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Sebastien Moro

@cervelleoiseau.bsky.social
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Vulgarisation scientifique orientée sur le comportement et la cognition animale. SciComm on animal cognition and behavior. Specialized in large reviews oO cervelledoiseau.fr youtube.com/cervelledoiseau #Fish #Rats #Pigeons #FarmAnimals #Bee

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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · 10h
1/5 Harassing sharks comes at a cost In this review, the authors argue that the common idea that sharks attack humans because they mistake us for other animals is a myth. Instead, most bites appear to be self-defense. (paper) www.frontiersin.org/journals/con...
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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · 10h
Blinking as an Indicator of Cognitive Flexibility We already knew that blinking acts as a 'pause between thoughts', in both humans and other species. Here, they found a correlation between blinking and executive function performance in children aged 2 to 6. (paper) www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Zoë Goldsborough @zoegoldsborough.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Why care about weird animal behaviors? Just out as an advanced publication, my contribution to the next Frans de Waal special issue in Behaviour @degruyterbrill.bsky.social. Unusual behaviors are a recurring theme in my career, and I much enjoyed writing this perspective! doi.org/10.1163/1568...
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The science of the unusual: how rare observations reveal the diversity of animal behaviour
Abstract Behavioural biology often focuses on identifying general patterns, yet unusual or rare behaviours at both the population and individual level can provide insight into animal behaviour. Here, ...
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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
1/2 Sleeping spiders Here, they used a sound stimulus that simulated an approaching threat (predatory wasp). Immobile spiders, especially at night, either did not respond or took much longer to do so (paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... by @roesslerdaniela.bsky.social Photo: B and C sleep
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bioRxiv Animal Behavior and Cognition @biorxiv-behav.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Unexpected post-release behaviours of reintroduced kakapo www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
2026. They’ve roamed Britain for thousands of years, now wild goats face an intense fight for survival. Regarded as both wildlife icons and a damaging invasive animal, wild goats are regularly culled across the UK. www.countryfile.com/wildlife/the...
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They’ve roamed Britain for thousands of years, now wild goats face an intense fight for survival | Countryfile.com
Regarded as both wildlife icons and a damaging invasive animal, wild goats are regularly culled across the UK.
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Science for Animal Welfare. Humane Management of Rats, Mice and Moles – Detailed Advice. Available at: scienceforanimalwelfare.org/understand-a... via @animal-welfare.bsky.social
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Humane Rodent Control Detailed Advice - Science for Animal Welfare
Humane Management of Rats, Mice and Moles Detailed Advice Wild rats, mice and moles are part of the biodiversity that many of us value, but sometimes members of these species come into conflict with h...
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Mylène Dutour @dutourmylene.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
New paper out! The effects of high temperatures on behaviour in juvenile great tits, with my amazing colleague @gblackburn.bsky.social and student Valentine Ouvry. Particularly timely given increasingly frequent, intense heatwaves. brill.com/view/journal... #AnimalBehaviour #Heatwaves #ParusMajor
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The effects of high temperatures on behaviour in juvenile great tits (Parus major)
Abstract Rising temperatures can pose significant thermoregulatory challenges for endotherms. Understanding how animals respond to high temperatures is essential for predicting the impacts of global w...
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Vocal identity and information content in the flight initiation calls of greylag geese (Anser anser) - www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... by @ebriefer.bsky.social
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Vocal identity and information content in the flight initiation calls of greylag geese ( Anser anser )
Download Citation | On Sep 28, 2026, Dina A. A. Mostafa and others published Vocal identity and information content in the flight initiation calls of greylag geese ( Anser anser ) | Find, read and cit...
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Sebastien Moro @cervelleoiseau.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🐾 Mate choice copying in non-human animals: An update of two meta-analyses 📎 doi.org/10.1242/bio.062878 🇬🇧 This paper reviews social learning in non-human animals by updating meta-analyses on mate choice copying across 33 specie... #AnimalCognition #Ethology #AnimalBehavior
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Elodie Mandel-Briefer @ebriefer.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New paper on sheep vocal expression of emotions & sociability with A. Villain. Using a genetic line selected for reaction to social separation, we found that vocal expression of sociability prevails over emotions. Thanks to A. Boissy for the collaboration and @carlsbergfondet.dk for funding!
