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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🫣 When we look at our overflowing landfills and toxic ecologies, perhaps an obscure qualifier is more fitting: Homo sapiens sapiens, the ultimate waste-generating humans. Join us on Friday, 25 September 2026. Drop a DM for the Zoom link

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#ECBB2026 had a special situation where a friend needed help with his prosthetic equipment. Since the spares were not available, we had to resort to being "tool makers" and innovators. Marvelous organisers ensured our fren was home, safely. @angliaruskin.bsky.social @ecbb2026.bsky.social @asab.org

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

If I could throw some "academic snobbery", mixed with some inspiration from the Marvel Universe (Dr. Strange), I would prefer "Dr." :) ;) . ... felt so good, throwing this attiDude. Will DM you an anecdote 'bout the same.

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ASAB @asab.org · 07/09/2026

ICYMI at #ECBB2026... it has been announced that #ECBB2028 will be in Dublin Ireland🇮🇪 and the conference dinner will be at the Guinness Storehouse!🤩🤯 What about 2027? ECBB alternates every other year with Behaviour (which will be next summer in Vienna, follow @behaviour2027.bsky.social for details)

Slide reading "conference dinner location: Guinness storehouse." Photo collage of Guinness storehouse from outside, shiny glass inside, barrels stacked, city view.

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Behaviour 2027 @behaviour2027.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Thanks for the shout out at #ECBB2026 ! We’re looking forward to having everyone join us next summer for #Behaviour2027 in Vienna 🤗 Our call for symposia is now open: behaviour2027.eventsairsite.com

Vivek in front of a slide with a gosling with a bee on its beak reading “Behaviour 2027 Vienna, Austria 23-27 August 2027
Call for symposia now open!”

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

You have nice company Jen.. too many in your gang .... heh heh he

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European Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#ECBB2026 We hope everyone had a fantastic time over these past four days! We would like to take a moment to thank our volunteers for their outstanding help and our organising committee for their monumental efforts! See you in Dublin for #ECBB2028

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ASAB @asab.org · 04/09/2026

The European Conference for Behavioural Biology #ECBB2026 always goes so fast! This was an exceptional conference at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. The organizers and volunteers did a fantastic job (with a special shout out to @jacobcdunn.bsky.social and @wascherclaudia.bsky.social) 🙌

A group photo of the organizers in matching blue shirts

Claudia Wascher and Jacob Dunn in blue ECBB shirts

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European Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#ECBB2026 and thank you to our plenary speakers!

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Francesca M. Cassola Ph.D. @xiscacassola.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

😂😂😂😂😂😂

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Vivek V. Venkataraman @vivek123.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

"...contemporary scientific systems progressively constrain high-risk and conceptually innovative research while being increasingly structured around short funding cycles, productivity-based evaluation criteria and risk-averse frameworks..." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Jonathan C Slaght @jonathanslaght.com · 05/09/2026

Cat People Only

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

If only we could predict when and where hell shall break loose, Jen. But one can always keep badass frens on our side. Hell yeahhhh!

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

@raccoonologist.bsky.social ... maybe yes if you have frens by the side. Like they say, I could go through hell with you. Wink wink ... @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social , @kaustabhbaruah.bsky.social and I shall oblige, alwayyyyyyys ;)

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Dr Jen Colbourne 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @raccoonologist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Just over a year later, reunion with my saviours @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social and @nishantkumar.bsky.social at #ECBB2026 (sadly no @kaustabhbaruah.bsky.social). Don’t drink ice coffee in Kolkata, friends.

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

JAWS of SAWS!!! When the conference draws to its end, our lovely organising committee has had it.... now, every help is bartered with a pound sawed off. Watch out, if you are near LAB 005 at @angliaruskin.bsky.social, during #ECBB2026 (just for pun!).

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

@Malay.Panday from UK, is delivering a talk in the UK... #ECBB2026 The pun is UK = Uttarakhand in India

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Maybe just compensating for what we missed doing in Behaviour 2025? Life is short. We needed to, and we surely made the best of it, last night!

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

There are unfortunate aspects of culturally entrenched livelihood practices that link very distant lands: India and Brazil. Fantastic keynote in the Primate Symposium #ECBB2026. मदारी

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ASAB Education Committee @asabeducation.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The @asab.org dream team rocking up for the final day at #ECBB2026 @raccoonologist.bsky.social and @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social for all your social media and communication happenings 💚

Photo of the ASAB social media secretary Jan and communications sec Sophia

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Dr Sophia Daoudi-Simison @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

If you're wearing anything with an animal on it then we want to see you!! Come and visit the @asabeducation.bsky.social @asab.org desk in the Science Centre by the revolving door! We'd 💚 to be able to fill this board before the end of the conference! 🦊🐟🐺🦜🐼🐻🦀🪲🐙🕷️🪸🐛🐵 #ECBB2026

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European Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#ECBB2026 Christian Rutz in his talk Using animal-tracking data to investigate human–wildlife interactions and promote sustainable coexistence asking the crucial question, "Why do humans find it so difficult to coexist with wildlife?"

