Facial recognition software used to study the social behaviour of individual Greylag Geese in Europe will soon be used to monitor one of the rarest geese in the world, the Cape Barren Goose in South ...

Even though we can’t tell a flock of birds apart without examining them closely, the birds in the group know who’s who. And that’s because they have certain physical marks that help distinguish them.

The birds are blamed for damaging crops and grazing in parts of the Western Isles.

A few years ago, Sonia Kleindorfer was interviewing to become the director of the Konrad Lorenz Research Center for Behavior and Cognition in Vienna, Austria. "My predecessor was telling me this story ...

Animals have personalities too—and some animal couples raise their young better based on how well their personalities match. Greylag geese, which mate in long-term monogamous relationships, have ...

Geese have a lot of drama. Not only do these animals deal with jealousy and retribution, but they also apparently have arch-rivals. While scientists have known that, they haven't been fully aware of ...

A new study led by the Konrad Lorenz Research Center for Behavior and Cognition at the University of Vienna sheds light on a long-standing mystery in animal behavior: Why do certain individuals gain ...

Do you know this goose? Researchers have developed a new facial recognition tool for geese that can ID them based on their beaks. (Konrad Lorenz Research Center) A few years ago, Sonia Kleindorfer was ...