This is wild. “Our ethogram, did not allow room for sexual behavior not between a male and a female….The result is a self-reinforcing loop: there is little or no published data on same-sex behavior, so we assume it is rare, so we do not study it, so there continues to be little or no published data”
Next, @mebenitez.bsky.social article "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in @tvolmag.bsky.social! She uses examples from her own research about how using established ethograms prevented recording and studying same-sex sexual behaviors! (4/n)
🧪🏳️🌈 #PrideMonth
www.prosocial.world/posts/dont-a...
🧪🏳️🌈 #PrideMonth
www.prosocial.world/posts/dont-a...
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: How Science Keeps Animal Sexuality in the Closet
Scientific bias has obscured how common same-sex behavior is across the animal world.
www.prosocial.world
June 6, 2026 at 11:13 PM
This is wild. “Our ethogram, did not allow room for sexual behavior not between a male and a female….The result is a self-reinforcing loop: there is little or no published data on same-sex behavior, so we assume it is rare, so we do not study it, so there continues to be little or no published data”
Leonardo Restivo, @marionrivalan.bsky.social Rivalan & James McCutcheon presented the ethogram & ontology development for hashtag #homecage monitoring and @thebehaviourforum.bsky.social.
#behavior #animalresearch @costprogramme.bsky.social #mouse #ontology #ethogram
#behavior #animalresearch @costprogramme.bsky.social #mouse #ontology #ethogram
March 3, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Leonardo Restivo, @marionrivalan.bsky.social Rivalan & James McCutcheon presented the ethogram & ontology development for hashtag #homecage monitoring and @thebehaviourforum.bsky.social.
#behavior #animalresearch @costprogramme.bsky.social #mouse #ontology #ethogram
#behavior #animalresearch @costprogramme.bsky.social #mouse #ontology #ethogram
Do you know
◇The Elephant Ethogram
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◇The Elephant Ethogram
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While the rest of the family were busy feeding, this playful little calf was having a blast with her trunk, and with her mouth wide open, we got a perfect view of its adorable pink tongue!
To learn more about elephant behavior visit The Elephant Ethogram: www.elephantvoices.org/elephant-eth...
To learn more about elephant behavior visit The Elephant Ethogram: www.elephantvoices.org/elephant-eth...
January 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Do you know
◇The Elephant Ethogram
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🐘🐘🐘?
◇The Elephant Ethogram
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🐘🐘🐘?
An ethogram for the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with insights into foraging plasticity
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An ethogram for the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with insights into foraging plasticity - Marine Biology
Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are large filter-feeders that reside in oligotrophic tropical waters. The feeding behaviours that enable these sharks to survive in such nutrient poor environments are…
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August 8, 2026 at 4:57 PM
An ethogram for the whale shark (Rhincodon typus) with insights into foraging plasticity
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Latest articles from the WJO: An ethogram for the social behavior of the male Negros Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi). 📷 Mhlayson. #ornithology doi.org/10.1080/1559...
January 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Latest articles from the WJO: An ethogram for the social behavior of the male Negros Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi). 📷 Mhlayson. #ornithology doi.org/10.1080/1559...
![Illustration of the 10 most common recorded dance movements. Ethogram descriptors based on Keehn et al. [3] and illustrations by
Zenna Lugosi.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ac6qioenkpl3jmmnib3tpbhb/bafkreic2uv35cc37ikqqmbetb44ojzqqlmemerlnafgc7i5tskl66lf6vi)
Many ethograms for horses are photos showing specific behaviours. While great for some behaviours, such ethograms aren't great for conveying movement & context clues needed for classifying other behaviours. A new video ethogram aims to help with that: www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14...
Video Ethogram of Equine Social Behaviour
Equine social behaviour studies face challenges stemming from the absence of a comprehensive ethogram with unequivocal standardised definitions and the resulting limits to data comparison across studi...
www.mdpi.com
December 2, 2024 at 6:17 PM
Many ethograms for horses are photos showing specific behaviours. While great for some behaviours, such ethograms aren't great for conveying movement & context clues needed for classifying other behaviours. A new video ethogram aims to help with that: www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14...
If you ever wondered what the ten most common dance moves are in the world of parrot discos, wonder no more. There's an entire paper devoted to bopping cockatoos, and it's as fabulous as you'd expect. 🪶🦜💃
🚨 News flash, headbanging made the cut!
