Debottam Bhattacharjee @debottam1991.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Join us for your bachelor or master projects on Japanese macaque affect & cognition at the Affenberg Research Station in Austria. Details in the photo 👇 Write to us: affenberg.lewi@univie.ac.at / debottam.bhattacharjee@uni-goettingen.de Project abstract link: gepris.dfg.de/project/5630... 058
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeAnindita Bhadra @abhadra7.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Our textbook Canine Science is now available. Get a copy: link.springer.com/book/10.1007... #dogs #behaviourandcognition #caninescience @animalbehaviour.live @animalbehav.bsky.social @asab.orglink.springer.comCanine ScienceAn engaging textbook on canine evolution, biology and dog behavior - insightful for students, professionals and all who want to understand dogs deeply. 094
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeTania Perroux @tania-perroux.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Our latest feral cattle paper “Are individual differences in social behaviour a cause or a consequence of endoparasite infection in feral cattle?” is out today in open access in Animal Behaviour doi.org/10.1016/j.an... @ghodgson.bsky.social @amcell.bsky.social Details below: 264
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeAlan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 09/06/2026New preprint from us - 🐃 - led by @debottam1991.bsky.social 🔻 052
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeNature Communications @natcomms.nature.com · 05/05/2026Cooperation is primarily associated with tolerant societies. By studying six macaque species, this study demonstrates how despotic societies can have higher, yet more partner-specific, cooperation driven by strong interdependencies between pairs of individuals. www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comDespotism promotes dyadic cooperation through enhanced interdependencies in non-human primate societies - Nature CommunicationsCooperation is primarily associated with tolerant societies. By studying six macaque species, this study demonstrates how despotic societies can have higher, yet more partner-specific, cooperation dri... 0113
Debottam Bhattacharjee @debottam1991.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Sincere thanks to Faculty of Science (Utrecht University), Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, Abenteuer Affenberg, @bprc-eu.bsky.social, Diergaarde Blijdorp, GaiaZOO & ARTIS Zoo, Planckendael Zoo & @apenheul.bsky.social 010
Debottam Bhattacharjee @debottam1991.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Briefly, emotional states in animals aren’t as straightforward as we often assume. In macaques, common "stress signals" like scratching, grooming, and yawning don’t always align and are shaped differently by social rank, sex, and social interactions. 101
Debottam Bhattacharjee @debottam1991.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Happy to share our recent publication on 🐒 macaque self-directed behaviours w/ Eva van Dijk Roos de Vries Charlotte Kluiver Mia Valomy Adam Zeeman & Jorg Massen Link to the @royalsocietypublishing.org paper - doi.org/10.1098/rsos...doi.orgMany facets of self-directed behaviours in macaquesAbstract. Emotional states like anxiety are adaptive, assisting individuals during social uncertainty and threats. Humans can self-report anxiety, whereas 164
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeRaphaela Heesen @heesenr.bsky.social · 20/03/2026I’m advertising two position options (PhD/postdoc) within my lab - take a look below if you’re interested or send me a message ☺️ @uni-konstanz.de 02531
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeEmile Bryon @emilebryon.bsky.social · 11/03/2026New publication, and first one as a first author for me! 🥳 Have you heard of the brutal chimpanzee and "hippie" bonobo dichotomy? ☠️🕊️ Today, we report similar aggression magnitudes in 22 captive chimpanzees and bonobos groups - be it all aggression or restricted to contact. 43215
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeEcology of Animal Societies @livingingroups.bsky.social · 10/03/20263-year Independent Post-doc in Animal Behavior based at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama! Three positions, each including salary & a research budget. Applications due April, 15th. DM if you are interesting in developing a project with us! stri.si.edu/academic-pro...stri.si.edu3 Year Postdoctoral Fellowships in Animal Behavior 13984
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeFichtel-Kappeler-Lab @kirindy.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Fully funded PhD position on primate parochialism! Study how cooperation within groups and conflict between groups evolve in red-fronted lemurs at our long-term field site in Kirindy Forest, Madagascar. @kirindy.bsky.social & @primatenzentrum.bsky.social. Apply here: www.dpz.eu 02734
