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Monkeys Show a "Goldilocks" Preference for Uncertainty in Games

Kyoto monkeys prefer games with medium noise, showing curiosity is a strong drive. This helps design better animal welfare.

#MonkeyCuriosity, #AnimalBehavior, #KyotoUniversity, #GoldilocksPrinciple, #AnimalWelfare

https://newsletter.tf/monkeys-prefer-medium-noise-games-kyoto-study/

NewsletterTF 5h ago

Japanese macaques in Kyoto spent more time playing a game that had a medium level of noise, showing curiosity is a key motivator.

#MonkeyCuriosity, #AnimalBehavior, #KyotoUniversity, #GoldilocksPrinciple, #AnimalWelfare
https://newsletter.tf/monkeys-prefer-medium-noise-games-kyoto-study/

Monkeys like games with 'just right' noise, Kyoto study finds

Kyoto monkeys prefer games with medium noise, showing curiosity is a strong drive. This helps design better animal welfare.

NewsletterTF

Scientific World 12h ago

Explore how superconductors, through magnetic field exclusion, may influence animal magnetoreception, raising questions about navigation, migration, and ecological impacts in sensitive species.
#Superconductors #Magnetoreception #AnimalBehavior #WildlifeScience #MagneticFields #ScientificInquiry
https://www.scientificworldinfo.com/2026/05/do-superconductors-alter-magnetic-field-perception-in-animals.html

Do Superconductors Alter Magnetic Field Perception in Animals?

Superconductors could theoretically alter magnetic field perception in animals because they can change nearby magnetic fields through the Me...

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BufordM 23h ago

WTF?
#birds #animalBehavior
https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/birds-more-afrain-men-women/

Urban Birds Seem to Be More Afraid of Women Than Men. Scientists Can't Explain Why

Birds fled about one meter sooner when women approached.

ZME Science

Maikel de Bakker 3d ago

The unlucky frog.

During a walk through the Chaamse Bossen, we spotted a stork moving methodically through tall grass in a swampy area. At first, it seemed calm—almost slow. But then it struck.

Curious, I picked up my Canon 5D Mark IV with the Sigma 100–400mm to see what was happening. What followed was intense. The stork had found a feeding ground, and it was relentless. One after another, frogs were flushed from the grass, briefly airborne… and then gone.

It felt harsh to witness. There’s something about seeing a life end so directly, so efficiently, that stays with you. And yet, this is nature in balance. Frogs lay hundreds, sometimes thousands of eggs, knowing that only a fraction will survive. Predation isn’t failure—it’s part of the system.

From a photographic perspective, moments like this are unpredictable. Fast movement, shifting focus, and the need to react instantly. There’s no time to perfect settings, only to observe and capture what unfolds.

It’s easy to romanticize nature when it’s still and quiet.

But out here, life and death exist side by side—unfiltered, unsentimental, and real.

#Stork #Frog #Predation #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Canon5DMarkIV #Sigma100400 #Telephoto #ChaamseBossen #DutchNature #InTheWild #NatureIsRaw #CircleOfLife #Ecology #FoodChain #Biodiversity #Wetlands #SwampLife #WildlifeMoments #InTheField #OutdoorPhotography #NatureObservation #RealNature #Untamed #LifeAndDeath #AnimalBehavior #ThroughTheLens #ByMaikeldeBakker #MaikeldeBakkerPhotography #WonderingLens