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Animal Behavior Society I Wish I Were an Elephant

Cape buffalo with elephant herd


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ANNUAL MEETING

Save the date for our 2026 Annual Meeting in Cincinnati, Ohio
July 14-18, 2026

Grants & Awards

The ABS 2025-2026 Student Research Grant System is now closed! The 2026-2027 grant cycle will open in the Fall.

ABS MEMBERSHIP

Become a member of the ABS and join your colleagues. Membership is open to all those interested in the study of animal behavior.
20 MAR

Grants & Awards

ABS Meeting Related Awards

The following awards are presented at the Annual Meeting and submitted through the Abstract Submission System: Warder Clyde Allee Award, Diversity, Founders Memorial Poster Award, Genesis Award for the Outstanding Undergraduate Poster Presentation.

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20 MAR

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ABS Travel Awards

ABS offers various Travel Awards intended to encourage greater participation at the annual meetings by helping to defray some participation costs: Latin American Travel Award, Diversity Award, Caregiver Grant, and Graduate Student Grant.

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20 MAR

Meetings & Events

CALL FOR ABS 2026 ABSTRACTS

The ABS 2026 Abstract Submission System will open in January 2026. Abstract Submission Deadline March 20, 2026.

FEATURED ARTICLES

Indiscriminate sociality: puppies do not preferentially re-engage a human partner after joint social play is interrupted
Dara S. Jonkoski, Laura E.L.C. Douglas, Daniel J. Horschler, Alyssa M. Klensin, Brenda S. Kennedy, Evan L. MacLean, Emily E. Bray
Animal Behaviour, Volume 231, January 2026, Article 123340

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