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Here is the link for the awesome photo by Liron Gertsman:
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Liron Gertsman’s website:
www.lirongertsman.com

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #AnimalAstroPhotography #WorldWildlifeDay

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #AnimalAstroPhotography

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #AnimalAstroPhotography Photo by Liron Gertsman: https://www.facebook.com/lirongertsmanphotography/photos/skies-across-the-americas-were-treated-to-a-rare-and-beautiful-sight-last-night-/1194920478663847/

March 3 is #WorldWildlifeDay 🐾, and this year, it coincides with a total lunar eclipse. Did you see it?

#AnimalAstroPhotography by Liron Gertsman, showing a crow in front of the eclipsed moon during the March 13-14 2025 eclipse. WOW 🐦‍⬛🌝

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#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #AnimalAstroPhotography #PigDay #Pigs

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #AnimalAstroPhotography #HorseProtectionDay #Horses

#AnimalAstroPhotography image by Shelley Paulson in Minnesota: https://www.shelleypaulson.com/2025/12/05/equusaurora/ #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #HorseProtectionDay #Horses #AuroraBorealis

Today marks the 1-year anniversary for the #AnimalCognitionFunFacts series, which started on March 1, 2025 🎉 🎂 🥳

Thank you all for your support!

March 1 is #PigDay & #HorseProtectionDay in the US 🐴 🐷

#AnimalAstroPhotography by Shelley Paulson in Minnesota: buff.ly/54OGdjp

February 27 is Polar Bear Day. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

February 27 is Polar Bear Day 🐻‍❄️

Want to learn about polar bear cognition? buff.ly/nN0zDdF

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #PolarBearDay #PolarBears

Third Sunday in February is World Whale Day. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

#AnimalAstroPhotography image of a whale by Ruslan Merzlyakov: https://www.facebook.com/astrorms/posts/stellar-echoes-yesterday-a-7-meter-long-humpback-whale-was-washed-ashore-on-a-lo/1205162777844542/

Third Sunday in February is World Whale Day 🐋

Here is an incredible #AnimalAstroPhotography image of a whale by Ruslan Merzlyakov:
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#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #WorldWhaleDay #Whales #AnimalAstroPhotography

Third Saturday in February is World Pangolin Day. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

Third Saturday in February is World Pangolin Day!

Did you know pangolins rely on their sense of smell, instead of vision, to find ants and termites ?

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #WorldPangolinDay #Pangolins

February 19 is National Arabian Horse Day in the US. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

#AnimalAstroPhotography photo by Annabell Gsödl: https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/elegant-arabian-horse-soft-twilight-glow-standing-proudly-grassy-hill-illuminated-rising-moon-surrounded-calm-409506637.jpg

February 19 is National Arabian Horse Day in the US 🐴 🐎

Horses are gorgeous, sensitive, and smart animals 💕

#AnimalAstroPhotography by Annabell Gsödl:
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Also, Chinese Year of the Fire Horse started on February 17.

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #NationalArabianHorseDay #FireHorse

Happy Cat Day to all our European friends who love cats 😺🐈‍⬛🐈🐱

In addition to August 8, which is the International Cat Day, February 17 is also dedicated to cats in Europe!

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #CatDay #Cats

February 15 is National Hippo Day. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

February 15 is National Hippo Day.

Did you know hippos have a super power? They can emit vocalizations that travel through both air and water…. this ability is super rare among animals!

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #NationalHippoDay #Hippos

February 14 is World Bonobo Day. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

February 14 is World Bonobo Day.

Did you know bonobos adjust their communication based on who they are interacting with?

Check out how bonobos modify communication signals according to recipient familiarity: buff.ly/rIUyNPq

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #WorldBonoboDay

February 2 is Groundhog Day and Marmot Day. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

February 2 is Hedgehog Day. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

#AnimalAstroPhotography image credit to BSIP: https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/news-photo/western-european-hedgehog-news-photo/157889340

February 2 is a triple combo of Groundhog Day, Marmot Day, and Hedgehog Day ! 🦔

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #GroundhogDay #MarmotDay #HedgehogDay

#AnimalAstroPhotography by BSIP: buff.ly/w20kRiK

A visual signal to achieve joint attention in wild plains zebras, Equus quagga Joint attention, the ability for interlocuters to coordinate their attentional state on an aspect of the environment or behaviour of mutual interest, …

Want to learn more about zebra headbobs? www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Also check out the #AnimalAstroPhotography with zebras:
www.instagram.com/p/C8KEjvYsgU0/

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #AnimalAstroPhotography #InternationalZebraDay #Zebras #Equids

January 31 is International Zebra Day. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

January 31 is International Zebra Day 🦓

Did you know that plains zebras use a visual gesture called a "headbob" to establish joint attention? Joint attention was once considered to be unique to humans and primates.

