Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

MaxCine student wins photography prize

Gunnar Hartmann has won Nature’s #ScientistAtWork photo competition for 2026.

Finding home

Pigeons navigate using magnetic sensors in their livers

How do climate extremes alter animal societies?

33-year study of capuchin monkeys reveals disruption to social structures

ICARUS launches second system into orbit

The microsatellite “RAVEN” will further advance global understanding of wildlife and Earth’s changing environments from space

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

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Zoë Goldsborough named Minerva Fast Track Fellow

June 25, 2026

The early career researcher will lead a group within the Minerva Fast Track program studying the evolution of primate culture and social behavior

MaxCine student wins photography prize

June 06, 2026

Gunnar Hartmann has won this year’s #ScientistAtWork photo competition run by the journal Nature with a photograph of the bald ibis project

Pigeons navigate using magnetic sensors in their livers

May 28, 2026

Immune cells packed with iron could help birds detect Earth’s magnetic field

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MaxCine is the centre for communication and exchange at the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior

Events

Welcome Week 2026

Oct 5, 2026 - Oct 9, 2026

University of Konstanz

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June 23, 2026

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Grant Proposal Writing (workshop)

Jul 2, 2026

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Grant Proposal Writing (workshop)

Jul 2, 2026

new dates!

Effect of Landfill Foraging on Migratory Decisions of White storks

Jul 3, 2026 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)

Scientific Writing (workshop)

Jul 6, 2026

new dates!

Scientific Writing (workshop)

Jul 6, 2026

new dates!

Complexity and simplicity in multispecies octopus-fish groups

Jul 7, 2026 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)

Experience, site fidelity and energetic consequences of wintering decisions in European white storks

Jul 10, 2026 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)

Behavioral Cascades: Predator Loss, Fear, and Species Interactions in Tropical Ecosystems

Jul 14, 2026 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM (Local Time Germany)

Poster Session Department of Biology

Jul 15, 2026 from 03:30 PM to 05:30 PM (Local Time Germany)

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Jul 17, 2026 from 07:00 PM to 08:00 PM (Local Time Germany)