Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Media & Outreach Overview News News Barbara Fruth awarded Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany June 27, 2025 Bonobo researcher receives Germany’s highest tribute given to individuals for services to the nation more Orangutans nap to make up for lost sleep June 25, 2025 New study reveals that wild orangutans recover from sleep loss with daytime naps, much like humans do more Tower power June 05, 2025 Living worm towers are recorded in the wild for the first time, a rare example of collective hitchhiking in nature more Iain Couzin elected Fellow of the Royal Society May 20, 2025 Royal Society elects behavioural biologist Iain Couzin in recognition of his outstanding contributions to research on animal collectives more Capuchin monkeys caught abducting baby howlers May 19, 2025 capuchin monkeys How cameras on a remote island in Panama captured the origin and spread of a bizarre “fad” more Very different mammals follow the same rules of behavior May 15, 2025 Research hints at an underlying architecture that orders the movements of animals more Not all orangutan mothers raise their infants the same way May 14, 2025 Sumatran orangutan mothers differ from one another in how they behave with and take care of their infants more Show more
