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Classically conditioned cockroaches
The name Ivan Pavlov should ring a few bells for anybody who has studied psychology. About 100 years ago, Pavlov, a Russian physiologist, performed a series of classic experiments which showed that do… more →
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Philosophie Zoologique
epfalck wrote 6 hours ago: So I’m a zoology major. I’m not really sure what that mean’s to me right now. I … more →
Africa's Rarest Monkey Had an Intriguing Sexual Past, DNA Study Confirms
publicanthropology wrote 1 week ago: A shy tree-dwelling monkey with a black face and long brown fur, the kipunji (key-POON-jee) was unkn … more →
Tribalism in Animals
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tasna wrote 2 weeks ago: Magpies pay tribute to their dead by laying wreathes, according to this article: http://www.dailymai … more →
Going to the Dogs
FmH wrote 2 weeks ago: “Moral in Tooth and Claw: Animals are in.’ This might well be called the decade of the a … more →
Evolution, spite, and ideological suicide bombs
ethologist wrote 1 month ago: 11 October 2009 Recently we’ve seen allegations by a politician and a pundit that conservative … more →
Learning curves
ethologist wrote 1 month ago: Today, yet again, I heard the phrase “steep learning curve.” This has always bothered me … more →
Dissertation ~ Animal vs Human Behavior
speartip10 wrote 1 month ago: Dissertation #1Dissertation #1 … more →
Mystery Solved: Marine Microbe Is Source Of Rare Nutrient
publicanthropology wrote 1 month ago: richodesmium, shown in micrograph above, is a photosynthetic bacteria, common in warm, tropical and … more →
What is behavior?
ethologist wrote 2 months ago: I was going to entitle this entry “What is an Ethologist?” I decided, however, that this … more →
Canine Cognition
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Michael LaBossiere wrote 2 months ago: Descartes, most famous for writing “I think, therefore I am, also wrote about the minds of ani … more →
Mine is Better than Yours
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yashada wrote 2 months ago: Yesterday I learnt that my ex-boyfriend has been seeing someone, in fact he has been seeing someone … more →
A Tribute to Jane Goodall
pratanu wrote 2 months ago: I studied anthropology Hons in Bangabasi College under University of Kolkata and heard her name whe … more →
Animal Behavior
misterfricative wrote 2 months ago: So I’m out walking the dog and I come round the corner and there on the path in front of us is … more →
Animal Behaviour
Joe wrote 2 months ago: Sword-tailed Fish We put students back into action for the 8th laboratory demonstration at Salaya, M … more →
When ethologists get ethology wrong
retrieverman wrote 3 months ago: Eurasian badgers are not solitary. When I reared a [European or Eurasian] badger I never could forbi … more →
Invigorated Muscle Structure Allows Geese To Brave The Himalayas
publicanthropology wrote 3 months ago: A higher density of blood vessels and other unique physiological features in the flight muscles of b … more →
Frogs and Toads
grokscience wrote 3 months ago: Some of the most distinctive members in the choral of nature are the frogs and toads. Yet, their uni … more →
Interesting Article
yashada wrote 4 months ago: Do check out this article on Edge. It tries to figure out what makes us human drawing from work on B … more →
Is this what Graphic Designers do? :D
miamichaela wrote 4 months ago: I mean – working in a LABORATORY and visiting kids at the ONCOLOGY? I am starting next week! Y … more →
