Updates

General Updates

Summer-Winter 2026

Ongoing data processing.

June 2026

ManyOtters Leadership meeting
Collaborators start data collection for MO1 – Maritime Aquarium, World Wildlife Zoo, San Antonio Zoo

Collaborators continue data collection for MO1
Video scoring begins

May 2026

ManyOtters Leadership Meeting
Collaborators start data collection for MO1

April 2026

ManyOtters Leadership Meeting
Collaborators start data collection for MO1

March 2026

ManyOtters Leadership Meeting
Collaborators start data collection for MO1

February 2026

ManyOtters Leadership Meeting
Collaborators start data collection for MO1

January 2026

ManyOtters Project 1 Collaboration Meeting
Collaborators start data collection for MO1 – Mississippi Aquarium, Gulfarium Marine Adventure Park

Summer-Winter 2025

Collaborators start collect data for MO1 – Seneca Park Zoo, Discovery Cove, Stamford Nature Center, Beardsley Zoo, Detroit Zoo, Saginaw Children’s Zoo
Recruit additional collaborators and facilities.

June 2025

IMATA webinar - How Do Otters Solve Food Puzzles Over Time? (H. Manitzas Hill)
https://www.imata.org/

April 2025

ManyOtters Project 1 Collaboration Meeting – April 10 11:00 AM EDT (Zoom – email ManyOttersProject@gmail.com)

March 2025

Presented proposed MO1 protocol at annual meeting for International Marine Animal Trainer’s Association (IMATA), Chicago, IL

February 2025

ManyOtters collaborator, David Hamilton, Seneca Park Zoo, presented pilot project results of MO1 at World Otters Congress, Lima, Peru

Spring 2025

Launch ManyOtters Project 1 – Long-term Memory

Fall 2024

Finalize ManyOtters1 protocol, materials list, and ManyOtters formal documentation.

Presented ManyOtters Study 1: Long-term memory in otters using puzzle feeders at Big Team Science Conference (online conference)

August 2024

Presented pilot data at annual meeting for Division 6
Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology, American Psychological Association (APA), Seattle, WA
https://convention.apa.org/attend/future

May/June 2024

Collected additional data for pilot study to test base attachment at Seneca Park Zoo.

April 2024

Presented pilot data at annual meeting for International Conference on Comparative Cognition (CO3),
Albuquerque, NM.
http://www.comparativecognition.org/conference.php

Promoted ManyOtters at annual meeting for International Marine Animal Trainer's Association (IMATA),
San Antonio, TX.
https://www.imata.org/2024_imata_conference

Collected 2-month, long-term retention data for pilot study.

March 2024

Promoted ManyOtters at annual meeting for Sea Otter Conservation Workshop, Seattle, WA
https://swpsych.org/2024convention

February 2024

Conducted initial presentation and data collection of puzzles at SeaWorld Texas and Seneca Park Zoo.

September 2023

Promoted ManyOtters at annual meeting for Otter Keeper Workshop,
New Orleans, LA

June 2023

Met at Seneca Park Zoo with zookeepers, staff, and ManyOtters leadership team to discuss pilot project ManyOtters 1.

April 2023

Attended ManyX symposium at annual meeting for International Conference on Comparative Cognition
(CO3), Melbourne Beach, FL.
https://comparativecognition.org/23%20program.pdf

March 2023

Promoted ManyOtters at annual meeting for Sea Otter Conservation Workshop,
Seattle, WA

Upcoming and Past Presentations

International Conference on Comparative Cognition, Montreal, QC, Canada. April 15-18, 2026

ManyOtters, Manitzas Hill, H., DeLong, C.M., & Yeater, D. (2026, April 15-18). ManyOtters1- Navigating the complexities of a big team science project. [Conference presentation]. The 33rd Annual International Conference on Comparative Cognition, Montreal, QC, Canada

Joint Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and the Acoustical Society of Japan, Honolulu, HI. Dec 5, 2025

DeLong, C.M., Wright, C., Manitzas Hill, H., Yeater, D., Wegman, J., Hamilton, D., ManyOtters. (2025, Dec 5). Perception, memory, and problem solving in otters. [Conference presentation]. The Sixth Joint Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America and the Acoustical Society of Japan, Honolulu, HI, United States.

The Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Conference, Tampa, FL. Sep 17, 2025

ManyOtters, DeLong, C.M., Yeater, D.M., Manitzas Hill, H.M., & Hamilton, D. (2025, Sep 17). Utilizing big team science to study long-term memory in ManyOtters. [Conference presentation]. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums Annual Conference, Tampa, FL, United States

American Psychological Association. Denver, CO. Aug 7-9, 2025.

Manitzas Hill, H. M., ManyOtters, DeLong, C.M., & Yeater, D. M. (2025, Aug 7-9). Is problem solving behavior related to personality in otters? [Conference presentation.] The American Psychological Association Convention, Denver, CO, United States.

International Marine Animal Trainer’s Association. Chicago, IL. Mar 10-13, 2025.

ManyOtters, Manitzas Hill, H. M., Yeater, D., DeLong, C., Wright, C., Langdon, E., & Halstead, L. (2025). Do otters remember what they solved? ManyOtters - Collaborative science. Poster at International Marine Animal Trainer's Association, Chicago, IL. Mar 10-13.

International Otter Congress. Lima, Peru. Feb 24-28, 2025

ManyOtters, DeLong, C.M., Yeater, D.M., Manitzas Hill, H.M., & Hamilton, D. (2025). ManyOtters Study 1: Long-term memory in otters using puzzle feeders. Poster at the 16th International Otter Congress, Lima, Peru. Feb 24-28

Big Team Science Conference. Online. Oct 8, 2024.

ManyOtters, DeLong, C.M., Yeater, D.M., & Manitzas Hill, H.M. (2024). ManyOtters Study 1: Long-term memory in otters using puzzle feeders. Presentation at Big Team Science Conference (online conference). Oct 8.

American Psychological Association annual convention. Seattle, WA. Aug 8-10, 2024.

Many Otters, Manitzas Hill, H. M., Yeater, D. M., & DeLong, C. (2024). Many Otters – Collaborative science on otter problem solving. Poster at American Psychological Association annual meeting, Seattle, WA, Aug 8-10.

Southwestern Psychological Association annual conference. San Antonio, TX. Mar 28-30, 2024.

Many Otters, Manitzas Hill, H. M., Yeater, D. M., & DeLong, C. (2024). Many Otters – A pilot study. Presentation at Southwestern Psychological Association annual meeting, San Antonio, TX, Mar 28-30.

Comparative Cognition Conference annual conference, Albuquerque, NM. Apr 10-13, 2024.

ManyOtters, DeLong, C. M., Yeater, D. B., & Manitzas Hill, H. M. (2024). ManyOtters1: A pilot study on long-term memory in otters using puzzle feeders. Poster presented at Comparative Cognition Society annual meeting, Albuquerque, NM. April 10-13.