🧪 🌍
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
🚨 News flash, headbanging made the cut!
🧪 🌍
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
![Illustration of the 10 most common recorded dance movements - downward, headbang, side to side, semi-circle high, foot lift, sidestep, downward head-foot sync, fluff, sidestep w/ side to side, turn.
Ethogram descriptors based on Keehn et al. [3] and illustrations by Zenna Lugosi.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:u7ssvn6xzx3kiunov7pqi7ur/bafkreia3cdjvbm2e2qbm6meobi342n2zvt3roixirsgytnmy5oh5lcz3xe)
August 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
If you ever wondered what the ten most common dance moves are in the world of parrot discos, wonder no more. There's an entire paper devoted to bopping cockatoos, and it's as fabulous as you'd expect. 🪶🦜💃
🚨 News flash, headbanging made the cut!
🧪 🌍
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
🚨 News flash, headbanging made the cut!
🧪 🌍
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
#Mammals
University of Portsmouth's Center for Comparative & Evolutionary Psychology scientists have created the first anatomically-based ethogram of equine facial behavior. Mapping how horses use their faces to communicate emotions like playfulness, aggression, & attention.
phys.org/news/2025-05...
University of Portsmouth's Center for Comparative & Evolutionary Psychology scientists have created the first anatomically-based ethogram of equine facial behavior. Mapping how horses use their faces to communicate emotions like playfulness, aggression, & attention.
phys.org/news/2025-05...
Analyzing horse facial expressions can help us better understand equine emotions and welfare
Scientists from the University of Portsmouth's Center for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology have created the first anatomically-based descriptions (ethogram) of equine facial behavior, mapping h...
phys.org
May 29, 2025 at 2:59 AM
#Mammals
University of Portsmouth's Center for Comparative & Evolutionary Psychology scientists have created the first anatomically-based ethogram of equine facial behavior. Mapping how horses use their faces to communicate emotions like playfulness, aggression, & attention.
phys.org/news/2025-05...
University of Portsmouth's Center for Comparative & Evolutionary Psychology scientists have created the first anatomically-based ethogram of equine facial behavior. Mapping how horses use their faces to communicate emotions like playfulness, aggression, & attention.
phys.org/news/2025-05...
An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function
peerj.com/articles/193...
@peerj.bsky.social
peerj.com/articles/193...
@peerj.bsky.social
An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function
Understanding cause and function of animal facial behaviour can provide key insights into the animal’s cognitive and emotional state. The Equine Facial Action Coding System (EquiFACS) has characterise...
peerj.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function
peerj.com/articles/193...
@peerj.bsky.social
peerj.com/articles/193...
@peerj.bsky.social
Trunk swinging, Elephant meanders closer to Oryx & "roar-rumbles." (de Silva 2010) #2026MMM soundcloud.com/elephantvoic...
Roar-Rumble (A1701339)
A young male is Pushed at a salt-lick and Roar-Rumbles in protest.
This audio clip recorded in Maasai Mara, Kenya, is part of The Elephant Ethogram: A Library of African Elephant Behavior. Visit http
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March 20, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Trunk swinging, Elephant meanders closer to Oryx & "roar-rumbles." (de Silva 2010) #2026MMM soundcloud.com/elephantvoic...
Philosophy field trip! My philosophy of animal minds students got some experience creating an ethogram and doing observations. #PhilosophyInTheField #TorontoZoo #YorkU
October 18, 2023 at 10:47 PM
Philosophy field trip! My philosophy of animal minds students got some experience creating an ethogram and doing observations. #PhilosophyInTheField #TorontoZoo #YorkU
An ethogram for #ruff chicks showing age-related changes in social and other behaviors. Results from a master thesis by @uditnair.bsky.social and PhD chapter from Veronica Rohr-Bender.
Behavioural repertoire and the onset of precocious sexual behaviours in juvenile ruffs (Calidris pugnax) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Finally the paper is published.
Finally the paper is published.
Behavioural repertoire and the onset of precocious sexual behaviours in juvenile ruffs (Calidris pugnax)
Adult phenotypes are shaped by developmental processes during early life. This also applies to reproduction and dominance-related behaviours before maturation, called precocious sexual behaviours. ...
www.tandfonline.com
June 22, 2026 at 3:34 PM
An ethogram for #ruff chicks showing age-related changes in social and other behaviors. Results from a master thesis by @uditnair.bsky.social and PhD chapter from Veronica Rohr-Bender.
