Animal Behaviour Videos
From articles in Animal Behaviour to winners of ASAB video contests, watch these videos to learn more about exciting new research in the field of animal behaviour!
Tales from the Bush: Firebirds and Wildfires in Northern Australia
Jonathan Webb was the ASAB Council's Choice winner of the ASAB Video Contest 2023! Jonathan created this science communication video about the use of Australian wildfires by different species to capture prey.
Meet EVE: The Enclosure Video Enrichment System for the US Navy's Marine Mammals
Amber Ramos was one of the People's Choice winners of the ASAB Video Contest 2023! Amber created this science communication video about US Navy's video enrichment for sealions. For full publication, contact Amber.Ramos[at]ed.ac.uk
Why work when not motivated?
Ines Sanchez Garcia was one of the People's Choice winners of the ASAB Video Contest 2023! Ines created this science communication video about pig welfare and their motivation to participate in fun experiments.
Babbling about Babblers
Helen Mylne was one of the winners of the ASAB Summer Video Contest 2021! Helen created this science communication video on chestnut-crowned babbler communication and what it can teach us about human language evolution, in particular phonology and syntax.
Motivated Stridulation
Amy Hall was one of the winners of the ASAB Summer Video Contest 2021! Amy created this science communication video on Roesel bush cricket "stridulation" -- a type of communication produced by rubbing together body parts. More videos from Amy Hall Wildlife here.
Feather Brain: Innovation in children and cockatoos
Winners of the ASAB video workshop competition! A look at the cognitive & innovative abilities of cockatoos &children, including interviews with Prof Alice Auersperg and Prof Sarah Beck. Film by Alexander Nunns, Jennifer Colbourne, Katrin Herzhauser and Poppy Lambert.
Paradigmal Activity
What is so special about social information? Why is it so much easier to learn from others than it is to learn on our own? To that I say “do you want to hear a ghost story?” Film by Sophie Harrower, Sarah Kraemer, Camille Troisi & Philip Zakhariadis.
Social behaviour and friendship in animals
Family & friends are an important part of our social lives, and are important to other species too. Learn more about animal social relationships in this film by Eve Holden, Hoi-Lam Jim, Virgile Manin & Melissa Pavez Fox.
Cuttlefish adaptive camouflage
Cuttlefish are masters of camouflage! Find out how cuttlefish control & learn about their superpowers of adaptive camouflage. Film by Andre Phillips, Alice Goerger, Lucía Jiménez Gallardo, & Evy Gobbens
The Uropygial Gland of Birds, by Marc Gilles
Marc Gilles was one of the winners of the "People's choice" award in the ASAB video contest, Spring 2021! Marc created this science communication video about the uropygial gland of birds. The uropygial gland produces preen oil, which is preened through birds' feathers for plumage maintenance, olfactory cues, and protection against parasites and predators.
Olfactory communication and camouflage in birds, by Marc Gilles
Marc Gilles was one of the winners of the "People's choice" award in the ASAB video contest, Spring 2021! Marc created this science communication video about olfactory communication and camouflage in birds. This video shows how researchers study the functions of preen oil, from its use as a sexual signal to its role in olfactory crypsis.
The Superpower of Social Learning, By Sarah B. Kraemer
Sarah B. Kraemer was one of the winners of the "People's choice" award in the ASAB video contest, Spring 2021! Sarah created this science communication video that takes us through a study by Alem et al. 2016 where bees socially learned to perform a rope pulling task.
Red Knots - Behaviour & Movement, by Aileen Roncoroni
Aileen Roncoroni was one of the winners of the "ASAB council's choice" award in the ASAB video contest, Spring 2021! Aileen created this science communication video showing how researchers study the behaviour and movement of red knots, from capture to release and beyond. Learn more here.
Bigger is not always better, by Alexandra Jebb
Alexandra Jebb was one of the winners of the "ASAB council's choice" award in the ASAB video contest, Spring 2021! Alexandra created this science communication video about viability selection on body mass varies across life stages in a hibernating mammal, the yellow-bellied marmot.
Kangaroos can 'communicate' with humans (BBC news)
A study published in Biology Letters, led by ASAB member Alan McElligott, found that kangaroos gaze alternate with experimenters when trying to solve an impossible task. Read the paper here.