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeBridget Waller @bridgetwaller.bsky.social · 20/02/2026New paper showing that the direction and expressivity of faces impacts social attention in macaques - the context of the face matters! @jamiewhitehouse.bsky.social @kerensarees.bsky.social and Olivia O'Callaghan. @erc.europa.eu www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comDirection and expressivity of faces impact third-party social attention in rhesus macaquesFacial expressions play a central role in primate social communication, but in cognitive experiments, they are typically presented out of context and … 0145
Debottam Bhattacharjee @debottam1991.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Our study provides insights into the appropriate use of thermal imaging in goats and, more broadly, animal behaviour and welfare research. 011
Debottam Bhattacharjee @debottam1991.bsky.social · 26/02/2026We conclude that mean and maximum measures show promise for quantifying nasal and eye temperatures in the short term. Surface temperature varied across days, limiting comparability, and highlighting the importance of considering ambient conditions in thermal imaging research. 111
Debottam Bhattacharjee @debottam1991.bsky.social · 26/02/2026A lack of consensus exists re how thermal imaging technique should be best applied in behaviour & welfare research. We tested 2 subcategories of reliability, short-term repeatability (same session) and reproducibility (multiple sessions), and precision of thermal measures in two regions in goats. 111
Debottam Bhattacharjee @debottam1991.bsky.social · 26/02/2026New Publication Alert 🚨 "Reliability and precision of thermal imaging measurements to study animal behaviour and welfare" 🐐 w/ Marianne Mason & @amcell.bsky.social Check out @peerj.bsky.social - peerj.com/articles/208... #AnimalBehaviour #AnimalWelfare #NoninvasivePhysiology 155
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeElodie Mandel-Briefer @ebriefer.bsky.social · 04/12/2025If anyone wants to learn a bit about our work on vocal expression of emotions, here is a recording of the talk I gave at @oredev.org conference last month in Malmö: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDPS...youtube.comElodie Mandel-Briefer - Deciphering animal emotions using machine learning and vocalisationsYouTube video by Øredev Conference 0127
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeAlan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 02/12/2025New from us. 2025. Adaptive behavioural strategies to seasonal challenges by a semiurban feral ungulate. (Water buffalo) Led by @debottam1991.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 074
Debottam Bhattacharjee @debottam1991.bsky.social · 04/12/20253. Buffalo employ behavioural strategies to overcome seasonal challenges. 4. An increase in browsing and an expansion of home range are seen in the dry season. 5. Age, sex, and personality are associated with behavioural strategies of buffalo. See Project Website - www.hkbuffaloresearch.org 021
Debottam Bhattacharjee @debottam1991.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Key Highlights 1. Seasonality poses survival challenges to herbivores in (sub)tropical climates. 2. Body condition declines in buffalo, a herbivore species, from wet to dry season. 131
Debottam Bhattacharjee @debottam1991.bsky.social · 04/12/2025🚨 New Publication on Feral Water Buffalo 🐃 🐃 in Animal Behaviour [Also my 1st publication in AB 😊] @asab.org @asabeducation.bsky.social Adaptive behavioural strategies to seasonal challenges by a semiurban feral ungulate W/ @amcell.bsky.social Kate Flay & Hannah Mumby doi.org/10.1016/j.an... 1147
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeePia Marlena Böhm @piamarlena.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Affenberg Research Station is looking for motivated students ready for their master internship! Want to work with Japanese macaques in Austria? Write to us at affenberg.lewi@univie.ac.at and apply! affenberg.univie.ac.at 037
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeePrimate Behavioral Ecology @primbehavecol.bsky.social · 25/11/2025and finally, we offer a field assistant opportunity at our Assamese Macaque Project at Phu Khieo WS in Thailand 👉 tinyurl.com/5n77797r ⏰ deadline 18 Dec 2025tinyurl.coma paid student assistant positionThe Primate Social Evolution Group at the German Primate Center (DPZ) is searching for a motivated research assistant to conduct behavioral observations of wild Assamese macaques at Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary in Thailand. 164
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeePrimate Behavioral Ecology @primbehavecol.bsky.social · 25/11/2025second PhD position is on social and ecological cognition in wild Assamese macaques at our long-term field site in the beautiful Phu Khieo Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand 👉 tinyurl.com/ypefnbxp ⏰ deadline 20 Dec 2025tinyurl.comStellenanzeigen - Georg-August-University GöttingenWebsite of the Georg-August-University Göttingen 185