Our new paper in PeerJ
An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function
peerj.com/articles/193...
@peerj.bsky.social
An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function
peerj.com/articles/193...
@peerj.bsky.social
An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function
Understanding cause and function of animal facial behaviour can provide key insights into the animal’s cognitive and emotional state. The Equine Facial Action Coding System (EquiFACS) has characterise...
peerj.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Our new paper in PeerJ
An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function
peerj.com/articles/193...
@peerj.bsky.social
An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function
peerj.com/articles/193...
@peerj.bsky.social
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
We have created the first anatomically based ethogram of horse facial behaviour, covering a broad range of distinct behaviours from aggression through to play 🐴
Check it out here: peerj.com/articles/193...
@leanneproops.bsky.social
@uop-ccep.bsky.social
We have created the first anatomically based ethogram of horse facial behaviour, covering a broad range of distinct behaviours from aggression through to play 🐴
Check it out here: peerj.com/articles/193...
@leanneproops.bsky.social
@uop-ccep.bsky.social
An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function
Understanding cause and function of animal facial behaviour can provide key insights into the animal’s cognitive and emotional state. The Equine Facial Action Coding System (EquiFACS) has characterise...
peerj.com
May 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
We have created the first anatomically based ethogram of horse facial behaviour, covering a broad range of distinct behaviours from aggression through to play 🐴
Check it out here: peerj.com/articles/193...
@leanneproops.bsky.social
@uop-ccep.bsky.social
We have created the first anatomically based ethogram of horse facial behaviour, covering a broad range of distinct behaviours from aggression through to play 🐴
Check it out here: peerj.com/articles/193...
@leanneproops.bsky.social
@uop-ccep.bsky.social
While the rest of the family were busy feeding, this playful little calf was having a blast with her trunk, and with her mouth wide open, we got a perfect view of its adorable pink tongue!
To learn more about elephant behavior visit The Elephant Ethogram: www.elephantvoices.org/elephant-eth...
To learn more about elephant behavior visit The Elephant Ethogram: www.elephantvoices.org/elephant-eth...
January 13, 2025 at 12:52 PM
While the rest of the family were busy feeding, this playful little calf was having a blast with her trunk, and with her mouth wide open, we got a perfect view of its adorable pink tongue!
To learn more about elephant behavior visit The Elephant Ethogram: www.elephantvoices.org/elephant-eth...
To learn more about elephant behavior visit The Elephant Ethogram: www.elephantvoices.org/elephant-eth...
Blog post going up shortly about our first steps on the Canine Ethogram and some interesting related papers in the field including other animal ethograms, behavioural overviews and analysis of current ethograms! #dogsofbluesky
May 23, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Blog post going up shortly about our first steps on the Canine Ethogram and some interesting related papers in the field including other animal ethograms, behavioural overviews and analysis of current ethograms! #dogsofbluesky
The arms are absolutely too small proportionally to the body, but they absolutely put their arms like that sometimes. In their ethogram it’s a body post called “bad hair” 😂
April 19, 2024 at 12:37 AM
The arms are absolutely too small proportionally to the body, but they absolutely put their arms like that sometimes. In their ethogram it’s a body post called “bad hair” 😂
@kate-lewis.bsky.social latest paper documenting the first anatomically based ethogram of horses' facial behaviour using NetFACS 🥳 I'm grateful to @kate-lewis.bsky.social and @leanneproops.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute 🙂
🚨 New paper alert! 🚨
We have created the first anatomically based ethogram of horse facial behaviour, covering a broad range of distinct behaviours from aggression through to play 🐴
Check it out here: peerj.com/articles/193...
@leanneproops.bsky.social
@uop-ccep.bsky.social
We have created the first anatomically based ethogram of horse facial behaviour, covering a broad range of distinct behaviours from aggression through to play 🐴
Check it out here: peerj.com/articles/193...
