- a word derived from animal behavior.
Example Sentences
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There are neurodiversity advocates like autistic animal behaviorist Temple Grandin who encourage autistic people to self-actualize, and to recognize when their autism-related suffering is caused by discrimination rather than their own bodies.
From Salon • Sep. 26, 2023
The author, Joan E. Strassmann, is an animal behaviorist and professor of biology at Washington University in St. Louis.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2022
“Dogs are probably the closest model to humans you’re going to get,” says Karen Overall, an animal behaviorist at University of Prince Edward Island, who was not involved with the work.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 17, 2022
Peter Tyack, an animal behaviorist at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, who was not involved with the study, notes another possible communication hypothesis.
From Scientific American • Feb. 4, 2021
Before we set out, I consulted with Mikel Delgado, an animal behaviorist and postdoctoral fellow at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of California, Davis.
From Slate • Oct. 29, 2020