Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

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.

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Extreme heat is driving capuchin monkey mothers to abandon their babies

La Stampa

July 24, 2026

In the Media In the Media Barrett In the Media Ecology of Animal Societies

Il caldo estremo sta spingendo le madri di scimmie cappuccine ad abbandonare i cuccioli more

Dresden-based founders send satellites into space for animal observation

Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten

July 23, 2026

In the Media In the Media Migration

Dresdner Gründer schicken Satelliten zur Tierbeobachtung ins All more

New bird protection strategy is intended to strengthen Lake Constance as a habitat

Wochenblatt

July 21, 2026

In the Media In the Media Fiedler

Neue Vogelschutzstrategie soll den Bodensee als Lebensraum stärken more

Biologist Iain Couzin: "Animals are better at making collective decisions"

DerStandard

July 19, 2026

In the Media In the Media Collective Behavior

Biologe Iain Couzin: "Tiere sind besser darin, kollektive Entscheidungen zu treffen" more

How Costa Rica’s extreme climate changes the social behaviors of white-faced capuchin

Mongabay

July 17, 2026

In the Media In the Media Barrett In the Media Ecology of Animal Societies

How Costa Rica’s extreme climate changes the social behaviors of white-faced capuchin more

Falter in der Virtual Reality

Bild der Wissenschaft

June 22, 2026

In the Media In the Media Collective Behavior

Falter in der Virtual Reality more

The Logic of the Many - The Swarm Principle

DW

June 22, 2026

In the Media In the Media Collective Behavior

The Logic of the Many - The Swarm Principle more

Animals have their own internet: birds and elephants can now warn us about diseases and natural disasters.

Verdens Bedste Nyheder

June 21, 2026

In the Media In the Media Ecology of Animal Societies

Dyrene har fået deres eget internet more

Climate Extremes May Be Reshaping Monkeys’ Social Structures

Eos

June 19, 2026

In the Media In the Media Barrett In the Media Ecology of Animal Societies

Climate Extremes May Be Reshaping Monkeys’ Social Structures more

Drei globale Ozean-Themen

Spektrum der Wissenschaft

June 19, 2026

In the Media In the Media Safi

Drei globale Ozean-Themen more

Sand, Strömung und nächtliche Schwingen: Drei Rätsel der Ozeane

Detektor.fm

June 18, 2026

In the Media In the Media Safi

Sand, Strömung und nächtliche Schwingen: Drei Rätsel der Ozeane more

Untangling the Mind

RTP2

June 17, 2026

In the Media In the Media Collective Behavior

Untangling the Mind more

How AI is revealing the secret lives of animals from hummingbirds to pumas

Nature

June 15, 2026

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How AI is revealing the secret lives of animals from hummingbirds to pumas more

How pigeons find their way home

The Naked Scientists

June 12, 2026

In the Media In the Media Migration

How pigeons find their way home more

Student aus Koblenz gewinnt Preis der Zeitschrift "Nature"

SWR

June 12, 2026

In the Media In the Media Migration

Student aus Koblenz gewinnt Preis der Zeitschrift "Nature" more

Warum Jungstörche am Affenberg Salem GPS-Tracker bekommen

SWR

June 10, 2026

In the Media In the Media Flack

Warum Jungstörche am Affenberg Salem GPS-Tracker bekommen more

Can a pigeon's liver really help it navigate long distances?

CBC Quirks and Quarks

June 06, 2026

In the Media In the Media Migration

Can a pigeon's liver really help it navigate long distances? more

Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out How Pigeons Are So Good at Directions

Vice

June 06, 2026

In the Media In the Media Migration

Scientists May Have Finally Figured Out How Pigeons Are So Good at Directions more

Pigeons’ immune system can sense Earth’s magnetic field, study suggests

Physics World

June 05, 2026

In the Media In the Media Migration

Pigeons’ immune system can sense Earth’s magnetic field, study suggests more

How Do Pigeons Find Their Way Home?

Smithsonian Magazine

June 02, 2026

In the Media In the Media Migration

How Do Pigeons Find Their Way Home? more