Sentences with phrase «behavior as the elephant»

It's unclear whether vendors view changes in buying behavior as the elephant in the room (not to be discussed) or are aware of the shift but have concluded nothing can be done.

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The scientists video - recorded the families» reactions to the various calls and measured certain key behaviors, such as whether the elephants defensively bunched together, whether they listened and smelled for the stranger, and how much time they spent doing these activities.
Although scientists previously thought that grieving behavior was limited to chimps and humans, researchers have now observed the behavior in several other monkey species, as well as elephants, dogs, cats, and even crows.
Headshaking can occur in more general contexts, such as when an elephant is agitated [27], but in these alarm call contexts headshaking appears to be a specific response to bees, as the behavior was observed only in response to bee sounds and bee alarm calls, not in response to any other original stimulus or vocalization playback (Fig. 2; [23]-RRB-.
The story mines territory familiar to Picoult — family, memory and identity — as it follows 13 - year - old Jenna Metcalf, whose mother Alice (a scientist specializing in elephant behavior) went missing in the wake of a tragic accident more than a decade ago.
Throughout her career, Dr. Gross has also taken opportunities to study and work on elephants in the wild, completing an expedition to track migration patterns in Africa as well as research on behavior and vocalizations in Nepal.
Before veterinary school, she lived in South Africa for 5 years working with wildlife as a professional field guide specializing in animal behavior, and the Big Five game species (elephants, lions, leopards, buffalo, and rhino).
Decades of peer - reviewed, scientific studies show, whether discussing dogs, humans, dolphins or elephants, that electric shock as a form of training to teach or correct a behavior is ineffective at best, and physically and psychologically damaging at worst.
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