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Video abstract of "Flexible use of a multi-purpose tool by a cow" (2026)

Video abstract of "Flexible use of a multi-purpose tool by a cow" (2026) - Lemmy.World

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/45077014 [https://lemmy.world/post/45077014] > Author: Antonio J. Osuna-Mascaró, Alice M. I. Auersperg > > Source [https://www.cell.com/current-biology/fulltext/S0960-9822(25)01597-0] > > CC BY-SA 4.0 [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0]

Mikko Kolkkala 2d ago

Why is the word #ethology used so little anymore?

Scientific Frontline 6d ago

Ethology is the scientific and objective study of animal behavior, particularly focusing on behavior under natural conditions, and viewing it as an evolutionarily adaptive trait.
#Ethology #BehavioralScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/cat03282601.html

Ethology: In-Depth Description

The study of animal behavior is vast and multi-disciplinary. It is generally categorized into several specialized subfields

Scientific Frontline Mar 27

The observation and analytical study of a captive chimpanzee spontaneously utilizing environmental tools to produce structured, rhythmic instrumental sounds in conjunction with vocal expressions.
#Primatology #EvolutionaryBiology #Ethology #Bioacoustics #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/ebio03272601.html

Chimpanzees can be multitalented musicians

a 26-year-old male chimpanzee, removed floorboards from a walkway and used them to drum while he let out complex and structured sounds like vocal

Scientific Frontline Mar 27

Wild grey #squirrels are willing to expend additional time and physical effort to secure a higher-quality food reward, contradicting standard laboratory models that suggest animals consistently devalue rewards requiring extra exertion.
#BehavioralEcology #Ethology #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/bs03272601.html

Squirrels climb higher for better snacks

The squirrels in our study were willing to work harder for better food

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Stan Carey Mar 24

"Ethology" referring to the study of animal behaviour is about a century old and was (somewhat) popularized through the work of Niko Tinbergen and Konrad Lorenz, which is where I first saw it.

But it never quite caught on. Even now, as de Waal writes, spell-checkers "regularly change it to ethnology, etiology, or even theology".

#ethology #terminology #spelling #AnimalBehavior #research

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Stan Carey Mar 24

A deadpan De Waal on independent-mindedness in dogs and cats

#dogs #cats #ethology #reading #AnimalBehavior #research

toiida🌻Mar 10

Павел Квартальнов рассказывает про квир-семью у короткохвосток (камышовок) в Приморском крае: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQmQaAlo8IA&t=36m33s (фрагмент с 36 мин 33 с, история длится 4 мин) #PavelKvartalnov #Urosphenasquameiceps #Cettiidae #warblers #queerstudies #birds #ethology #scipop

О чём поют птицы и как они понимают друг друга? — Семихатов, Квартальнов

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fossilesque Mar 9

Raccoons solve puzzles for the fun of it, new study finds

https://mander.xyz/post/48652510

Raccoons solve puzzles for the fun of it, new study finds - Mander

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Scientific Frontline Mar 2

Protected learning is a biological mechanism in which adult animals create staged, risk-mitigated developmental spaces, allowing offspring to safely acquire essential survival skills without facing immediate lethal consequences.
#ComputationalBiology #TheoreticalBiology #Ethology #EvolutionaryBiology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/bs03022601.html

Survival training in a safe space

To improve their chances of survival, animals must learn – and that can be dangerous.