Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Research Migration News Migration Team Research Publications Data & Resources Tools In the Media News News All Snapshot Europe 2024 July 16, 2024 The annual camera trapping project is back for another season–and camera trappers are invited to join more Researchers listen to the hearts of bats in flight July 04, 2024 Unique recordings show that bats can ramp up heart rate from 6 to 900 b.p.m within minutes more The Internet of Animals May 15, 2024 migration The first narrative nonfiction book about the pioneering animal tracking project ICARUS, written by its founder Martin Wikelski, is published by Greystone Books more Storks fly with a little help from their friends April 12, 2024 migration All storks choose to migrate with conspecifics, but young storks rely more on social influences than adults do more THE SECRET KNOWLEDGE OF ANIMALS April 12, 2024 45-minute documentary celebrates its TV premiere on ARD more Migrating animals learn by experience February 27, 2024 collective behavior learning migration Adolescent exploration helps storks to learn straighter and shorter migration routes more Bat Island November 21, 2023 New book charts a rare journey into the hidden world of tropical bats more 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. more Andrea Kölzsch and Anne Scharf win Heinz Billing Prize September 25, 2023 Pair share award for developing a platform that harnesses animal tracking’s Big Data more Animals may be the best monitors of global climate change September 12, 2023 Carrying small sensors, they could be the most sensitive and informative weather instruments of all more Movement sensors can detect disease in wild boar September 04, 2023 Accelerometers reading the behavior of wild boars can pick up when animals are infected with a fatal virus more ICARUS flies faster, further July 11, 2023 ICARUS has begun testing its new satellite receiver that will continue uninterrupted tracking of animals from space more Feral genius July 05, 2023 American mink regrow their brains in a rare reversal of the domestication process more Counting Africa's largest bat colony June 30, 2023 AI and computer vision provide most accurate estimate yet more Animal-powered tracking June 15, 2023 A new tracking device is powered by an animal’s own movements, solving problem of battery life more Building an internet to help animals May 30, 2023 Powered by online databases and AI, the Internet of Animals is a new model for understanding and managing life on the planet more Show more