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#behavior

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RDN

Meerkats, coatis, and hyenas all show similar (heavy-tailed) distributions of behaviors. The longer they are engaged in a behavior, the less likely they are to switch to a different behavior in the next instant. This may result from positive feedback or environmental/physiological conditions that affect behavioral processes operating at different timescales.

Summary: ab.mpg.de/679000/news_publicat

Original paper: pnas.org/doi/epub/10.1073/pnas

www.ab.mpg.deVery different mammals follow the same rules of behaviorResearch hints at an underlying architecture that orders the movements of animals
#Science#Behavior#AnimalBehavior
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zephry

npr.org/2025/05/16/nx-s1-53968

Scientists have figured out why flamingos are such weird eaters

"The lanky birds feed on shrimp and algae in briny swamps and marshes around the world. To grab a bite, they stick their heads underwater and open and close their bill rapidly, as if chattering. Then they stomp their feet and wobble around in the mud, bobbing their heads up and down as they go."

#nature#birds#ecology
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LairdJames

Folks, when placing your carry-ons in the overhead compartment, you should place them ON THEIR SIDES so the compartment space can be maximized.
I'm amazed how many travelers haven't learned this yet...
Not doing so is inconsiderate for those boarding later who then needlessly struggle to find space for their carry-ons.
#airTravel #luggage #behavior #gripes

A photo of a carry-on bag in an overhead compartment of an Airbus A330-200. The bag is utilizing more "frontage" of the compartment than necessary because the traveler didn't bother turning the bag sideways.
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WIST Quotations

A quotation from Bill Watterson

CALVIN: Well, Hobbes, I guess there’s a moral to all this.
HOBBES: What’s that?
CALVIN: “Snow goons are bad news.”
HOBBES: That lesson certainly ought to be inapplicable elsewhere.
CALVIN: I like maxims that don’t encourage behavior modification.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1991-01-19)

Sourcing, notes: wist.info/watterson-bill/4109/

Calvin and Hobbes (1991-01-19)
#quote#quotes#quotation
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marqle

I wish the #media didn't keep conflating #misogyny with abusive #behavior and #harassment.

They're not always tied together and they're not in the same ball park as far as harm is concerned.

I'm old enough to remember #germainegreer warning us that treating every transgression equally was a bad idea.

At the time her comment didn't ring many bells, but I remember it because it was a light bulb moment for me.

If every transgression is equally unforgivable no one will say sorry until they have to, by which time it's too late.

#abuse #bullying

I was reading this...

theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/m

The Guardian · Head of Royal Navy suspended pending investigationBy Alexandra Topping
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Corina Logan (she/her)

I added 2 more journals to my list of #ethical #journals in #animal #behavior
👉 Belgian Journal of Zoology
👉 Web Ecology
corinalogan.com/journals.html

😍 Web Ecology/Copernicus Publications has a wonderful policy on using inclusive language! Check it out to learn which words need to be replaced and with what (e.g., he/she or s/he – they, mankind – humankind/humanity)
web-ecology.net/policies/publi

corinalogan.comCorina LoganBiologist
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