Meet Gerardo 🐊
A hatchling already part of our research.
Every behaviour matters.

#EvOCRO #AnimalCognition #MSCA

Meet Stanley 🐊
A juvenile in our pilot experiments.

Wary. Observant. Still exploring.
Every reaction matters.

#EvOCRO #AnimalCognition #BehindTheJaws #MarieCurieActions

The Dog Who Knew 340 Words A border collie named Betsy didn’t just follow commands—she mapped language, recognized images, and challenged what we believe about animals

The Dog Who Knew 340 Words
open.substack.com/pub/thekindl...
#AnimalIntelligence #AnimalCognition #AnimalEthics

Temporal Cognition in Apes In humans, at least some of our ability to coordinate our actions with the timing of events in our world is due to our capacities for temporal cognition. However, controversy arises when we turn ou...

“Temporal Cognition in Apes” (co-authored with Gerardo Viera), is now out in the Australasian Journal of Philosophy.

Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#AnimalCognition #ComparativeCognition #Philosophy

Research roundup: 7 cool science stories we almost missed https://arstechni.ca #animalcognition #microgravitysex #researchroundup #animalbehavior #fluiddynamics #DanceYourPhD #Science #History #Physics

Setting everything up Preparation

🐊 Before experiments begin, there’s preparation.

Setting up spaces, materials and conditions is what makes reliable science possible.

Go behind the scenes of EvOCRO’s early work 👇
evocroproject.github.io/blog/posts/2...

#EvOCRO #FieldResearch #AnimalCognition #MarieCurieActions

Scientists Filmed a Whale Birth. The Surprise: Mom Had Many Helpers.

Wonderful research from @projectceti.bsky.social
showing other sperm whales, including non-kin, attending the birthing process of a female. #whales #cetaceans #childbirth #assistedbirth #anthropology #biology #animalcognition

Aerial view of sheep dogs herding Aerial view of sheep dogs herding

mix.com/!96309907618...
@theexplorersclub.bsky.social #dogs #herding #sheep #nature #animals #animalcognition #sheepdogs

2️⃣ ระดับ IQ เปรียบเทียบกับมนุษย์ (คร่าว ๆ) 🧠

🐶 หมา ประมาณเด็ก 2 ขวบ จำคำสั่งง่าย ๆ ได้ประมาณ 200 คำ
🐱 แมว ประมาณเด็ก 1 ขวบครึ่ง จำแบบแผนเก่ง แต่ชอบเมินทาส
🐇 กระต่าย ประมาณเด็ก 6-12 เดือน จำกลิ่น เส้นทางง่าย ๆ และหน้าเจ้าของ
🦆 Call Duck ประมาณเด็ก 6 เดือน จำหน้า และส่งเสียงร้องเก่งสุด 😂

#PetIntelligence #AnimalCognition #AnimalFacts (2/5)

thinking that only three months ago I was afraid of handling these amazing animals, while now I take the 70cm ones in my hands without fear
@evocroproject.bsky.social #crocodiles #animalbehaviour #animalcognition

An intensely crowded transport truck packed with piglets. Large bold text overlaid reads: "What can pigs do? What can we do to pigs?" The website address thepiglet.substack.com appears in the bottom left corner.

🐖 What we've known about pigs' minds *since 1998* — and chosen to ignore so we can factory farm 1.51 billion pigs every year. Link 👇

#AnimalWelfare #AnimalCognition #FarmedAnimals

#animalcognition

"The future-planning abilities of ravens are similar to those of great apes and show elements of theory of mind which may aid in predicting and interpreting the behavior of other scavengers or predators."

Tks @matthiasloretto.bsky.social et al. for the OA paper.

We’re naming our crocodiles 🐊
Want to help?

Drop your best name below 👇
The most creative ideas might become official.

#EvOCRO #AnimalCognition #ScienceEngagement #MarieCurieActions

Chimpanzees Are Really Into Crystals

I love shit like this. #animals #animalcognition
Chimpanzees Are Really Into Crystals www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/s...

thekindlife.substack.com/p/crows-may-...
Crows May Seem Ominous—But They're Backyard Geniuses Smarter Than Your Dog

#CrowIntelligence #WildlifeBehavior #AnimalCognition

🐊 Meet Stanley, a juvenile in EvOCRO’s pilot experiments.

Wary. Observant. Still exploring.

Individual differences are key to understanding cognition.

#EvOCRO #AnimalCognition #PilotStudy #MarieCurieActions

Dogs act like toddlers when trying to help humans Cats…not so much.