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #AnimalAstroPhotography #InternationalZebraDay #Equids

January 21 is Squirrel Appreciation Day! 🐿️ 🌰

Squirrels go through a tough time during cold winters. Even though they store food for winter, sometimes bird food can be more nutritious to them. Please be kind and don’t exclude them from your feeders. #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #SquirrelAppreciationDay

December 14 is Monkey Day. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

December 14 is Monkey Day 🐒 🐵

Monkeys have played a pivotal role in animal cognition research from its earliest days.

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #MonkeyDay #Monkeys

December 10 is Animal Rights Day. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

December 10 is Animal Rights Day ❤️

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #AllAnimalLivesMatter #Animals
#AnimalRightsDay
#InternationalAnimalRightsDay #NationalAnimalRightsDay

Frontiers | Gaze Following in Ungulates: Domesticated and Non-domesticated Species Follow the Gaze of Both Humans and Conspecifics in an Experimental Context Gaze following is the ability to use others’ gaze to obtain information about the environment (e.g., food location, predators, social interactions). As such,...

To learn more about llama gaze following and social learning, check out these two papers:
www.frontiersin.org/journals/psy...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Check out the #AnimalAstroPhotography photo:
space.blog.gov.uk/2024/05/08/m...

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #NationalLlamaDay

December 9 is National Llama Day in the US. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

December 9 is National Llama Day in the US. Llamas and noctilucent clouds photo by Derek Smale.

December 9 is National Llama Day in the US.

Did you know domestic llamas can follow the gaze of humans?

#AnimalAstroPhotography featuring llamas and noctilucent clouds comes from Derek Smale, and is taken in North Cornwall, UK.

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #NationalLlamaDay

Thank you! Happy World Wildlife Conservation Day to you too 😊

December 4 is International Cheetah Day & World Wildlife Conservation Day !

Today is also the Full Cold Supermoon, and we have a very fitting #AnimalAstroPhotography image! buff.ly/kxDARWj

#InternationalCheetahDay #WorldWildlifeConservationDay #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #Cats #Cheetah #FullMoon

November 29 is International Jaguar Day. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

November 29 is International Jaguar Day ! 🐱

We tend to think of big cats (except lions) as solitary animals, but it turns out jaguars may be more social than we had previously assumed.

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #InternationalJaguarDay #Cats

November 19 is World Anteater Day. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

November 19 is World Anteater Day !

These toothless animals from Central & South America are one of the least studied mammals in animal cognition research.

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #WorldAnteaterDay #Anteaters

Appreciation for our favorite science communicator, Carl Sagan.

"For small creatures such as we, the vastness is bearable only through love."

Happy 91st Birthday to Carl Sagan – a true pioneer of science who ignited our cosmic curiosity. ❤️

October was packed with special animal days, but we also lost a legend on October 1.

On October 4, the convergence of #WorldAnimalDay and the start of the #WorldSpaceWeek marked the beginning of #AnimalAstroPhotography, which now accompany some of the #AnimalCognitionFunFacts 🐾✨

Knowledgeable Lemurs Become More Central in Social Networks Social network position influences if and when animals learn from conspecifics. Kulahci et al. show that learning influences network position and that bidirectional relationships exist between the two...

If you want to read more about the relationships between learning, success, and social bonds in ring-tailed lemurs, check out this Current Biology paper, and feel free to email/DM me your thoughts:

www.cell.com/current-biol...

Last Friday in October is World Lemur Day. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

The last Friday in October is World Lemur Day !

This year, #WorldLemurDay is on the same day as #Halloween. Such a wonderful alignment 🎃

Did you know ring-tailed lemurs preferentially bond with group members who are good at cognitive tasks?

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #Lemurs

Mule cognition by Leanne Proops, Faith Burden, Britta Osthaus:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#AnimalAstroPhotography is by Britt Myers (see the 10th photo in the gallery):
www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/artic...

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #AnimalAstroPhotography #NationalMuleDay

October 26 is National Mule Day in the US. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

October 26 is National Mule Day in the US 🫏 🐎

Did you know mules outperform both horses and donkeys on cognition tasks? #AnimalCognitionFunFacts

#AnimalAstroPhotography is by Britt Myers (see the 10th photo in the gallery):
buff.ly/P1EVYCJ

#NationalMuleDay #Mules

Sheep recognize familiar and unfamiliar human faces from two-dimensional images | Royal Society Open Science One of the most important human social skills is the ability to recognize faces. Humans recognize familiar faces easily, and can learn to identify unfamiliar faces from repeatedly presented images. Sh...

Sheep and face recognition from photographs:
royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10....

Jen Rowland’s photo Sheep under the Milky way
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#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #AnimalAstroPhotography #HugASheepDay #Sheep

The last Saturday in October is Hug a Sheep Day. Animal Cognition Fun Facts by Animal Cognition Network.

The last Saturday in October is Hug a Sheep Day. #AnimalAstroPhotography by Jen Rowland.

The last Saturday in October is Hug a Sheep Day 🐑 🐏

Did you know sheep can recognize human faces from photographs?

#AnimalAstroPhotography by Jen Rowland shows sheep with Milky Way from Northumberland 📷 🌌

#AnimalCognitionFunFacts #AnimalAstroPhotography #HugASheepDay #Sheep