Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

2023 Nature Advent Calendar

23 of Christian Ziegler’s best photos from 2023 | December 2, Masai Mara, Kenya

A rare journey into the hidden world of tropical bats

New book by photographer Christian Ziegler and scientist Dina Dechmann on the bats of Barro Colorado Island

No evidence for widespread transmission of viruses by African bats

Contrary to what is often reported, only one species is known to have transmitted pathogens to humans

On the trail of a great mystery

Study unearths the origins of ancient Egypt’s mummified baboons

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

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First evidence that European parrots have dialects

November 24, 2023

Study is the first to document dialect differences in a parrot across its European range

Bat Island

November 21, 2023

New book charts a rare journey into the hidden world of tropical bats

No evidence for widespread transmission of viruses by African bats

November 16, 2023

Contrary to what is often reported, only one species is known to have transmitted pathogens to humans.

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From simple, invariant behaviour to complex social populations

Dec 5, 2023 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)

Hybrid meeting, Room: Seminar room MPI-AB Bücklestrasse + Online

Cave-dwelling bats in Brazil: Occurrence, Richness, Rarity and Conservation

Dec 8, 2023 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)

Hybrid meeting, Room: Seminar room MPI-AB Möggingen + Online

From Guessing to Knowing: The Beauty of Physiological Measures

Dec 12, 2023 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)

Hybrid meeting, Room: Seminar room MPI-AB Bücklestrasse + Online

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Winterfest Akademie Schloss Solitude

from 04:00 PM to 10:00 PM (Local Time Germany)

From simple, invariant behaviour to complex social populations

from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)

Cave-dwelling bats in Brazil: Occurrence, Richness, Rarity and Conservation

from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)

From Guessing to Knowing: The Beauty of Physiological Measures

from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)

Good Scientific Practice - Avoid Research Misconduct

“I had no idea that I was such an asshole to myself.” – Improving researchers’ mental health and resilience with Nonviolent Communication.

from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)