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European Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#ECBB2026 @nishantkumar.bsky.social with some amazing works on black-eared kites and rapid environmental change to close our symposium From minds to populations: functional links in coexistence in the Anthropocene

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Dogs are having tough time @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social (at @ecbb2026.bsky.social) defending their food bounties, while humans and dogs settle their street scores since Aug 2025... Topsy turvy ;)

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Snoopy's Happy Fall Moment

ALT: Snoopy's Happy Fall Moment

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Aldina Franco @aldinafranco.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Great to present recent results on the mechanisms that enable changes in migratory behaviour in a long-lived species #ecbb2026. Thanks @nishantkumar.bsky.social for organising this interesting symposium

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Dr Sophia Daoudi-Simison @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Great to see so many ECRs staying behind and chatting with some of the keynotes from the session: From minds to populations: functional links in coexistence in the Anthropocene 💚 @asab.org #ECBB2026

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Dr Jen Colbourne 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @raccoonologist.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

If you're at #ECBB2026 and want to learn more about our work with Goffin's cockatoos, check out my session today (Weds) at the Communication & Cognition 1 session (LAB026) later this afternoon. My labmate @annaek.bsky.social also has a talk tomorrow afternoon at Communication & Cognition 2 (LAB026)!

A goffin's cockatoo holding a tool to knock a cashew off a plinth. Photo by Bene Croy

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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Honoured to have been trusted with the opening #plenary at #ECBB2026 in Cambridge. A chance to showcase the fantastic work of many #ECRs and colleagues who make research & academia so fun. Thank you! Looking forward to enjoying the rest of a great conference. @asab.org @bristolbiosci.bsky.social

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

@sofiaforss.bsky.social, @Sophie Ridgeway (PhD candidate Exeter) and I are also grateful for a good turnout. Thanks all for cool discussion.

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Super thanks for the support @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social and @raccoonologist.bsky.social ! It was cool to see the works of @aldinafranco.bsky.social and Christian Rutz get such good attendance. Attaching the video of a dog responding to conch shell sound with a howl!

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Dr Sophia Daoudi-Simison @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Black-eared kites 🐦‍⬛ appear to prefer snatching meat from the jaws of a dog 🐕 rather than off a polythene sheet on the ground... What's up with that?! 😂 @nishantkumar.bsky.social @asab.org #ECBB2026

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Dr Jen Colbourne 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈 @raccoonologist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I really love @nishantkumar.bsky.social's work on urban kites. It’s remarkable to think of human culture shaping 90% of the diet of an animal … and what 500 truckloads of waste can do to shape migration and congregation … #ECBB2026

Nishant in front of a slide reading Rapid Environmental Change disrupts cue-outcome mapping in the Anthropocene Nishant Kumar

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Dr Sophia Daoudi-Simison @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Not only was he chairing the session, but he also gave a great final talk about his long-term research on black-eared kites 🐦‍⬛and how anthropogenic influences are impacting their behaviour @nishantkumar.bsky.social @asab.org #ECBB2026

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European Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#ECBB2026 This afternoon we kick off with Chris Schell and his talk on societal legacies and urban animal behaviour.

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

What say, did you gulp down some cold coffee, this time, Soph?

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Dr Sophia Daoudi-Simison @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#ECBB2026 DAY2 Plenary 2 - Another fantastic talk delivered by Christopher Schell 🐺 I learned so much about coyotes - the heros, tricksters and disrupters! 🤘 Their ability to adapt to different environments is 🙌 but also what does their behaviour says about us! Find out more cjschell.com @asab.org

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European Conference on Behavioural Biology @ecbb2026.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#ECBB2026 kicking off the Communication and Cognition symposium, we have Tamal Roy sharing works on zebrafish!

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We shall also sit over informal discussion session (Lunch or Dinner) after the Symposium. DM for details

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Have you been curious about animal decision making ? how it links with population processes? Then join us tomorrow (3.9.26) for Symposium at #ECBB2026 (@Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge 11 am LAB026). We have cool keynotes from @aldinafranco.bsky.social and @Chriatian Rutz. And a panel discussion

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Dr Sophia Daoudi-Simison @sophiadaoudi.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Come and visit the @asab.org @asabeducation.bsky.social table! Especially if you're wearing anything with animals on it!! 🐾🦒🦡🐠🐘🐒🐦🪲🐛🦋🐝 We're located by the revolving door in the science centre! We'd 💚 to fill this board with 📷 of you rocking your animal! #ECBB2026

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

While you can easily access @andyradford.bsky.social and his science, these pearls of wisdom were the parting gift from his plenary at #ECBB2026!

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#ECBB2026 has Kickstarted woth @andyradford.bsky.social 's brilliant plenary. "Sounding" senses in Anthropocene!

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

I agree that one article cannot cover all aspects. Very glad we have volunteers who aid dog well being vai ABC and other initiatives. But there are far greater number of casual feeders who do not cover the full ambit of care. We need food, meds/vaccine, infra, waste management & Education, etc.

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Dear, we have a small problem of stretching our versions of truth across the natural reality turf. Please understand that we invested heavily in understanding how the long standing amiability with dogs is turning obtuse. AgreeD: waste is the prime driver of density, but feeding drives pack density.

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Oxford Biology @biology.ox.ac.uk · 28/08/2026

In the most populated country in the world - and in a landscape changing with urbanisation - there is an ever-changing relationship between humans and dogs in India. @nishantkumar.bsky.social discusses his recent article in Nature Cities and this coexistence 👇

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India’s urban coexistence crisis with 60 million street-dogs

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🧐On International #Dog Day🚨Academics Fear Reviewer #2. Then Comes Reviewer #2Billion. Academics spend years fearing Reviewer #2. Then your paper reaches the newspaper and suddenly peer review feels like soft music. From “bullshit” to questioning whether my mother fed me—welcome to public peer review

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Nishant Kumar @nishantkumar.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Urban wildlife and coexistence at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore

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