UP Next: 24.4.2026 Lange Nacht der Forschung: ÖAW: 24. April 2026, 17:30 Festsaal, Hauptgebäude, 1. Stock. 24.4.2024: Lesung: 19:30 Uhr, FB Biologie & Botanik im Foyer der UBB Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Wien. 25.4.2026: Stimmen der Wildnis Festival: Glanzstoff Kesselhaus, St.Pölten

I like my fieldwork. 🙂 elecom project wwtf.at/funding/prog...

This is Chova, coming over to say hello! 🐘👋 We’ve known each other since 2010. He’s one of my favorite elephants, and I’ve recorded many of his vocalizations over the past 16 years. He’s become such a big boy!

Hi everyone, I’m Bela! I heard the humans from Austria are planning some new research, and I’m curious… What will it be about? Maybe listening to our rumbles again or learning more about how we elephants communicate. I’ll keep my ears open! 👂🐘 Stay tuned.”

Back in South Africa for fieldwork 🇿🇦✨ And what a welcome — greeted by this majestic male kudu

oe1.orf.at/player/20260... Before the international World Women Day, I am talking about the best female leaders 🐘🐘🐘

Our study lead by my fantastic PhD Student Vesta Eleuteri on Elephant gestures was featured in National Geographic Art 🙌

Neue Folge von Was wir wissen (FWF) ist da! Wie funktioniert Sprache? Was unterscheidet menschliche Sprache von Tierkommunikation – und welche Rolle spielt KI? 🗣️ Von mir und zwei weiteren Kollegen 👉 Jetzt reinhören: scilog.fwf.ac.at/magazin/spra...

www.schroedingerskatze.at/wie-sollten-... Ein Interview von mir zur Rolle von Zoos im Artenschützer und zur Biodiversitätskrise

Looking for a PhD at the intersection of animal cognition, acoustics & machine learning? We offer 3 PhD projects at the Acoustics Research Institute (Vienna) and IT:U Linz: Info: it-u.at/en/research/... Apply: career.it-u.at/en/Job/73280 Deadline: Jan 31, 2026 | Start: Mar 2026

✨ A new and exciting chapter begins – Professorship in Zoo Conservation Science. Building bridges between science and conservation. 🌍🐾 Rector Schütze, Dean Wagner, myself and Zoo Director Hagenbeck

🐘 What does the elephant in the room say? ARI-scientist Angela Stöger on infrasound, animal communication, and using sound to protect wildlife. 👉Read the interview: www.oeaw.ac.at/keine-forsch... Part of the @oeaw.bsky.social campaign "No research, no answers" #Bioacoustics #ResearchMatters #OeAW

My book, now translated into Korean!

Some impressions from Kertaminde ... such a lovely and peaceful place ...

some impression from my presentation on elephant vocal learning - IBAC2025

First full genome of all Asian elephant subspecies sequenced 🧬 — confirming the Sumatran elephant as a distinct, critically endangered subspecies. A key role: DNA samples from European zoos via the EAZA Biobank. www.naturetoday.com/intl/en/natu...

Today is #WorldElephantDay - elephants are magnificant and endangered. Our research helps us understand their behavior and protect their habitats 🌎 🐘

vds-cobene.univie.ac.at/how-to-apply... Anyone interested in working on the broad topic of Zoo Conservation Science ... consider applying with me as supervisor – for details see phd position announcement

Lights, camera, elephants! 🎥🐘 Filming in progress for two short documentaries on our AI-powered elephant communication research

Two elephant buddies arrived at the waterhole — but before drinking, they engaged in a brief tussle. 🐘 Social interactions like this offer insights into elephant behavior and group dynamics. Only after the buffalo had left did they drink. #Elephants #Bioacoustics #Conservation #WildlifeBehavior

Sommer ist Lesezeit! 📖☀️ Auf der Suche nach spannender Sommerlektüre? Dann haben wir genau das Richtige für dich! Auf #RudolphinaReads findest du faszinierende #Buchempfehlungen und persönliche Lesetipps unserer Wissenschafter*innen – zu den unterschiedlichsten Themen! 📚👇

🐘 New Paper on Elephant Gestures Featured in The New York Times 📰 NYT article: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/09/s... The study is part of Vesta Eleuteri’s PhD research, supervised by me and Catherine Hobaiter, in collaboration with Josh Plotnik and Lucy Bates.

🆕 Just published our latest study !!! "Investigating intentionality in elephant gestural communication" 🐘🖐️ Do elephants gesture on purpose? Our new study explores the cognitive underpinnings of their gestures. 📄 doi.org/10.1098/rsos... Royal Society Open

🐾 Just out & open access! Exploring Animal Behavior Through Sound, Vol. 2 🎶 From insects to elephants and whales—how animals use & are affected by sound. Thanks to Christiane Erbe & all co-authors (me included)! 👉 link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Find out how an acoustic camera is used to visualize vocalizations of elephants in Nepal - helping us researcher to understand their sound production and communication youtu.be/Xl7LnAob2T8?...

A behind the scenes look at the Eden2Addo corridor (in South Afrika) and why it matters. youtu.be/bKI6YnS0hNE?...

An Asian elephant helps a gazelle struggling to get out of a pool – a touching display of empathy and understanding. 🎥 Video credits to the original filmer

Sharing a video that one of my students did while annotating elephant vocalizations from Marataba NP (she is our social media expert ☺️): This is how you annotate acoustic data - for hours, weeks and months ...

Check out my review of Is Anyone Listening?: What Animals Are Saying to Each Other and to Us by marine biologist and dolphin researcher Denise L. Herzing, published in Current Biology: www.cell.com/curre.../abs...

Our new study led by Vesta Eleuteri www.theguardian.com/science/2025....

Happy Easter - Hope you enjoy the sun as much as Lili 🥰

fhstpwissen.podbean.com/e/episode-86... Gerne reinhören – Podcast auf Deutsch! Unser Kollege Prof. Matthias Zeppelzauer, Computerwissenschafter und Machine-Learning-Spezialist, spricht über unser gemeinsames EleCom-Projekt: "Decoding Elephant Communication with AI" #WWTF

Impression from the Zoo Research, Conservation and Biodiversity Meeting

Forschung in Wien: Seit Jahren erforsche ich die Kommunikation von Elefanten und anderen Tieren am Institut für Schallforschung / Acoustics Research Institute - ÖAW in Wien – denn je besser wir sie verstehen, desto besser können wir sie schützen. #IchForscheGernInWien #TopForschungWien #Wien

Heute im Forschungscafe beim Wiener Forschungsfest

Today is International Day for Women and Girls in Science This is the female cohort of my lab ... It is my pleasure to supervise these highly enthusiastic, creative, and intelligent young female scientists. Women are still undertepresented in Academic Jobs - Go Girls 🙌 #womanandgirlsinscience

Very tiny elephant calf -Addo Elephant National Park

Elephants cautiously approaching the water hole