All posts tagged animal behavior

Jonathan Balcombe, animal behavior scholar and author

By | September 7, 2011 | Authors, Health & Behavior | No comments

Jonathan Balcombe–animal behavior scholar (he holds a PhD in ethology), animal advocate and author of four books, most recently “The Exultant Ark: A Pictorial Tour of Animal Pleasure,” which features dozens of gorgeous, often-striking photographs of animals in the throes of various kinds of bliss–discusses the factors that led him onto the scientific path of examining, studying and writing about animal behavior. Read more…

Dr. Temple Grandin–internationally-renowned animal expert

By | December 14, 2005 | Authors, Educators | No comments

Dr. Temple Grandin, who is autistic, an internationally-renowned animal expert, a longtime consultant in designing the most humane methods for transporting and handling livestock in meat-processing plants, a Ph.D. Associate Professor of Animal Science at Colorado State University, and author, most recently, of “Animals In Translation: Using The Mysteries Of Autism To Decode Animal Behavior” Read more…