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeePrimate Behavioral Ecology @primbehavecol.bsky.social · 25/11/2025First PhD position is on the evolutionary basis of empathy using infrared thermography in Barbary macaques at Affenberg Salem, southern Germany 👉 tinyurl.com/2e8wzkfz ⏰ deadline 20 Dec 2025tinyurl.comStellenanzeigen - Georg-August-Universität GöttingenWebseiten der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen 175
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeePrimate Behavioral Ecology @primbehavecol.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Come and join our lab! We have TWO fully funded PhD positions AND a paid field assistant opportunity in our Behavioral Ecology group @uni-goettingen.de & @primatenzentrum.bsky.social. Projects will be part of @rtg2906-curiosity.bsky.social & @sfb1528.bsky.social!! Details in thread. Please re-post! 24953
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · 05/11/2025You are invited to the buffalo project meeting (online) on November 26th at 4 PM Hong Kong Find out about social science and behavioural ecology research on Hong Kong feral water buffalo. www.hkbuffaloresearch.org/research-hig... for free registration. Or use the QR code on the attached flyers. 086
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeBridget Waller @bridgetwaller.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Fixed-term Research Assistant post in primate behaviour, likely desk based but good experience before applying for PhD funding. Join us at NTU! @ntupsychology.bsky.social vacancies.ntu.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...vacancies.ntu.ac.ukResearch Assistant in Primate Behaviour:City CampusJoin us as a Research Assistant in Primate Behaviour! Gain excellent experience and skills working with a range of primatologists across NTU. A great stepping stone before embarking on a PhD! 01321
Debottam Bhattacharjee @debottam1991.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Join us (November 26th 4 PM Hong Kong Time) for our final project meeting (online) about the Hong Kong feral water buffalo 🐃 project. Check out www.hkbuffaloresearch.org/research-hig... for free registration or scan QR code on the poster. We welcome everyone!! @amcell.bsky.social 033
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeAnimal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 04/11/2025The conference is next week!✨ Join us on 13–14 November for a rich two-day schedule of fascinating talks on animal behaviour 🦋🐟🐆 💻 Free, online & open to all worldwide 👉 Explore the program and register 🔗 ablaoc25.sciencesconf.org/resource/pag... 01715
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeCamille Troisi @camilletroisi.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Very timely special issue! If you’re working on how human altered environments impact social cognition (social learning, decisions in a context, communication…) or how social cognition can help deal with the challenges and opportunities of human altered environnements, consider submitting! 0114
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeChristina Grace T @christinagrace98.bsky.social · 17/10/2025🐃🐦 Interested in how feral buffalo & cattle affect bird communities in Hong Kong? Join our research team (@amcell.bsky.social, Prof. Kate Flay & me) at CityU HK through the DAAD RISE Paid Internship for German students. Apply: shorturl.at/LvDe3 | Ref: HK_BI_0704| |📧: cgthadeus2-c@my.cityu.edu.hk 066
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeDelphine De Moor @delphinedemoor.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Social relationships are powerful predictors of fitness across social animals. But *why*? In our new @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social paper, we outline testable predictions for why relationship quality and quantity adaptively vary across socio-ecological contexts. tinyurl.com/55dnkeh7 110356
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeTania Perroux @tania-perroux.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Happening in 1 week: October 23rd, from 4 to 5.30pm Hong Kong time (UTC+8) or 10 to 11.30 Central European time (UTC+2)! Still time to register using the QR code on the poster below 😄 Looking forward to sharing the outcome of my four years of PhD research on the Hong Kong feral cattle 🐂 044
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeDr Maria Vilain Rørvang @drmariarorvang.bsky.social · 15/10/2025📣 Are you interested in applied animal ethology and perceptual abilities of animals? Do you want to help us disentangle how animal emotions are modulated by their sensory environment? Then, you might be the postdoc we are looking for🌠 More info: www.slu.se/en/about-slu... #appliedethology #postcocslu.sePostdoctoral position in Applied animal ethology and animal perception | slu.seSLU - Science and Education for Sustainable Life 01115
