Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior Media & Outreach Overview News News Wild birds rewrite rules for travel October 15, 2026 The largest study of flight costs in the wild finds that riding the air can make flying cheaper than swimming, overturning a textbook ranking more Orangutan mothers seek out playmates for young October 07, 2026 Mothers of the most solitary great ape plan and structure playdates, even when it comes at a cost more Learning style predicts survival skills in young orangutans September 24, 2026 learning How much knowledge a wild orangutan acquires over its long development depends on its tendencies for learning socially and individually more Young Golden Eagles leave their parents’ territory late August 25, 2026 Experience determines when the birds leave their home range more Thinking fast and slow August 12, 2026 Wild fish reveal how cognition evolved in two closely related species more Zoë Goldsborough named Minerva Fast Track Fellow June 25, 2026 culture The early career researcher will lead a group within the Minerva Fast Track program studying the evolution of primate culture and social behavior more 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 more Show more