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Not every new insight into hidden animal behavior requires fancy gizmos, however.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
The new study offers a different explanation, combining expertise from immunology, physics, and animal behavior.
From Science Daily • May 31, 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
In 1979, an important study by Frans de Waal demonstrated how using science to test for a human hunch could help further our understanding of animal behavior.
From Salon • May 12, 2025
When I grew up I became an ethologist—a long word that simply means a scientist who studies animal behavior.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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