December 10 is Animal Rights Day ❤️ #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #AllAnimalLivesMatter #Animals #AnimalRightsDay #InternationalAnimalRightsDay #NationalAnimalRightsDay

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

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 ! 🐱 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 ! These toothless animals from Central & South America are one of the least studied mammals in animal cognition research. #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #WorldAnteaterDay #Anteaters

"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 🐾✨

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

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

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

October 24 is International Gibbon Day! Did you know gibbons plan their travel based on what type of food they want to eat later in the day? #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #InternationalGibbonDay #Gibbons

October 23 is International Snow Leopard Day 🐈 Did you know that snow leopards can solve puzzle boxes? #AnimalCognitionFunFacts The #AnimalAstroPhotography is by Morup Namgail, showing a snow leopard with the Milky Way in Ladakh, India 📷 🌌 #InternationalSnowLeopardDay #SnowLeopards

October 22 is International Wombat Day. Did you know wombats’ underground burrows are so extensive that the patterns they leave on the surface can be detected even from aerial imagery? #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #InternationalWombatDay #Wombats #Satellites

October 21 is National Reptile Awareness Day in the US 🦎 🐊 🐍 🐢 Reptiles are so cool! #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #NationalReptileAwarenessDay #ReptilesAreCool Make sure to check out the #AnimalAstroPhotography in the reply. You won’t want to miss this one, it is absolutely fascinating 🤩

October 20 is International Sloth Day 🦥 Did you know wild sloths sleep less than those in captivity? #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #InternationalSlothDay #Sloths

October 18 is World Okapi Day! Did you know okapis form mental maps of their habitat? #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #WorldOkapiDay #Okapi

October 17 is International Sawfish Day 🐟 Did you know sawfish have an elongated toothed nose (rostrum) that helps them detect the electric fields of other animals? #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #InternationalSawfishDay #Sawfish

Today, October 8, we celebrate two marine animals. October 8 is both World Octopus Day and National Salmon Day 🐙 🐟 #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #WorldOctopusDay #NationalSalmonDay

"Don't lose hope. If you lose hope, you become apathetic and do nothing." Jane Goodall's message to us comes from Netflix's "Famous Last Words" interview that was set to air only after she passed away. Don't lose hope... www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfLK...

October 6 is National Badger Day 🦡 Did you know badgers modify the tunnel entrances of squirrels to capture them? #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #NationalBadgerDay

To mark today's convergence of #WorldAnimalDay, #InternationalObserveTheMoonNight & #WorldSpaceWeek, I am excited to announce that some of the upcoming #AnimalCognitionFunFacts will be accompanied by #AnimalAstroPhotography 😀 First one from @albertdros.bsky.social, original post buff.ly/MsqHkSK

Today, October 4, is World Animal Day ❤️ Let's respect all animals and do all we can for them every single day. Today, Türkiye is honoring the animals who have been killed or harmed during the ongoing massacre. #TürkiyedeKatliamVar #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #WorldAnimalDay #AllAnimalLivesMatter

I really wish that the United Nations would designate a special day to honor Jane Goodall #JaneGoodallDay

This very special day, October 2, is World Farm Animals Day 🐮 🐑 🐔 🦃 🐴 🐷 ! It is suitably held between World Vegetarian Day and World Animal Day to honor the lives of farm animals. Each of us has the power to choose kindness towards animals every day. #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #WorldFarmAnimalsDay

The Jane Goodall Institute of Canada has learned this morning, Wednesday, October 1st, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace and Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, has passed away due to natural causes. She was in California as part of her speaking tour in the United States.

October 1 is International Raccoon Appreciation Day 🦝 & World Vegetarian Day ☘. Huge THANK YOU to all the vegetarians out there for choosing a lifestyle that honors animals' right to live 🐾. #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #WorldVegetarianDay #InternationalRaccoonAppreciationDay #Raccoons

September 29 is Happy Goose Day ! #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #HappyGooseDay #Goose #Geese

Last Saturday in September is International Rabbit Day! 🐰 🐇 #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #InternationalRabbitDay #Rabbits

Do you know about cassowaries? September 26 is World Cassowary Day! #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #WorldCassowaryDay #Cassowaries

Today, September 22, is International Tamarin Day & World Gorilla Day 🦍 Today is also the Fall Equinox in the Northern Hemisphere & the Spring Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere (at 18:19 UTC) ☀️ #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #InternationalTamarinDay #WorldGorillaDay #Equinox

