Sentences with phrase «many animal behaviorists»

«Dogs have different personalities, and while some are excited to have new people in their lives, other pooches may need some time to adjust,» says animal behaviorist Mary Burch, director of the American Kennel Club's Canine Good Citizen program.

I am, however, a former Intelligence analyst & animal behaviorist.

Trainers and animal behaviorists can also do a temperament test to see how good your pet will be with kids, and warn you about things to avoid, like placing your dog's dish next to your child's bouncy seat.

Animal behaviorist and turkey expert Richard Buchholz brings us up to date on some turkey science.

Resurrecting long - dead species, bioengineering friendlier animals, and creating robot creatures made of artificial tissue: These are some of the concepts proposed by prominent zoo directors, animal behaviorists, conservationists, and architects at a first - ever symposium about the future of zoos, held in Buffalo, New York, this winter.

Now, animal behaviorists have shown that domestication was a two - for - one deal: Not only did the birds become fearless, they also got bigger and produced more and larger eggs.

Jean Boal, an animal behaviorist at Millersville University in Pennsylvania, is acutely aware of the dangers of getting carried away when studying these charismatic megamollusks.

«Hard to describe,» says animal behaviorist Jayne Yack of Carleton University in Ottawa, who urges people just to listen to it for themselves.

Looking beyond corvids, some animal behaviorists have examined how songbirds use grammar.

That's sort of how animal behaviorist and autistic celebrity Temple Grandin describes being autistic.

Animal behaviorist Temple Grandin believes extraordinary animals think much like autistic geniuses.

«There is a whole group of animal behaviorists who have been angry for years; you can just see it in their writing,» says Ray Coppinger, a behavioral geneticist at Hampshire College in Massachusetts.

Mikel Delgado, an animal behaviorist now at U.C. Davis.

These changes, by affecting how animals identify potential mates, are key to the creation of new species, says animal behaviorist Michael Ryan of the University of Texas, Austin.

The team's discovery that «the collective outcome [the group personality] is different from the sum of the personalities is very cool,» says Noa Pinter - Wollman, an animal behaviorist at the University of California, San Diego, who was not involved in the study.

Monique Udell, an animal behaviorist at Oregon State University, Corvallis, says her own study of dog and wolf behavior, also presented at the meeting, supports Range's contention that dogs are waiting for orders.

The strategy works, animal behaviorists at Cornell University reported in July, because of a previously unknown connection between hormones and hearing.

«I think the paper convincingly shows that animal groups can show both collective intelligence and cumulative culture,» says Harvard University animal behaviorist Albert Kao, who was not affiliated with the study.

«That they looked across a large number of groups over a long time makes this a powerful [study],» says Jeffrey French, an animal behaviorist at the University of Nebraska, Omaha.

I'm sure you could find an animal behaviorist to write an interesting article about how animals will take «medicines» when they are ill (i.e., how some animals will seek out particular plants to eat just for their medicinal value).

That's makes sense to Richard Connor, an animal behaviorist at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, who studies wild dolphins in Shark Bay, Australia, and who supervised a student who studied killer whales at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida.

Cognitive animal behaviorist Bekoff and philosopher Pierce argue that nonhuman animals are also moral beings — with not just building blocks or precursors of morality but the real deal.

A team led by animal behaviorist Tali Kimchi of Tel Aviv University has discovered how the creatures manage: They find their way by sensing the direction of Earth's magnetic field.

Recently, Paul Sherman, an animal behaviorist at Cornell, and Timothy Judd, a graduate student at Colorado State University, have observed another hive - like trait among the pink, gerbil - size animals: some of them behave — at least in laboratory colonies — like selfless worker bees, providing food for the rest of a sometimes indolent colony.

Once the answer would have been a simple no: although animals may communicate by issuing a bark, shriek, or moo, those vocalizations — to use the animal behaviorists» careful distinction — were assumed to have no specific internal meaning.

Drew Rendall, an animal behaviorist at the University of Lethbridge in Canada, agrees that the sounds resemble baby talk — particularly because they may not have meaning.

Next comes a quote from one of the kids, an 11 - year - old animal behaviorist: ««George tried to protect us by barking and rushing at them, but they started to bite him.

As a result, Pepperberg's work has won accolades for its persuasiveness from the likes of Oxford animal behaviorist Marian Stamp Dawkins, an authority on animal consciousness and a skeptic about many studies in the field.

The idea prompted Lusseau and animal behaviorist Phyllis Lee of the University of Stirling in the United Kingdom to develop a model to predict how much ivory might be sustainably harvested.

Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is a professor, best - selling author, animal behaviorist, and autism self - advocate in top demand as an international speaker.

«You really should wait until a young dog's growth plates [areas of cartilage near the ends of bones] have started to close, and that time frame really varies by breed and size of dog,» says Sharon Wirant, an animal behaviorist with the ASPCA.

«Some dogs can be very sensitive to people's moods, and they will respond if they know their owner is upset or angry,» Peter L. Borchelt, PhD, a New York — based certified animal behaviorist, tells Health.

At that point, I was already on the path of becoming a wildlife biologist / animal behaviorist and figured I would really concentrate on filmmaking once I'd pursued those areas.

I'm a very honest and hard - working / playing, easy going animal behaviorist that owns my own home dog phycology and boarding business.

I plan to go back to college in the near future to pursue my dream of being an animal behaviorist.

Cynthia Royal, an animal behaviorist and trainer for screen and stage, saw Princess» story on the news one evening.

School lectures, assembly programs, games, field trips to shelters including lecture by an animal behaviorist, all can teach children safe behavior.

I'm not an animal behaviorist who is a professor at some university and whose name is followed by a series of capital letters.

Veterinarian, Animal Behaviorist, and Dog Trainer, Dr. Ian Dunbar received his veterinary degree and a Special Honors degree in Physiology & Biochemistry from the Royal Veterinary College (London University) plus a doctorate in animal behavior from the Psychology Department at UC Berkeley.

Worldwise is employing animal behaviorists to help it create the right mix of products for consumers and their pets.

We checked in with a couple of animal behaviorists for their theories.

Major behavioral issues like anxiety, depression, and aggression should be resolved through an animal behaviorist

In most cases, these specialties will give the candidate the backing he or she will need to become an effective animal behaviorist.

In other cases, animal behaviorists may work with other professionals to help encourage endangered species to effectively reproduce in captivity.

She was immediately placed in a foster home with Sunshine PAWS» animal behaviorist.

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Professionals in this field are usually known as applied animal behaviorists.

«Watch out of that classic swishing, thumping tail,» said Dr. Kat Miller, an ASPCA certified applied animal behaviorist.

Furthermore, with the popularity of modern shows that showcase humane techniques of pet behavior modification, it is likely that the demand for private applied animal behaviorists will continue to grow.

I dedicate myself to educating owners so that they know what animal behaviorists and truly dog friendly trainers have known for years: Positive doesn't mean permissive and Kind, Consistent and Purposeful training goes a long way.