@leanneproops.bsky.social
@uop-ccep.bsky.social
An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function
Understanding cause and function of animal facial behaviour can provide key insights into the animal’s cognitive and emotional state. The Equine Facial Action Coding System (EquiFACS) has characterise...
peerj.com
May 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
@kate-lewis.bsky.social latest paper documenting the first anatomically based ethogram of horses' facial behaviour using NetFACS 🥳 I'm grateful to @kate-lewis.bsky.social and @leanneproops.bsky.social for the opportunity to contribute 🙂
Cats groom each other to bond, but also as a power move. In one fifth of cases, the cat being groomed turns its ears back in a sign of tension suggesting that allogrooming can reduce conflict through intimidation as well as appeasement! 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 18, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Cats groom each other to bond, but also as a power move. In one fifth of cases, the cat being groomed turns its ears back in a sign of tension suggesting that allogrooming can reduce conflict through intimidation as well as appeasement! 🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
✨ Meet the team!✨ @sasha-touille.bsky.social is a PhD student focusing on #multimodal #communication in donkeys and horses 🧠 One of her main goals is to build an ethogram and study how donkeys and horses communicate; exploring whether differences in their social dynamics influence communication! 🐴🫏
March 25, 2026 at 2:59 PM
✨ Meet the team!✨ @sasha-touille.bsky.social is a PhD student focusing on #multimodal #communication in donkeys and horses 🧠 One of her main goals is to build an ethogram and study how donkeys and horses communicate; exploring whether differences in their social dynamics influence communication! 🐴🫏
From the current WJO issue: An ethogram for the social behavior of the male Negros Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi). #ornithology doi.org/10.1080/1559...
June 15, 2026 at 4:03 PM
From the current WJO issue: An ethogram for the social behavior of the male Negros Bleeding-heart (Gallicolumba keayi). #ornithology doi.org/10.1080/1559...
Favourite references in this chapter are a 2025 ethogram of horseshoe crabs that is not flattering to the species and Hybe's own Ethical Code of conduct hybecorp.com/files/HYBE_C...
hybecorp.com
May 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Favourite references in this chapter are a 2025 ethogram of horseshoe crabs that is not flattering to the species and Hybe's own Ethical Code of conduct hybecorp.com/files/HYBE_C...
Understanding and interpreting facial behaviour has important practical implications for #AnimalWelfare. Ethogram of #Equine facial behaviour in the domestic #Horse across positive, negative, and neutral social interactions. (2025) ⬇️ #Horses #AnimalFACS #AnimalBehaviour 🐴
An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function
peerj.com/articles/193...
@peerj.bsky.social
peerj.com/articles/193...
@peerj.bsky.social
An ethogram of facial behaviour in domestic horses: evolutionary perspectives on form and function
Understanding cause and function of animal facial behaviour can provide key insights into the animal’s cognitive and emotional state. The Equine Facial Action Coding System (EquiFACS) has characterise...
peerj.com
June 2, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Understanding and interpreting facial behaviour has important practical implications for #AnimalWelfare. Ethogram of #Equine facial behaviour in the domestic #Horse across positive, negative, and neutral social interactions. (2025) ⬇️ #Horses #AnimalFACS #AnimalBehaviour 🐴
🚨NEW 🐟 PAPER 🚨
On this episode of unusual animal friends…
@juliasaltzman.bsky.social was in the right place at the right time to record and generate an ethogram of a stingray-cobia pair, an interaction fishers have relied on to find and sight-fish for cobia!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
On this episode of unusual animal friends…
@juliasaltzman.bsky.social was in the right place at the right time to record and generate an ethogram of a stingray-cobia pair, an interaction fishers have relied on to find and sight-fish for cobia!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Behavioral Evidence of Predator–Predator Commensalism: Cobia Track and Feed on Prey Disturbed by Southern Stingrays
We documented a novel predator–predator commensal foraging interaction between cobia (Rachycentron canadum) and a southern stingray (Hypanus americanus) in a shallow coastal habitat of Biscayne Bay, ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🚨NEW 🐟 PAPER 🚨
On this episode of unusual animal friends…
@juliasaltzman.bsky.social was in the right place at the right time to record and generate an ethogram of a stingray-cobia pair, an interaction fishers have relied on to find and sight-fish for cobia!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
On this episode of unusual animal friends…
@juliasaltzman.bsky.social was in the right place at the right time to record and generate an ethogram of a stingray-cobia pair, an interaction fishers have relied on to find and sight-fish for cobia!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...