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Animal Behaviour Collective @abcmicrogrants.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our latest microgrant funding round is open now! 📢 Below is a reminder of what we do and don't fund. This round closes October 30th! Want to help us support students? Please spread the word, and donate if you can! For more informaition and to apply: opencollective.com/animal-behaviour-collective

We do fund students' personal costs. For example: transport to uni, living costs and personal equipment. We don't fund research costs, for example: lab equipment and services, research permits and conference fees.

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Comparative Cognition and Behavior Reviews @ccbrjournal.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

!! Call for articles !! This year marks the 100th anniversary of Pavlov's 'Conditioned Reflexes,' and to celebrate, CCBR is interested in brief (~2,500 words) commentaries. More information can be found on our website.

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Save the Date 📆 ! The conference dates for #CO32027 have been announced. Join us in Montréal April 14th - 17th! Conference Registration opens in October 2026. Check out the website for details: comparativecognition.org/conference.php

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Animal Behaviour Collective @abcmicrogrants.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thank you to the organisers of @ecbb2026.bsky.social for allowing us to spread the word about our microgrants & mentorship at their brilliant, inclusive conference! #ECBB2026 Our next migrogrant funding round opens this month! Save the date 🗓️

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Dave Brodbeck🇨🇦🇺🇦 @dbrodbeck.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Join Jessica Bodily of Auburn University at Montgomery and me as we talk about suboptimal choices in reinforcement, gambling and other cool comparative cognition stuff! Oh yeah, also, Jess is @compcogsoc.bsky.social president. www.spitandtwitches.com/2026/09/epis... #ComparativeCognition #Podcast

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Episode 31 (Season 3, Episode 4) - Jessica Bodily

Jess received her Bachelors in Psychology with Honors in 2007 from the University of Kentucky. She subsequently earned her MS (2010) and Ph....

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 01/09/2026

Apply to our #postdoc program! 🤓🧑‍🔬 Applications are now open until October 13th, 2026 - don’t miss your chance to take your research to the next level with expert mentorship, workshops, coaching and more. www.mpg.de/en/max-planc...

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Dr. Gita Gnanadesikan @ggnanadesikan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

ManyDogs wants to know what YOU want to know about dogs! 🤔 Take our quick, 10-minute survey to help guide our future studies. 📝 And please share with dog lovers near and far! 🐩🐕🐕‍🦺 #Dogs #DogResearch #DogScience #CanineResearch #CanineScience

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

It is with great sorrow that we acknowledge the passing of our colleague and friend Dr. Anthony “Tony” Wright. Tony was a member of CCS for many years, and his contributions to his students and our field will be felt for years to come.

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

📣 Call for Papers! Guest Editors (Victor Ajuwon, Laura S. Lewis, and Tiago Monteiro) for Animal Cognition are seeking papers for a special issue on curiosity and information-seeking in animals. Manuscripts due November 30, 2026! Curious already? Check it out 👇🏼 link.springer.com/collections/...

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Curiosity and Information-Seeking in Animals

Curiosity, the intrinsic motivation to investigate and gain information, is fundamental to human intelligence. However, like other cognitive capacities that ...

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Call for collaborators! Join a global study on reversal learning across animal species ManyManys - manymanys.github.io Invite - calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0... Registration - forms.fillout.com/t/n4fxVFpHQWus Questions - email both nicolas.alessandroni@concordia.ca and lpretot@pittstate.edu.

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Andddddd that's a wrap on #CO32026! A big thank you to all the presenters, both in talks and posters, to everyone who travelled to Montréal, and, of course, to the amazing organizers who made this conference such a success. We are already looking forward to #CO32027! Can't wait to see you there!

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Who knew we'd be doing the time warp in the last talk of #CO32026? In his Honoree Lecture, Dr. Bob Cook explored the evolution of #art and #cognition, asking whether the roots of artistic expression extend beyond #humans, and connecting cognition and creativity in fascinating ways!