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Vocal encoding of heritable sociability prevails over emotions in sheep bleats
Abstract. Vocalizations of animals are good indicators of their emotions. Temperament is known to influence the regulation and expression of emotions. Howe
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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
1/9 Ethnozoology of medicinal plants used by elephants on Mount Elgon (Kenya) The researchers interviewed 8 local experts on elephant behavior, all with more than 20 years of experience, and what they learned is astonishing. (paper) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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bioRxiv Animal Behavior and Cognition @biorxiv-behav.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Big-team science reveals that patterns of inhibitory control variation in teleost fishes differ from those in mammals and birds www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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bioRxiv Animal Behavior and Cognition @biorxiv-behav.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Beyond the glass: testing visitor effects on the behavior of captive teleost fish in public aquaria www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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bioRxiv Animal Behavior and Cognition @biorxiv-behav.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wild great tits show social resilience in response to partner loss www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Jonathan Birch @birchlse.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is an amazing snapshot of consciousness science in 2026! My talk "To understand consciousness, study insects" - argues that our best chance of discovering the nature of consciousness within the next 50 years is through understanding the insect brain.
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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
1/7 What we know about aphantasia (review) Aphantasia could offer a useful approach to understanding how conscious experience arises. The authors propose that conscious mental imagery is an emergent property of multiple brain processes. (paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
1/6 The Rosetta Stone of chimpanzees is edible The sounds chimpanzees make when they find food, their “rough grunts,” contain information about the food they have found, and other chimpanzees can interpret it. (paper) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
1/2 Pyrophilia in Australian raptors Some raptors, such as black kites, are around 20 times more abundant when fires are present. They walk over still-hot ground and catch 16 times more prey per hour than under normal conditions. (preprint) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
1/2 Kleptoparasitism in an Australian dolphin Researchers have documented the case of Bubbles, a dolphin that feeds by harassing horse mackerel until they regurgitate their food. It has not been observed feeding in any other way since 2017 (paper) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
2026. Behavioural Welfare Implications of Human Handling Practices in Zoo Snakes. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Behavioural Welfare Implications of Human Handling Practices in Zoo Snakes
This study examined behavioural responses to staff-led handling in three zoo snakes. Handling increased inactive behaviour and reduced time out of sight after interactions, while abnormal behaviour w...
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bioRxiv Animal Behavior and Cognition @biorxiv-behav.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Characterizing rhythmic wheel-turning behavioral patterns in cockroaches Rhyparobia maderae using machine learning www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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bioRxiv Animal Behavior and Cognition @biorxiv-behav.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Fires attract and fuel hunting success of Australian pyrophilic birds www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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bioRxiv Animal Behavior and Cognition @biorxiv-behav.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Personality Variation in Associative Learning and Memory Retention in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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bioRxiv Animal Behavior and Cognition @biorxiv-behav.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Predator type shapes call-type composition and post-threat vocal dynamics in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica): a pilot case-series www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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bioRxiv Animal Behavior and Cognition @biorxiv-behav.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Social inequity aversion and fairness preference in polar bears www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Sebastien Moro @cervelleoiseau.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🐾 The effect of heat waves on pill bug Armadillidium vulgare risk-taking strategies. 📎 doi.org/10.1007/s00442-026-05968-5 🇬🇧 This study investigates how heat waves and prior thermal experience alter risk-taking strategies in pil... #AnimalCognition #Ethology #AnimalBehavior
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Sebastien Moro @cervelleoiseau.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
🐾 From the "sticker" to the "seed" slide: Challenges testing concurrent tooling in Goffin's cockatoos 📎 doi.org/10.1016/j.actpsy.2026.107787 🇬🇧 This study investigates the capacity of Goffin's cockatoos to use tools concurrently... #AnimalCognition #Ethology #AnimalBehavior
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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
1/3 Cognitive control in dogs appears to recruit brain activity strikingly similar to that seen in humans. Researchers recorded EEG from 14 dogs while they had to exert self-control and wait before receiving food or a toy. (paper) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
1/5 Shelling (the use of mollusc shells as traps to catch fish) may be more widespread among dolphins than previously thought. It has now been documented on the opposite coast of Australia from Shark Bay, in Queensland. (paper) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
1/3 Raccoon toys Researchers have documented two young pygmy raccoon sisters that soaked pieces of paper in water and shaped them into balls to play with. Across 14 documented attempts, they successfully produced 8 balls (Cozumel, Mexico) (paper) www.mdpi.com/3042-4526/3/...
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Tay (Antonio J. Osuna Mascaró) @biotay.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
1/9 Not attacks This study brings together evidence suggesting that Iberian killer whales are not aggressively attacking boats. What is happening seems far more complex, and closer to a cultural tradition of play. (paper) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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bioRxiv Animal Behavior and Cognition @biorxiv-behav.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Social modulation of activity and orientation fosters complex interactions in young zebrafish www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Sebastien Moro @cervelleoiseau.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🐾 Multimodal fertility cues in chimpanzees: how body odours complement sexual swellings. 📎 doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-70687-z 🇬🇧 Study analyzing how chimpanzees use a combination of visual swellings and subtle changes in body od... #AnimalCognition #Ethology #AnimalBehavior
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Oceane Liehrmann @oliehrmann.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
New paper out! Management practices and human–horse relationships are associated with horse personality traits royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
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Management practices and human–horse relationships are associated with horse personality traits
Abstract. The human–horse relationship has evolved through centuries of domestication, shaping how horses are managed and interact with people. Horses show
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
2026. Can the presence of a human or a conspecific reduce stress-related behaviours in goats? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Can the presence of a human or a conspecific reduce stress-related behaviours in goats?
