# @natgeosociety on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeSy42DFvbt
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/71519179-natgeosociety-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-10T00:27:31.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic Society (@natgeosociety) — https://gondola.cc/natgeosociety

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What if we’re more similar to wildlife than we realize? 

#NatGeoExplorers Tiago Falótico (tfotico), Felicity Muth (muth_lab) and Mauricio Cantor are trying to answer that question by studying intelligence in capuchin monkeys, bees and dolphins. Their research is changing what we know about how animals use tools, cognition and cooperation across species. 

Inspired by Dr. Jane Goodall and the Templeton Prize, their work is part of the Wildlife Intelligence Project, a National Geographic Society global research initiative made possible with support from templetonworld.

Dr. Jane Goodall’s groundbreaking chimpanzee research continues to deepen our understanding of wildlife and the planet. It’s inspiring a new generation of #NatGeoExplorers who are advancing our understanding of what we know about wildlife intelligence.

“The capuchins are so different from other animals. They are very active and curious. They manipulate objects, they can solve problems.” #NatGeoExplorer Tiago Falótico (tfotico) is working with the wild capuchin monkeys in Serra da Capivara National Park in Brazil’s northeast region to investigate their use of tools. His work is helping gain new knowledge about primate cognition, cultural behavior and human evolution.

“I would love to know what it’s like to be a bee. A week doesn’t go by without scientists discovering some new, amazing cognitive ability that a bumblebee has.” #NatGeoExplorer Felicity Muth (muth_lab) is researching bee cognition, including learning and memory, and how environments shape it. Her latest research shows that bumblebees, like humans, have decision-making biases when it comes to their preferences.

“Cooperation is pervasive in nature. From bacteria to human society, it’s everywhere. But it’s much rarer between individuals that are not related genetically.” #NatGeoExplorer Mauricio Cantor is trying to understand why some animals from different species team up. His research focuses on how wild dolphins and humans cooperate to catch fish in Brazil, India and Myanmar. It’s changing how we understand cooperation between humans and wildlife.

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