My mentor and collaborator Frans de Waal was due to give a Plenary at Behaviour 2023, but as of a couple of days ago, cannot make it. So, I'm stepping in to replace him - Eeek! I'll be talking about the Evolution of Empathy. Wish me luck! #bonobopower

Daily commute between the plenary talk and the general sessions ☀️ #Behaviour2023

Great talk by plenary speaker Melissa Bateson on food insecurity in humans and starlings 🚶‍♀️🐦 #Behaviour2023

What an entertaining plenary talk by Michael Kasumovic connecting spiders, human behaviour, video games and sexism 🕷🎮 #Behaviour2023

Very busy first poster session! Lots of science discussions going on (drinks and pretzels included) #Behaviour2023

Wunderbares Detail auf der #Behaviour2023: Das Organisationsteam legt Wert darauf, dass ALLE Teilnehmenden sich wohl und sicher fühlen! 🫶💚

Beautiful and inspiring plenary talk by Mauricio Cantor on human-dolphin cooperation 🚶🏽‍♂️🐬 #Behaviour2023

Inspiring plenary talk by Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka Gladys K Zikusoka on gorilla conservation and public health 🦍 #Behaviour2023

Great plenary talk by Zanna Clay Zanna Clay on empathy in great apes 🐒 #Behaviour2023

Fantastic plenary talk by Meg Crofoot on sleep as a social behaviour in baboons 🐒 #Behaviour2023

Delightful plenary talk by Stotra Chakrabarti Stotra Chakrabarti, PhD on lion behaviour and human-nature relationship 🦁 #Beh

Amazing talk by plenary speaker Julia Saltz on the genetics of the social life of flies 🪰 #Behaviour2023

Conference dinner! #Behaviour2023

Last plenary of an intense week: Barbara Caspers Barbara Caspers gave a fascinating talk on bird olfaction 🐦 #Behaviour2023

And that's a wrap! We can't begin to describe the amazing and overwhelmingly fabulous week of science we have all had. Big shoutout to all the organisers, delegates and everyone else who contributed to the succes of #Behaviour2023 #bielefeld

Behaviour 2023 was so fun—full of amazing talks that made me think while I embroidered the great tote bag!

Sunday was the day for excursions in and around Bielefeld! We hope everyone had fun and a comfortable journey back home 🚃