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

The special lecture by Dr. Robert Cook is starting! 🎉 A leader in #ComparativeCognition, he is presenting work on #VisualPerception, #Learning, and #Memory, examining how #Animals, from pigeons to humans, process and act on complex sensory information #CO32026 🧪 #ComparativePsychology

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

As a warm-up to our feature session honoree lecture by Bob Cook, we are fascinated by the #cognitive capacities of #pigeons! Our final symposium covered topics from visual search to spatial maps, and we learned that pigeons reveal powerful associative and flexible cognitive processes. #CO32026

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

In honor of Dr. Robert Cook's contributions to the field of #ComparativeCognition, this #CO32026 symposium spotlights research on visual cognition and learning in pigeons and beyond, revealing how complex #Behavior can emerge from fundamental perceptual and associative processes 🧪

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Rethinking #theory of mind across species! This session examined how #animals track others’ knowledge, follow gaze, and potentially use symbolic representations, displaying diverse pathways to “mindreading” that extend beyond and are akin to human-like #cognition. #CO32026

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

From #Apes to #CapuchinMonkeys, this session explores #MentalStates and imagery, examining how #Animals attribute knowledge, use gaze and social cues, and whether they form #MentalRepresentations similar to humans. #CO32026 🧪 #AnimalBehavior #ComparativeCognition

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

What does #positive #affect look like in #behavior? In bonobos, high-value rewards elicited specific responses, such as head movements, whereas in humans, mood influences how dog emotions are perceived, demonstrating both behavioural signals and observer bias. #CO32026

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

How do we define and measure #Emotion and #Personality in #Animals? From #Bonobo behavior to human perceptions of #Dog emotion, this session explores how we identify, interpret, and standardize #IndividualDifferences across species. #CO32026 🧪

Red-speckled Australian Cattle Dog with mouth slightly open looking at camera while in a grassy area.

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

What does “self” look like in #animalbehavior? Our #Development session speaker suggested that #selfhood may emerge through how animals organize experiences into meaningful sequences, moving beyond mirror tests to focus on #agency, goals, and #behavior. #CO32026

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

How does #Cognition develop across species? From ravens' antipredator behavior to calves engaging with enrichment and new ideas about animal selfhood, this session explores how #Learning, #Behavior, and cognition emerge and change over #Development #CO32026 🧪 🐦‍⬛🐮 #AnimalBehavior

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Brittany Greene tending to a culvert clogged by Castor canadensis below a motion-triggered predator sound device. #ouanimalbehavior #oubiosci

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

@ba-whittaker shared interesting new data on individual preferences of paired Taeniopygia guttata nest-building decisions in our #CO32026 Decision Making & Learning session this morning 🪺

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

How do #Animals make decisions and learn? From cichlid fish, and cowbirds to zebra finches, zebrafish, and ants, this session explores how social context shapes learning, decision-making and collective behavior across species. #CO32026 🧪

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Ready for round 2 of posters?! Our second #CO32026 Academic Poster Session is about to begin in all four conference rooms. Yes, the cash bar is open once again! Come meet the next generation of students presenting their #ComparativeCognition research 🧪

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

How do you consider undergrad participation in #AnimalBehavior research? Join this open meeting for faculty, post-docs, and graduate students to discuss undergraduate engagement strategies in #ComparativeCognition #CO32026

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Join Dr. Carolyn Ristau, Dr. Stevan Harnad, Dr. James Simmons, Dr. Kristin Andrews and Dr. Colin Allen in a thoughtful digestion of Donald R. Griffin's "Question of Animal Awareness and Beyond" in our upcoming #CO32026 symposium. #Ethology #AnimalMinds #Philosophy 🧪

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Forked tubes & a four cup task were featured in a beautifully interconnected #reasoning session at #CO32026. To close it out, Dr Olga Lazareva identified a gap in our literature by highlighting known and unknown similarities & differences between #transitivity & #transitive inference 🧠 #intringuing

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

New developments in #RelationalLearning theories and supportive technology will be featured in the upcoming #Reasoning session #CO32026 🧪 #AnimalBehavior #ComparativeCognition #ComparativePsychology

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Innovation seemed to be the theme of our #CO32026 #mazes and #detours session! Dr. Joshua Wolf shared his exciting new #apparatus for running amphipod escape behaviour trials and Dr. Fiona Cross shared the detour apparatus she developed for Portia africana motivation trials. 🕷️

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Attend the #AnimalWelfare & #Conservation session to gain insights on evidence-based best practices in managed care & the conservation impacts on wild counterparts. #CO32026 🧪 📷 by Athena Rycyk #AnimalBehavior #Manatee

Trichechus manatus latirostris, commonly called a manatee, with dorsal boat strike scarring & her calf swimming in Florida waters.

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

New findings in wild parent-offspring feeding interactions of Parus major were shared by Dr. Shana Caro in our #communication session. Welcome to #CO32026 Dr. Caro!

