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Birgit Szabo
5. Okt. 2022
Unfamiliar situations can be scary, even for geckos
Have you ever been to a new restaurant and were hesitant about what to order because every dish on the menu sounded unfamiliar and you...
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Birgit Szabo
25. Aug. 2022
Fear of the new? Geckos hesitate to attack novel prey, forage near objects and enter a novel space
Neophobia, the fear of novelty, is an ecologically important response which enables animals to avoid potentially harmful situations....
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Birgit Szabo
18. Juni 2021
Social lizards know what is more but not what is bigger!
Quantities are all around us. From the day we are born we experience the world of numbers even though we might not realise it. At some...
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Sebastian Hoefer
1. Okt. 2020
Do I, or don’t I? that is the question! Are lizards capable of inhibitory control?
We often think of reptiles as somewhat simple - entirely driven by instinct and the basic need for survival. That is where the expression...
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Birgit Szabo
17. Jan. 2020
What does not kill them makes them smarter – Self-control in sleepy lizards
Self-control is the ability to exert control over thoughts and actions, not succumb to temptation and stay on track to achieve a goal....
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Birgit Szabo
1. Okt. 2019
TALK - Clever Gidgees
On the 28th of September I gave a talk on my most recent research in the Gidgee skink (Egernia stokesii). This talk was as part of an...
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Birgit Szabo
24. Aug. 2019
Blue-tongue lizards are born smart, at least as smart as their parents
As children we have much to learn after we are born. We learn to walk, to talk, to develop our social skills, and when we start school...
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Birgit Szabo
12. Sept. 2018
What tree skinks know about change: A story in colour and shape
Animals live in a complex environment. They experience seasonal changes in weather and food availability and changes in their social...
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Birgit Szabo
10. Sept. 2018
TV-Interview: Tool use and manufacture in a Goffin's cockatoo
Short national TV-Interview about Figaro, a Goffin's cockatoo, who spontaneously started to manufacture and use stick tools to fish for...
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