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Not every new insight into hidden animal behavior requires fancy gizmos, however.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
I did not go into conservation or animal behavior, despite putting Jane Goodall toward the top of my most-admired list.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2025
But as Piero Amodio, an animal behavior and cognition researcher in Napoli featured in “Octopus!” says in the series, the idea of intelligence is a human one.
From Salon ● May 12, 2025
Abnormal animal behavior is often a sign of infection, like bats flying in the daytime or normally timid creatures interacting with humans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 27, 2024
This was my first serious observation of animal behavior.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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