From an ethological perspective, human presence may serve as a potential source of social support for animals facing challenging situations. This may …
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bioRxiv Animal Behavior and Cognition @biorxiv-behav.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Consistency and individual variation in common song types of an urban bird: a multi-population comparison over a decade www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Sebastien Moro @cervelleoiseau.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🐾 Cognitive abilities show distinct developmental trajectories in wild meerkats. 📎 doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2026.1638 🇬🇧 Study tracking the developmental trajectories of inhibition control, spatial cognition, and problem-solving ski... #AnimalCognition #Ethology #AnimalBehavior
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Alan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
2026. Second‐Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides as a Neglected Threat: Further Evidence From Italian Raptors Prompts a Plea for Promoting the Use of Alternatives to These Chemicals. zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Second‐Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides as a Neglected Threat: Further Evidence From Italian Raptors Prompts a Plea for Promoting the Use of Alternatives to These Chemicals
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Sebastien Moro @cervelleoiseau.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🐾 Neurocomputational mechanisms underlying cognitive flexibility: a translational perspective. 📎 doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2026.08.003 🇬🇧 This review synthesizes behavioral and neural data from rodents to demonstrate that they exhi... #AnimalCognition #Ethology #AnimalBehavior
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Sebastien Moro @cervelleoiseau.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🐾 The Vocal Repertoire of Gray-Cheeked Mangabeys (Lophocebus albigena) in the Bugoma Forest Reserve, Uganda. 📎 doi.org/10.1002/ajp.70204 🇬🇧 Study describing the vocal repertoire and social functions of Gray-Cheeked Mangabeys in ... #AnimalCognition #Ethology #AnimalBehavior
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Sebastien Moro @cervelleoiseau.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🐾 Impacted Bones: Can Extant Primates Help Identify Tool Use in Early Hominins? 📎 doi.org/10.1002/evan.70042 🇬🇧 Study proposing a methodology to identify percussive tool use in primates by analyzing bilateral skeletal asymmetry ... #AnimalCognition #Ethology #AnimalBehavior
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Sebastien Moro @cervelleoiseau.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🐾 A Scoping Review: The Effect of Anthropogenic Noise on Animal Welfare in Zoological Settings 📎 doi.org/10.1002/vms3.71197 🇬🇧 This scoping review examines how anthropogenic noise in zoos affects animal welfare and behavior, foc... #AnimalCognition #Ethology #AnimalBehavior
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Sebastien Moro @cervelleoiseau.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🐾 Dissociation of Memory for Order and Memory for Items by Concurrent Cognitive Load in Rhesus Monkeys (Macaca mulatta) 📎 doi.org/10.1002/hipo.70123 🇬🇧 Study examining how rhesus monkeys distinguish between memory for order and ... #AnimalCognition #Ethology #AnimalBehavior
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bioRxiv Animal Behavior and Cognition @biorxiv-behav.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Higher rewards lead to more accurate flower detection and increased contrast sensitivity in the bumblebee Bombus terrestris www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20…
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Sebastien Moro @cervelleoiseau.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
wtf oO www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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Melodic Modulation of Pain and Cognition: Neurobehavioral Effects of Indian Instrumental Music in Mice
Abstract Introduction: Despite advances in pain management, effective analgesics in pain situations remain elusive. Opioids and non-opioids carry risks of neurotoxic and psychedelic effects with adver...
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Sebastien Moro @cervelleoiseau.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🐾 The Marginal Value Theorem in Caenorhabditis elegans 📎 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 🇬🇧 Study testing whether the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans implements Optimal Foraging Theory by matching pre... #AnimalCognition #Ethology #AnimalBehavior
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Sebastien Moro @cervelleoiseau.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🐾 Male mouse strain variation reveals divergent phenotypes for extrinsic and intrinsic reward motivation 📎 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 🇬🇧 Study comparing intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in thre... #AnimalCognition #Ethology #AnimalBehavior
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Sebastien Moro @cervelleoiseau.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🐾 Behavioral test batteries induce transient, domain-specific effects while preserving global phenotypic structure in ... 📎 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 🇬🇧 Study evaluating how test order affects locomot... #AnimalCognition #Ethology #AnimalBehavior
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Sebastien Moro @cervelleoiseau.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🐾 Mice in the Robbers Cave: Induction of intergroup conflict in mice using the competitive Tsunahiki task 📎 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 🇬🇧 This study demonstrates that intergroup competition can i... #AnimalCognition #Ethology #AnimalBehavior
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