How land birds cross the open ocean

Migrating birds choose routes with the best wind and uplift conditions, helping them to fly nonstop for hundreds of kilometers over the sea.

Order of Merit for Martin Wikelski

At a ceremony in Radolfzell, Science Minister Theresia Bauer presented the Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the director of the Max Planck Institute for Animal Behavior.

For animal societies, cohesion comes at a cost

In a first for wild primates, scientists use ‘Fitbit’ technology on a troop of baboons to reveal the price of sticking together—and who pays the most.

Vision Statement of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

"We want to understand and predict animal decision-making in the natural world."