Third Saturday in September is International Red Panda Day #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #InternationalRedPandaDay #WorldRedPandaDay #RedPanda

Today, September 17, is World Manta Day. #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #WorldMantaDay #MantaRay

Second Saturday in September is National Iguana Awareness Day 🦎 #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #NationalIguanaAwarenessDay #Iguanas

Today is all about birds ! 🐦 The first Saturday in September is International Vulture Awareness Day & National Hummingbird Day. #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #InternationalVultureAwarenessDay #NationalHummingbirdDay #Hummingbirds #Vultures

In August, we celebrated multiple cats (clouded leopard, lions, and World Cat Day), multiple dogs (African wild dogs, wolves, and World Dog Day), moon bears, hirolas, elephants, bees, lizards, orangutans, mosquitoes, and goats. 🐈 🦁 🐻 🦌 🐘 🐝 🦎 🦧 🦟 🐐 🐾 🐶 Thanks for following #AnimalCognitionFunFacts

Do you love DOGS ? ❤️ 🐾 ❤️ Today, August 26, is all about dogs and their relatives! It's World African Wild Dog Day & World Dog Day. African wild dogs are pretty cool animals, they "sneeze" to vote during group decisions. #WorldAfricanWildDogDay #WorldDogDay #AnimalCognitionFunFacts

August 21 is World Goat Day 🐐 Goats are pretty incredible, they stare at people to ask for help 👀👀 #WorldGoatDay #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #Goats

Here is a fun fact that may come in handy the next time you encounter your flying summer visitor 😬 Mosquitoes do prefer certain people based on their body chemistry, scent, and even clothing (dark colors attract them more)! August 20 is Mosquito Day 🦟 #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #MosquitoDay

August 19 is World Orangutan Day 🦧 Male Sumatran orangutans plan their travel a day in advance, and give loud "long" calls to announce their plans to females ! 🧭 #WorldOrangutanDay #AnimalCognitionFunFacts NOTE: Happy #WorldPhotographyDay to everyone who loves taking or looking at photos 📷

August 14 is World Lizard Day 🦎 Lizards are pretty cool (pun intended 😎) #WorldLizardDay #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #Lizards

Let's celebrate WOLVES ❤🐺 ❤ August 13 is International Wolf Day 🐺 Wolves are incredible animals, but misunderstanding and fear lead to illegal killings and policy challenges that threaten their long-term survival. #InternationalWolfDay #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #Wolves

Do you know about hirolas? August 12 is World Hirola Day 🦌 #WorldHirolaDay #AnimalCognitionFunFacts

More cats to celebrate in August 😺 🐈 August 10 is World Lion Day 🦁 #WorldLionDay #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #Lions #Cats

Hello to all the cat lovers out there 🐱 🐈 😺 Did you know August 8 is International Cat Day? 🐈 August 8 is also the International Moon Bear Day 🐻 #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #InternationalCatDay #InternationalMoonBearDay #Cats #Cat

August 4 is International Clouded Leopard Day. Clouded leopard cognition is still a mystery! #InternationalCloudedLeopardDay #AnimalCognitionFunFacts

It is currently 3:55am on July 30 in Türkiye. Exactly one year ago, Türkiye legalized killing outdoor dogs, forever destroying its own reputation as a nation of compassion. #TürkiyedeKatliamVar And did this on the very day that is the #InternationalDayofFriendship #AnimalCognitionFunFacts

Tigers have unique genetic adaptations in their brains 🧠 These adaptations enhance their senses, and improve their coordination and hunting skills. #AnimalCognitionFunFacts July 29 is #InternationalTigerDay 🐯 😻 #Tigers #Cats

56 years ago, the first humans landed on the surface of another world, when the #Apollo11 lunar module touched down on the Moon. On #NationalMoonDay, take a look back at a special issue of Science that celebrated the lander's landing: scim.ag/4lAXfmv

WARNING: SNAKES. July 16 is #GuineaPigAppreciationDay and #WorldSnakeDay One of these animals is loved as a pet, while the other is feared by some and misunderstood by many. Yet, both are intelligent and beautiful animals who deserve our respect 🐍 #AnimalCognitionFunFacts #AllAnimalLivesMatter

On July 14, we celebrate two marine giants and our closest relative 🐋 🦈 🐵 July 14 is #WorldOrcaDay, #SharkAwarenessDay, and #WorldChimpanzeeDay For years, scientists and the public have been equally fascinated by the cognitive abilities of these animals. #AnimalCognitionFunFacts