Observer of animals | Mom | Minerva Fast Track Fellow leading Culture and Social Behavior group at MPI-AB | Passionate about animal ethics and welfare | She/her https://zgoldsborough.wixsite.com/researchhttps://bsky.app/profile/zoegoldsborough.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/zoegoldsborough.bsky.social/post/3mwpsqsc2ps2nWhy care about weird animal behaviors? Just out as an advanced publication, my contribution to the next Frans de Waal special issue in Behaviour @degruyterbrill.bsky.social. Unusual behaviors are a recurring theme in my career, and I much enjoyed writing this perspective! https://doi.org/10.1163/1568539X-bja1039130 Sep 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:7bkhmees2diknoh5v5ulb5ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwpsqsc2ps2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/zoegoldsborough.bsky.social/post/3mwawglbiq22w📣🎓 Open #PhD Position (3.5 years) 🎓📣 Want to come work with me on culture and social bonds in apes? 🐵 Apply to join my new group in the @livingingroups.bsky.social at @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social. Full job posting: https://imprs-qbee.mpg.de/131133/cultural-grooming-and-social-bonds-in-great-apes Deadline 📅 23 October 2026 Please share widely!24 Sep 2026 09:19 +0000at://did:plc:7bkhmees2diknoh5v5ulb5ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwawglbiq22whttps://bsky.app/profile/zoegoldsborough.bsky.social/post/3msxoeh4gz22wImagine you are a white-faced capuchin monkey on Jicarón island learning how to use stone tools 🔨 Your mother does not use tools, so who do you turn to as a model? Our new manuscript answering this question is out now in Animal Behaviour @asab.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2026.123673. A 🧵 of our findings (1/10)13 Aug 2026 12:45 +0000at://did:plc:7bkhmees2diknoh5v5ulb5ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxoeh4gz22whttps://bsky.app/profile/zoegoldsborough.bsky.social/post/3mr7yyj5euk2pWould chimpanzees or bonobos huddle before a penalty shootout in the World Cup? 🐵⚽ In both species, reassuring body contact promotes social tolerance, read more in our new study led by Jake Brooker out now in @royalsociety.org Proc B. (https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.3190) A thread of the main findings 🧵 (1/10)22 Jul 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:7bkhmees2diknoh5v5ulb5ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr7yyj5euk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/zoegoldsborough.bsky.social/post/3mp4dluw35c2pI’m beyond excited to share I’ve been awarded a Minerva Fast Track Fellowship by @maxplanck.de to start my research group “Culture and Social Behavior” at @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social! Keep your eyes peeled for a PhD position advertisement coming later this year 🐒 https://www.ab.mpg.de/1442914/zoe-goldsborough-named-minerva-fast-track-fellow25 Jun 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:7bkhmees2diknoh5v5ulb5ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4dluw35c2p