Andrea Sommese

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2-year postdoc in canine behaviour at Linköping University, Sweden.

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YouTube video by Johns Hopkins University Apes Share Human Ability to Imagine

Imagination in bonobos!

I am thrilled to share a new paper w/ Amalia Bastos, out now in @science.org

We provide the first experimental evidence that a nonhuman animal can follow along a pretend scenario & track imaginary objects. Work w/ Kanzi, the bonobo, at Ape Initiative

youtu.be/NUSHcQQz2Ko

Don't let anybody tell you what your academic-life balance is supposed to be You do you. And please stay healthy.

Your time for doing science waxes and wanes throughout your career. Don’t let anybody tell you that you’re doing it wrong. You get to decide what’s right for you (as long as you meet your basic commitments). 🧪

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Job vacancies at the Austrian Academy of Sciences

Postdoc position in Bioacoustics in Vienna at the Austrian Academy of Sciences (Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, ÖAW).

Prior experience with bioacoustics and animal behaviour/cognition research is required.

www.oeaw.ac.at/en/oeaw-home...

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LINGUIST List 36.3850 Internships: Cognitive Science, General Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Neurolinguistics, Psycholinguistics: 3- to 4-month Fellowships at the University of Potsdam, CRC1287 L... The LINGUIST List, International Linguistics Community Online.

If you are a PhD student in cognitive science, psychology or linguistics, come visit us in Potsdam! We have short fellowships available for this year (deadline is in two weeks). Shoot me an email if you are interested. Here is the call:

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Toy exploration in gifted word learner dogs and typical dogs - Animal Cognition Labelling has a pronounced effect on increasing infants’ attention to objects. At the same time, infants actively seek social cues when presented with novel objects and early signs of communicative in...

After years of working with Gifted dogs, this paper marks the end of that chapter for me 🐕

We compared gifted and typical dogs and found that what sets gifted dogs apart may not be curiosity, but their social motivation

Grateful to the dogs and their humans 💙

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Local specialists’ experience and skills in animal behaviour studies: insights from wild chimpanzee field assistants Abstract. The study of wild animal behaviour and cognition has greatly benefited from the foundational work of local specialists (LSs), particularly field

Local specialists’ experience and skills in animal behaviour studies: insights from wild chimpanzee field assistants

royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Online survey for dog owners on cold and heat stress and its implications for dog welfare (in English or Portuguese): survey.vetmeduni.ac.at/index.php/83...

Please share, participation is anonymous, and we hope to identify indicators and risk factors of thermal stress in dogs

Cover girl Veronika is making headlines across the globe🐂
(animal cleverness trumps human stupidity)

Notably, she is a 'companion cow' not used for meat or dairy.

Maybe if we saw other creatures less as a means to an end, we could appreciate their richness better...

www.cell.com/current-biol...

Welcoming cocktail

Poster session

Ana Rodrigues talk

Nature excursion

The Ecology & Behaviour conference is still looking for a new French organizing team for a future edition.
An inclusive, international & free conference run by early-career researchers, let’s keep it alive!
👉 Get in touch with us and check the website: ecobhvr2025.sciencesconf.org

Background image: blue-and-yellow macaw ECBB2026 logo and image title ECBB Registration Middle table reads Registration - Early bird (until 31 Mar) - General Registration Prices listed are Early Bird Students £250 | General Registration £300 Early Bird Students from developing countries £200 | General Registration £250 Early Bird Non-Students £340 | General Registration £390 Early Bird Non-Students from developing countries £300 | General Registration £350 Excursions, dinner, and additional items available to add on Registration opening soon 1-4 September 2026 | Anglia Ruskin University

With ten days to go to submit your symposia proposal, we're here to answer your most burning question: What is the registration cost?

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We are hiring! We have an open position for a new lab coordinator in #primate #cognition and #behavior in the Cognitive Evolution Group at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Find out more at: sites.lsa.umich.edu/cognitive-ev...

YouTube video by Antonio Jose Osuna Mascaró Flexible use of a multi-purpose tool by a cow

I have prepared a video summarizing the study. Please come back here after reading the thread : )

youtu.be/bAk4PFEuWKQ English

also
youtu.be/CETjjZBMT5c Spanish
youtu.be/tkpjlCxDJZA German

(Thanks to Esau Dharma for providing the Spanish voice for Witgar Wiegele!)

