animal behavior

American  

noun

1. behavior.

2. a branch of biology that deals with the behavior of animals, encompassing such fields as ethology, comparative psychology, behavioral ecology, and sociobiology.

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Other Word Forms

• animal behaviorist
  noun

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animal behavior

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

The study joins a growing body of research focused on how societal factors shape animal behavior, an approach that some believe provides more accurate insights than exploring ecological factors alone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 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