submission will open soon.
Christian Nawroth
COST Action - Positive animal welfare (LIFT)
Abstract. An underexplored dimension of vocal referentiality is the ability to process the direction in which a vocalization is emitted as a cue towards it
2026. Domestic goats can follow the direction of human voices to solve a hidden-object task. new from us, led by @chimpsahoi.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
Stuart K Watson
Stuart K Watson
Goats picked the hidden-food bucket about 60% of the time when a human voice was directed toward it. When the person stayed silent or faced away, success dropped to roughly chance. doi.org/hb72rr
π New year, new Applying Ethology webinars! πΎ
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Christian Nawroth
Science X / Phys.org
Join us for the next DZG meeting in MΓΌnster (September 7-11 2026). The line up is amazing! Looking forward to seeing many people here. ππΈπππ·π¦π§ͺπ§¬π¦΄
Alan McElligott
Rebecca Rimbach
Goats appear to have a rare ability not shared by many in the animal kingdom, and that is being able to follow the direction of a human voice to locate hidden objects.