#NewPaper on adaptive tool use in Veronika the Carinthian #Cow 🐮 🧪
#CompCogPapers #AnimalBehvior #ComparativePsychology #AnimalCognition #ToolUse #CarinthianBlondvieh

Bridging the Species Divide: Animal minds and the human-animal relationship (Ref: RDF26/HW/PSY/RENNER) at Northumbria University on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Bridging the Species Divide: Animal minds and the human-animal relationship (Ref: RDF26/HW/PSY/RENNER) at Northumbria University, listed on FindAPhD.com

Are you interested in doing a PhD about what humans infer about animal minds?

Check out this opportunity @northumbriapsy.bsky.social with me, @mdconstable.bsky.social and Lee Shepherd!

Deadline 23 Jan 2026

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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We’re studying how dogs are affected by cold and heat stress. If you have a dog, please consider completing our anonymous online questionnaire (15–30 min) or sharing it with others who might be interested.

👉 survey.vetmeduni.ac.at/index.php/83...

#DogWelfare #CitizenScience

Congratulations, this is great!

Our new paper (with @biotay.bsky.social) is out and on the cover story of @currentbiology.bsky.social !!!! Veronika, a Carinthian mountain cow flexibly uses a “multi-purpose tool” to scratch herself. A video and more information will follow in the comments.
www.cell.com/current-biol...

Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees

"Scientists have been forced to rethink the intelligence of cattle after an Austrian cow named Veronika displayed an impressive – and until now undocumented – knack for tool use." www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Any ECRs (must have PhD by deadline) want to chat about joining my group at Bangor? Get in touch!
Maternal effects, stress, sociality, thermal ecology and intersection of all the above… we cover a broad behavioural/ecological/physiological remit and are interested in adding skills to this portfolio!

YouTube video by Ze Frank True Facts: Is The Goffin's Cockatoo The Smartest Bird?

A fun and informative video by @zefrank.bsky.social (True Facts) about our research on Goffin's cockatoos!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq9J...

🚨 PhD offer (please share)
Fascinated by bird migration and movement ecology? 🦜🌍 Join us at @vogelwarte.bsky.social to study annual cycle energetics with multi-sensor loggers in multiple species

Deadline: 20 Feb 2026
Starting: June 2026
Supervision: Martins Briedis & me

Info: tinyurl.com/2dbv9nzh

https://www.horseremedy.eu/en/blogs/blog/detecting-human-emotions-in-horses-the-role-of-smell

1/4 Horses can smell human fear

In this experiment, mares that smelled the scent of humans exposed to the movie Sinister (2012) became more fearful.

Here is the news story (with my opinion in Spanish) at @eldiario.es
www.eldiario.es/sociedad/cab...

Last few weeks to apply!

Dogs with a large vocabulary of object labels learn new labels by overhearing like 1.5-year-old infants Children as young as 18 months can acquire novel words by overhearing third-party interactions. Demonstrating similar learning processes in nonhuman species would indicate that the social-cognitive sk...

🧪 New paper with "gifted" pet #dogs 🐶 suggests that they are able to associate labels they've overheard their guardians use with novel objects. Check out the full article: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

#CompCogPapers #AnimalCognition #DogBehavior #DogCognition #ComparativePsychology #LoveDogs

ASAB Spring Video Contest 2026 — ASAB

Attention student attendees of #ASABSpring2026 ! Our annual video contest is NOW OPEN for submissions. Prepare a 1-2 min video on your animal behaviour research, and you could win £100 💰💰💰💰

Due date is Fri March 20 !

Details and submission form here: www.asab.org/asab-spring-...

Job Opportunity at the University of Southampton: Lecturers in Health/Clinical (mental health)/Social Psychology x 3 The School of Psychology, University of Southampton, is seeking to appoint three permanent lecturers in health, clinical or social psychology to grow our research and contribute to delivery of our und...

Psychology Jobs

Three assistant professor positions in health, clinical, or social psychology at the University of Southampton, UK.

Closing date: 30 Jan 2026

BSky Contacts: @timwildschut.bsky.social & @denisdrieghe.bsky.social

#PsychJobs #SocialPsyc #ClinPsyc #HealthPsyc #PhDSky #AcademicSky