Our latest out now in Current Biology: "Seasonal fishery facilitates a novel transmission pathway in an emerging animal reservoir of Guinea worm" Animals are key impediment to #Guineaworm eradication worldwide - but how do dogs catch this human disease? cell.com/current-biolog…

The study was funded by The Carter Center and supported by World Health Organization (WHO) & Min. of Public Health, Republique du Tchad. The team includes @CEDGoodwin J. Wilson-Aggarwal Metinou Koumetio George Swan laura.ozella Monique Lechenne & Tchonfienet Moundai. Merci au peuple du Tchad et les chiens Tchadiens!

Very proud of this publication. Great team and great research! #OneHealth #GuineaWorm

Abstract and symposia submissions are now open for #ISAZ2022! All submissions are due by February 18, 2022. For more information and submission details, visit isaz2022.net

Can this herd of 144 donkeys make you smile this morning? 🥰

If you have outdoor rabbits, please make sure to provide them with lots of clean, fresh bedding hay to keep them warm, cover their housing with blankets or tarps to protect from the elements, and remember that rabbits love to snuggle with a neutered companion for warmth.

Wild Exmoor stag brightens a dull winter’s day. #wildlifephotography #deer #twitternaturecommunity

Have a look of this paper on changes in butterfly communities in the Italian Alps - data of 40 years

#Throwback to summer days with our Watkins Glen main sheep herd. If ever in need of a moment of peacefulness and grounding, Farm Sanctuary staff and visitors alike often opt to spend time among these mild-mannered, tender residents. 💚

For instance, work with Richard Vogg on detecting + tracking monkeys in the wild and recognize their social interactions. In collaboration with Primatenzentrum DPZ researchers like Primate Behavioral Ecology @primbehavecol.bsky.soc, Claudia Fichtel and @julxf.

The story started 10 yrs ago when Meg Crofoot attached GPS and accelerometers to a troop of baboons. Flashforward a decade to the realization that the data could crack the mystery of collective sleep in the wild. We classified sleep from the ACC data, with thermal video backup2/9

When studying animals it can be easy to assume that they perceive the world the same way we humans do. But it’s important to keep in mind “umwelt”, or the world as it is experienced by a particular animal. Let’s talk about how birds perceive the world. Shelby Lawson #ABStakeover 1/9

Here our researcher laura.ozella in collaboration with University of Exeter explored social dynamics in farm animals, highlighting that management interventions can cause transitory social instability in a flock of ewes and lambs🐑 #animalwelfare #animalbehaviour doi.org/10.1016/j.appl…

Here the Social Network Analysis (SNA) approach was used to study the social interactions of rats held in a post-laboratory animal care facility 🐭 #animalbehaviour #animalwelfareday Simona Bonelli laura.ozella Explore the article here⤵️ doi.org/10.1080/108887…

New paper: social behaviour in sheep changes when they are lame, and social behaviour also influences their risk of becoming lame 🐑 frontiersin.org/articles/10.33… #sheep #socialbehaviour

Most lameness in sheep in the U.K. has infectious bacterial causes, which is why we investigated whether spatial proximity was associated with risk of becoming lame 🦠

Behavioural differences exist between lame and non-lame sheep, increases in ‘inactivity’ are a potential early warning sign of disease that could be identified by biologgers and used to allow farmers to identify and treat lame sheep faster, improving welfare #AnimBehav2023 6/6

Happy to say the full manuscript is now available ☺️ sciencedirect.com/science/articl…