1/2 Ai, the chimpanzee who revolutionized science from Kyoto, has died at the age of 49.
She was the first chimpanzee to learn Arabic numerals.
Here you can see her in action in Tetsuro Matsuzawa's laboratory.
Excited to be back at the @thembauk.bsky.social studying cuttlefish behaviour - huge thanks to the Marine Biological Association for supporting my work through the Peter Baker Investigatorship this year!
New paper on precise tool use learning in carrion crows @currentbiology.bsky.social. We show that—like New Caledonian crows—expert carrion crows pay close attention to the working end of their tool, suggesting tool integration into their peripersonal space. 🧵 & vids! 👇
www.cell.com/current-biol...
Thanks Jen!! :)
I'm delighted and honoured to receive this award from the Psychonomic Society! Thank you for the recognition and huge thanks to my fantastic co-authors :)
Thanks!
Thank you - I hadn't thought of that! Would be interesting to see if the pattern holds across more fish species...
Thanks to @biology.ox.ac.uk for wonderful write-up:
"Goldfish aren’t curious – but this makes curiosity special"
www.biology.ox.ac.uk/article/gold...
Ever wondered whether other animals are curious?
Check out our new paper:
Do goldfish like to be informed?
Now out in Proceedings of the @royalsociety.org!
Co-lead by @monteirotiago.bsky.social during my PhD
@biology.ox.ac.uk with Mark Walton and Alex Kacelnik
doi.org/10.1098/rspb...
Curiosity is a feature we share with several animals - but new research shows goldfish aren't curious
This suggests curiosity isn't just a consequence of basic learning mechanisms & is instead a distinct trait 👇
bit.ly/43nWR2K
w/ @victorajuwon1.bsky.social @monteirotiago.bsky.social
