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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Bornean orangutan mothers apparently find playmates for their children.

National Geographic Indonesia

October 10, 2026

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Induk Orangutan Kalimantan Ternyata Mencarikan Teman Bermain untuk Anaknya
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Do cats really love us?

Gizmodo

October 08, 2026

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Do cats really love us?
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Orangutan mothers take detours for playdates with their young

Forschung und Wissen

October 08, 2026

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Orangutan-Mütter nehmen für Spieltreffen ihrer Jungen Umwege in Kauf
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How orangutans learn what they can eat

Deutschlandfunk Nova

September 25, 2026

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Wie Orang-Utans lernen, was sie essen können more

Copying others can help young orangutans build a broad diet

New Scientist

September 25, 2026

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Copying others can help young orangutans build a broad diet more

Dogs and orangutans hint human skill rests on older learning

Scholar Peer

September 25, 2026

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Dogs and orangutans hint human skill rests on older learning more

How Social Learning Keeps Orangutans Fed

Nautilus

September 25, 2026

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How Social Learning Keeps Orangutans Fed more

Learning from their moms key to survival for young orangutans

Yahoo

September 25, 2026

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Learning from their moms key to survival for young orangutans more

It takes orangutans eight years to learn 250 foods

Forschung und wissen

September 25, 2026

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Orang-Utans brauchen acht Jahre, um 250 Nahrungsmittel zu lernen more

Social and individual learning together shape foraging behaviour in orang-utans

bionieuws

September 25, 2026

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Social and individual learning together shape foraging behaviour in orang-utans more

Studying the changing of AI language inside swarms, how orangutans learn to forage, and an astrophysicist talks about loss

Science Podcast

September 25, 2026

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Studying the changing of AI language inside swarms, how orangutans learn to forage, and an astrophysicist talks about loss more

How young orangutans learn affects their survival.

SWR

September 25, 2026

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Wie junge Orang-Utans lernen, wirkt sich auf ihr Überleben aus more

The wild dance of starlings – as research deciphers it

GEO

September 21, 2026

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Der wilde Tanz der Stare – wie die Forschung ihn entschlüsselt more

Vogelzug: Viele Herausforderungen für Zugvögel

Die Zeit

September 20, 2026

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Vogelzug: Viele Herausforderungen für Zugvögel. more

Migration of billions: Animal migration will be the largest research project in the world

RTL

September 10, 2026

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Migration der Milliarden: Tierwanderung wird größtes Forschungsprojekt der Welt more

Why our common ancestor with chimpanzees keeps getting further away

New Scientist

September 09, 2026

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Why our common ancestor with chimpanzees keeps getting further away more

Golden eagles leave their nest later than expected

Factum

August 31, 2026

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Steinadler verlassen ihr Nest später als gedacht more

Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too

New York Times

August 18, 2026

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Humans Love Having Pets. Seems Like Some Other Primates Do, Too more

A decade-old lab mystery about magnetic cells finally reveals where pigeons navigate by when clouds block the sun

Science Blog

August 13, 2026

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A decade-old lab mystery about magnetic cells finally reveals where pigeons navigate by when clouds block the sun more

Extreme heat is driving capuchin monkey mothers to abandon their babies

La Stampa

July 24, 2026

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