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michael

26-Mar-2025
How #elephants plan their journeys: New study reveals energy-saving strategies

new paper from #Oxford legend Fritz Vollrath

eurekalert.org/news-releases/1 #science #zoology #behaviour #ecology #navigation

EurekAlert!How elephants plan their journeys: New study reveals energy-saving strategiesA new study has revealed that African Elephants have an extraordinary ability to meet their colossal food requirements as efficiently as possible. Data from over 150 elephants demonstrated that these giants plan their journeys based on energy costs and resource availability. The findings – published today (26 March) in the Journal of Animal Ecology– could provide crucial information to help protect these iconic animals and their habitats.
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Niko Sirmpilatze

🚀 Some exciting news! Our team is taking part in Google Summer of Code, which is a remote, asynchronous, global opportunity.

This is a fantastic chance for someone to get paid to contribute to "movement" or our other open-source projects in neuroscience and animal behaviour.

If you know someone who might be interested, please share widely! 🌍

Full details are here:
neuroinformatics.dev/get-invol

neuroinformatics.devGoogle Summer of Code — NIU
#neuroscience#neuro#behaviour
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michael

4-Feb-2025
Globetrotting not in the genes
New insights into the #paintedLady butterfly’s annual migration

A group of scientists shows that the different #migration strategies are shaped by environmental conditions rather than being encoded in the #butterfly’s DNA.

eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

EurekAlert!Globetrotting not in the genesPainted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some butterflies travel long distances while others travel short distances? A group of scientists, including from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA), shows that the different migration strategies are shaped by environmental conditions rather than being encoded in the butterfly’s DNA.
#science#insects#ecology
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BellingenNSW

Koala interactions, affection between young male koalas

"Three males engaging in unexpected “affiliative” behaviours. They were grooming each other, sniffing each other’s genitals and vocalising to each other in soft, high-pitched calls, similar to the sounds baby koalas make... High density means the home ranges of koalas are more likely to overlap and their interactions will be more frequent. It also means competition for food, space and mates can be especially high. " >>
theconversation.com/i-was-shoc

"The species was almost hunted to extinction...They used to skin them alive and put them back up the tree with no fur." >>
abc.net.au/news/2017-08-30/kil
#koalas #marsupials #mammals #behaviour #SoundEcology #HabitatGrab #destruction #NSWLogging #roadkill #dogattacks #roads

The Conversation‘I was shocked’: a scientist tracking koalas films startling behaviour between young males
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