Paws and claws - WOLVES & DOGS with Sarah Marshall-Pescini
What's the difference between wolves and dogs? How did we create the noble pug? Let's enter the world of domestication with Dr Sarah Marshall-Pescini. More about Sarah's work:https://sites.google.com/view/marshall-pescini/home Video of wolf cooperation:https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.1709027114#supplementary-materials Sarah's latest research on carnivore urbanisation:https://academic.oup.com/cz/article/70/3/394/7666915?login=false
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Calls of the wild - BIOACOUSTICS with Maxime Garcia
How do animals produce sound? How important is size? How to they adapt their sounds for their environment? How do they interpret the sounds they hear?Welcome to the world of bioacoustics! Dr Maxime Garcia introduces us to the study of animal communication, using species from howler monkeys to woodpeckers as examples. In the words of Max - give it a look, give it a listen! More about Maxime:https://www.mpi.nl/news/animals-who-try-sound-bigger-are-good-learning-sounds https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Maxime-Garcia-5
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Gentle Giants - ELEPHANTS with Josh Plotnik
We've got elephants!In this episode with Dr Josh Plotnik we cover the cultural history of elephants in Thailand and ethical tourism. How to study an animal with a totally different sensory world. How do you smell an experiment? And we talk about how we can use cognition research to protect wild elephants.You can find out more about Josh's work here:https://hunter.cuny.edu/artsci/psychology/faculty-and-staff/profile/joshua-plotnik/ http://thinkelephants.org/
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Shifting the spotlight - MEGAN & RACHEL
It's time to put ourselves in the hot seat and introduce you to your Wild Behavior hosts. Rachel and Megan interview each other about their scientific journeys. We find out about demanding elephants, curious kea parrots and our shared experiences of the slightly gross side of working with carnivores.
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Mind reading - GREAT APES with Chris Krupenye
We covered some important questions with Dr Chris Krupenye, a leading figure in ape-hollywood as well as actual science. Can apes read minds? What skills are actually needed to succeed in social situations (asking for a friend)? How does one make a soap opera for chimpanzees? Links:You can follow Chris on Bluesky Find out more about his research at: Social & Cognitive Origins Group Johns Hopkins University
Join animal behavior experts Rachel Dale and Megan Lambert as they explore the incredible ways animals think, feel, and interact with their world. In each episode, they sit down with top researchers for a deep dive into the most intriguing aspects of animal life, blending cutting-edge science with captivating stories and surprising discoveries.
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