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeManyBirds Project @themanybirds.bsky.social · 14/10/2025🐦 Exciting news! Our new paper is out in PLOS Biology: “A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia.” Led by the #ManyBirds Project - 129 researchers, 82 institutions, 24 countries 🌍 🔗 journals.plos.org/plosbiology/... @themanybirds.bsky.socialjournals.plos.orgA large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobiaNeophobia (the aversive response to novelty) varies considerably across species and individuals, and can impact adaptability and survival. This study assesses neophobia in 1400 subjects from 136 bird ... 26538
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeMary Bates @marybates.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Does playfulness support a cooperative and tolerant society? A new study links play, tolerance, and empathy in elephants.psychologytoday.comPlay Encourages Cooperation and Tolerance in ElephantsSignals used by elephants to manage competitive play sessions provide hints to the roots of empathy in social mammals. 063
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeElham Nourani @enourani.bsky.social · 06/10/2025🦅PhD position 🦅 in my new group at @fbm-unil.bsky.social in Switzerland, studying how the social and resource landscapes shape the learning process for soaring flight. Deadline: Oct 30. Pls repost! career5.successfactors.eu/career?caree... 111081
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeAlan McElligott @amcell.bsky.social · 26/09/20252025. Veterinary college sheds light on lives of Lantau’s water buffalo - cc @debottam1991.bsky.social croucher.org.hk/en/news/vete...croucher.org.hkVeterinary college sheds light on lives of Lantau’s water buffaloVeterinary college sheds light on lives of Lantau’s water buffalo 033
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeAnimal Behavior Society @animbehsociety.bsky.social · 24/09/2025Do you love research & writing & all things animal behavior? Well our journal, Animal Behavior, recruiting up to 5 (count em!) new Associate Editors! Editors serve three-year terms beginning January 2026. If you're interested, email Exec Editor Scott Sakaluk (sksakal@ilstu.edu) by Oct 31!media.tenor.comron burgundy from parks and recreation says " you 'd be a fool not to pick me "ALT: ron burgundy from parks and recreation says " you 'd be a fool not to pick me " 02623
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeTania Perroux @tania-perroux.bsky.social · 23/09/2025@ghodgson.bsky.social and I will present our PhD research on October 23rd, 4 to 5.30pm HK time Zoom is open for all and in-person attendance is available for staff and students of City University of Hong Kong. Scan the QR code or use the following link to register docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 065
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeGeorge Hodgson @ghodgson.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Interested in the feral cattle of Hong Kong? @tania-perroux.bsky.social and I will be talking about our PhD research next month; for more information and to register, check out the poster below! 👀🐂☀️ 055
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeTania Perroux @tania-perroux.bsky.social · 17/09/2025You can find out more about HK feral cattle phenotypes in our paper royalsocietypublishing-org/doi/10.1098/..., and learn more about this unique populations on our website hkcattleresearch.org And let us know your thought about our findings 😀hkcattleresearch.orgHong Kong Feral Cattle ResearchVisit the post for more. 063
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeTania Perroux @tania-perroux.bsky.social · 17/09/2025We present the first evidence of seasonal coat colour changes in cattle, with paler individuals in the wet season and darker ones in the dry season, suggesting plastic phenotypes. The main driver of seasonal coat colour appears to be thermoregulation, supporting the thermal melanism hypothesis. 195
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeTania Perroux @tania-perroux.bsky.social · 17/09/2025Our latest feral cattle paper “Seasonal changes in coat colour and sexual size dimorphism in a subtropical ungulate” is out today in open access @royalsociety.org Royal Society Open Science royalsocietypublishing-org/doi/10.1098/... by myself, Kate Flay, @ghodgson.bsky.social & @amcell.bsky.social 2107
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeLaurenGuillette.bsky.social @laurenguillette.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Accepting applications for Graduate Students! PhD & MSc I am seeking highly motivated individuals to join my research team. Application details here: bit.ly/4mlBd6x Deadline 01 Dec 2025 Please share widely! (1/3) 1/3 11616
Reposted by Debottam BhattacharjeeMax-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 01/09/2025The #MaxPlanckPostdocProgram offers a guaranteed contract of at least 3 years, targeted mentoring, and career workshops. The call for applications is open now! 🚀 Take advantage of this opportunity and browse the job vacancies. www.mpg.de/en/max-planc... 211098