Dogs act like toddlers when trying to help humans #Science #Biology #Zoology #DogsBehavior #AnimalCognition #HumanAnimalBond

www.popsci.com/science/dogs-help-humans...

Spatial learning and lateralization in lizards Abstract. Spatial memory is a fundamental cognitive process that allows animals to navigate and interact with their environment effectively. While extensiv

📣 I am excited to share some new collaborative work published in Biology Letter @royalsocietypublishing.org on spatial learning and lateralisation in lizards 🦎! Check out the full OA paper here:
doi.org/10.1098/rsbl...

#AnimalCognition #ThinkLikeALizard

Today is #DarwinDay
And is there a better way to celebrate than spending the day working with animals?
@evocroproject.bsky.social #AnimalCognition #AnimalBehaviour #Reptiles #Crocodiles

Cognitive performance of dusky damselfish in a detour task with increasing difficulty - Animal Cognition Animal Cognition - Cognitive performance in animals can be assessed through the detour task, which challenges spatial navigation, decision-making, and behavioral flexibility. The most common...

doi.org/10.1007/s100...
#SPEetologia

#AnimalCognition #FishCognition #BehaviouralEcology #SpatialLearning #DetourTask #MarineBiology #ReefFish

🐊 Meet Gerardo, a youngest involved in EvOCRO’s pilot experiments. At this stage, we’re not testing performance, but making sure the experimental protocol works in real conditions. Solid methods start here.

www.instagram.com/p/DUljO3ZCAU...

#EvOCRO #AnimalCognition #MarieCurieActions

Workshop Poster

🐈‍⬛Animal Minds: New Theories and new Observations🐒
09.-10.02. @ruhr-uni-bochum.de
ZEMOS Building & Online via Zoom
animal-cognition.philosophy-cognition.com

@lsephilosophy.bsky.social #LSEPhilosophy #CognitiveScience #AnimalCognition @birchlse.bsky.social @kristinandrews.bsky.social #AnimalMinds

Evidence for representation of pretend objects by Kanzi, a language-trained bonobo Secondary representations enable our minds to depart from the here-and-now and generate imaginary, hypothetical, or alternate possibilities that are decoupled from reality, supporting many of our rich...

Intriguing research about Kanzi Bonobo, regarding pretend play in a shared context. I don't understand why numerous other examples (wild and captive) are so readily dismissed. Aren't we yet able to recognize the value of qualitative-research cases? #apes #primates #animalcognition #anthropology

Do apes have an imagination? A new study suggests Kanzi the bonobo did This famous ape may have understood pretend actions—suggesting he had the capacity to imagine

Kanzi the famous bonobo may have understood ‘pretend’ objects #Science #Biology #Zoology #BonoboResearch #AnimalCognition #ConservationScience

www.scientificamerican.com/article/kanzi-the-famous...

Bonobos can play make-believe much like children, study suggests An ape was able to identify the location of imaginary objects in pretend scenarios, researchers find

Bonobos can play make-believe much like children, study suggests #Science #Biology #EvolutionaryBiology #Bonobos #AnimalCognition #ChildDevelopment

www.theguardian.com/science/2026/feb/05/bono...

Can Apes Pretend? Yes, apes can pretend. New controlled experiments with a symbol-trained bonobo named Kanzi show that a great ape can participate in make-believe scenarios and track the locations of entirely imaginary objects. This goes beyond deception and suggests apes can represent "as-if" situations, a core feature of pretend play. Can apes pretend? Evidence indicates that at least some great apes can engage in pretense when the situation is set up and mutually understood.

Make-believe isn’t just for humans. Meet Kanzi, the symbol-trained bonobo showing surprising pretend play in controlled experiments. Curious what this reveals about ape minds? Dive in. #animalcognition #apes #bonobo #Kanzi #pretendplay

Watch Kanzi the bonobo pretend to have a tea party https://arstechni.ca #animalcognition #animalbehavior #primatestudies #Science #Biology #bonobos

Upcoming Friday:
12-pm @ruhr-uni-bochum.de GA 04/187 & Zoom
Neuroscience:
Fabrizio Londei (Neuroscience Institute, Spain):
Cell Assembly-Based Analysis of Neurophysiological Data
#Neuroscience #CognitiveScience #FabrizioLondei #Neutophysiology #NeuralBasisOfLearning #AnimalCognition

In case you haven't seen this themed issue on #Animal #Minds, it offers insights on the evolution of cognitive adaptations across #species 🧪

#CompCogPapers #ComparativePsychology #AnimalCognition #AnimalBehavior #Cognition