Where Do Monkeys Sleep? Thermal Drone Images Reveal Insights into Japanese Macaque Sleeping Behavior Little is known about where and how Japanese macaques sleep. In the morning, the animals are observed descending from trees – suggesting they rest in the canopy. Whether they sleep in groups, on different levels of Read more
When AI Reads Monkey Faces The technology that helps unlock smartphones is now being applied in primate research: As part of the Smart Monkey Lab project at Affenberg Landskron, artificial intelligence is used to automatically recognize and distinguish each of the 181 individual Japanese macaques based on their faces. AI-based Read more
Press Conference and First Insights The original post introduced the interdisciplinary research project Smart Monkey Lab at the Affenberg Landskron. Since then, the project has reached an important milestone: on March 21, 2024, the project was officially presented to the public at a press conference. Invited media representatives were given Read more
From an ecological problem child to a refuge for unique flora and fauna: this is the transformation that has taken place in the Bleistätter Moor with extensive restoration measures. From 2017 to 2021, the SIENA research group carried out drone-based monitoring in the Bleistätter Moor to document the dramatic processes of change.
