In the Media

Research and achievements of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior are shared far and wide. Below is a selection of articles, podcasts, and documentaries featuring MPI-AB. 

Cheetah

Schicksal eines Gepardenkindes bringt neue Erkenntnisse more

Bird banding ring

Warum Vögel aus halb Deutschland in Radolfzell beringt werden more

shrew

Cervello del toporagno si restringe in inverno e rinasce in estate: c'è qualcosa da imparare? more

Hansi the stork

Wie Storch Hansi Forscher und Anwohner überraschte more

BBC

Unexpected Elements | Where do beaches come from? more

Going with the flow: how penguins use tides to travel and hunt.

Going with the flow: how penguins use tides to travel and hunt. more

Large flocks in the sky: These birds can now be seen at Lake Constance.

SWR

August 13, 2025

Große Schwärme am Himmel: Diese Vögel sind jetzt am Bodensee zu sehen more

As human teams get bigger, they get less efficient. But these ants have found a solution

As human teams get bigger, they get less efficient. But these ants have found a solution. more

Three dead tiger cubs at Leipzig Zoo: Would it have been sensible to rescue them?

Drei tote Tigerbabys im Zoo Leipzig: Wäre eine Rettung sinnvoll gewesen? more

Father-Offspring Interviews

Menopause, Jumping Genes, Monkey Thieves more

BBC website showing penguins in water

Some penguins ride ocean waves to save energy and find food more

Mongabay article showing orangutan

Orangutans make up for lost sleep with daytime naps, study finds more

Golden Eagle

kaernten.ORF.at

July 17, 2025

Junger Steinadler „Zirki25“ besendert more

penguin

The clever way Magellanic penguins ride—and adjust to—ocean currents more

Times of India

How animals detect and escape natural disasters and why humans fail more

Like humans, orangutans nap after a rough night.

Like humans, orangutans nap after a rough night more

Natural nappers: monitoring the sleeping patterns of wild orangutans.

Natural nappers: monitoring the sleeping patterns of wild orangutans more

Orangutans also need an afternoon nap sometimes, researchers find.

Orangutans also need an afternoon nap sometimes, researchers find more

Orangutans nap longer after restless nights, rainforest study shows.

Orangutans nap longer after restless nights, rainforest study shows more

Quarks

Quarks

June 26, 2025

Tiere der Nacht: Das verborgene Leben vor unserer Haustür more

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