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Under what conditions do specialized #Navigation skills falter? Inverted rats, escaping amphipods and intraspecific motivated jumping spiders will all be featured in the mazes and detours #CO32026 session 🧪 📷 Fiona Cross #AnimalBehavior #ComparativeCognition

A dark jumping brown spider, Portia africana, on a leaf.

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

#ComparativeCognition research presented in the #Communication session reveals new findings on how information is conveyed and processed by #Primates, #Avians, #Honeybees, and #Dolphins #CO32026 🧪 🐒🐬🦜🐝 #AnimalBehavior #ComparativePsychology

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The #AuditoryDiscrimination session at #CO32026 featured cross-modal matching in honeybees, auditory enrichment trials for two groups of elephants in human care, and several new comparative studies in songbird #vocalizations and auditory processing 🐝🐘🐦

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

#Joy in #Animals isn’t just observed, it’s being tested! Live from #CO32026, this symposium explored how positive #affect is elicited and measured across species, and how it influences #Cognition and social interactions.

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Vibrational cues, #Acoustic enrichment, vocalizations and predator sounds will all be featured in our upcoming #CO32026 #AuditorydDscrimination session! 🧪 #ComparativePsychology #AnimalBehavior #DidYouHearThat

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

A big #Congratulations to our Early Career Award Winner, Stephen Ferrigno! His work with #memory systems suggests that #monkeys not only have the ability to represent recursive sequences but do so like #humans. #CO32026

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

How do we measure #Joy across species? From #Kea parrots (thermal + hormones) to #Dolphins (vocalizations) and #Bonobos (attention to play faces), this #Symposium explores how positive #Affect can be identified and compared across animals #CO32026 🧪 #AnimalBehavior #ComparativeCognition

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

#FeatureSession Alert! #EarlyCareerAwardWinner Stephen Ferrigno Stephen Ferrigno presents his work showing that monkeys and humans use similar, queue-like memory systems for hierarchical sequences, challenging traditional models of how structured information is represented #CO32026 🧪

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Looking to connect? The #CO32026 #Mentoring Session in the Opus Room brings together students and researchers at all career stages for guidance, discussion, and community-building! 🧪

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

It's time for the first poster session of the conference if you're attending #CO32026, join in on the riveting discussions around budding new research #CO32026 🧪 #AnimalBehavior #ComparativeCognition

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

In the #CO32026 EDI event this evening, these resources were shared: • 5calls.org • www.goodsuniteus.com • resist.bot • turnup.us • tmt.newtactics.org • Volunteer for a local organization • Write a letter of a support for someone in your institution

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5 Calls

Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

#CO32026 warmly welcomes all to attend "Allyship and EDI" in Opus this evening. Join your #ComparativeCognition colleagues in #Equality, #Diversity and #Inclusion discussions as we work together to create safe spaces across our field. 🧪

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

New tools are transforming #canine #cognition! This symposium covered eye-tracking and scent-based research, as well as soundboards and touchscreens. Through these methods, this symposium showed us innovative ways to study how dogs perceive, learn, and communicate across various contexts. #CO32026

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Chaired by Dr. Tiago Monteiro, our #Canine #Symposium features novel methodology for studying behaviour and #Cognition. From touchscreens to mobile eye-tracking, this #CO32026 session highlights new age technology and new findings in canine #ComparativeCongnition. 🧪 #AnimalBehavior #DogCognition

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

How do #dogs navigate the world? Our #CanineCognition session explored perspective-taking, cue use, and learning, revealing both the strengths and limitations in canine cognition. From social biases to context-specific self-control, dogs don't always "read our minds" as we may expect. #CO32026

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

How do #Dogs understand us? The #CanineCognition session explores perspective taking and cue use to self-control and emotional processes, investigating both the strengths and limits of how dogs think and learn. #CO32026 🐶 🧪 #AnimalBehavior #DogBehavior

Dog watching experimenter photo: Ludwig Huber & Karin Bayer, Vetmeduni Vienna, Austria.

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Insights on spontaneous sound-shape associations in Testudo marginata will be followed by a completion study in Columba livia in our #Perception session, chaired by Dr. Bob Cook. #CO32026 🐢 🧪 #AnimalBehavior #ComparativeCognition #Pigeon #Tortoise

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Comparative Cognition Society @compcogsoc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Dr. Alice Auerspreg started our #problemsolving session off strong by introducing us to tool-based self grooming in companion bovine #CO32026 Pictured below is a slide from the presentation: Veronica the cow holding a brush handle in her mouth & scratching her posterior with the bristled side.

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