Sara Ortiz

@qatarairways I have a flight with you on Thursday, from Perth to Doha and from Doha to Denmark. Is it not possible to fly another way maybe through Singapur? Thank you!

Delighted to share our recent work on Automatic Imitation in macaws now available at iScience. Our research shows that macaws involuntarily copy intransitive actions, akin to humans, suggesting the presence of mirror neuron system in parrots. Read more: doi.org/10.1016/j.isci……

New paper: we report anecdotal observations of social learning in 2 harbor seals. Upon having observed a conspecific receiving fish for vocalizing, 2 formerly silent harbor seals started vocalizing themselves 🤯 check our article at animalbehaviorandcognition.org/article.php?id… @AndreaRavignani

6/6 📝 Dive deeper into how this study underscores the importance of preserving coastal ecosystems for these incredible creatures while addressing human-wildlife conflicts. Read the full study for more! #ScienceCommunication onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

5/6 🚨 Coastal access is critical for porpoises to meet their energy needs,but it puts them in conflict with human activities like fishing—raising risks of bycatch.Protecting these habitats is essential for their survival.🌊🛡️ #Conservation #MarineEcosystems @Biology_SDU @NATsdu

1/6 🐬✨ New research sheds light on the secretive lives of harbour porpoises! These opportunistic predators display remarkable flexibility in their foraging behaviours, adapting to diverse prey and social contexts in Danish coastal waters. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ec…

sciencedirect.com/science/articl… #MarineBiology #Cetaceans #HarbourPorpoises #WildlifeResearch #DroneScience #sciencedirect #animalbehaviour

1/3 🎥 **Short-term Mother–Calf Bonds in Harbour Porpoises** 🎥 🌊 *Ever wondered how baby porpoises grow up so fast?* sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

3/3 💡 Harbour porpoises have a unique strategy: their calves are independent early on, but maternal care is brief compared to other cetaceans. High fecundity and short lactation periods keep these supermoms on the move. 🐬 A mother’s love, efficient and fleeting!

2/3 🌀 **Drone insights reveal**: 1️⃣ Calves work harder than moms to stay close. 2️⃣ Moms often *break away* to forage or travel. 3️⃣ Newborns transition from “echelon” to “infant” position by 2 months. 4️⃣ Despite early independence, calves stick around for 10–11 months.

@rexjung 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 we gotta test that!!

Awareness of the future: Dolphins know when they need to remember for the future biorxiv.org/content/10.110…

How cool is this!!! 😱😱😱😱

@sharinade 6/6 Parece que, como ocurre en los humanos, la memoria episódica se beneficia de la reactivación de la corteza motora. Al recordar, revivimos el pasado y, al haber activado la corteza motora, esto se facilita. Es muy interesante que esto también se dé de forma prospectiva.

@sharinade 5/6 También es interesante que los delfines recordaran mejor los comandos que se les indicaban mediante gestos y que habían realizado inmediatamente antes. Si solo se les mostraba el gesto (pero no realizaban la acción), su memoria no era tan buena.

@sharinade 4/6 Esto es similar a la forma en la que los humanos usamos de forma voluntaria la memoria de trabajo o la memoria a largo plazo para anticiparnos al futuro.

@sharinade 3/6 En cambio, cuando se les daba un comando que significaba "recuerda esto", usaban voluntariamente su memoria a largo plazo, y daba igual que se les presentasen distracciones o retrasos a la hora de pedirles que repitieran el movimiento aprendido muchas horas después.