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Behavior
observation, whether of humans or other animals, can tell us much about the animal
being observed--if we know what we are looking at and how to interpret it. By
recognizing what are the normal behaviors of a healthy wild and captive animal
and being observant of any changes in behavior, we can often head off social,
environmental, and health problems before they become advanced enough to require
serious--and often expensive--intervention. Ethology
is the systematic study of animal behavior. It is used to figure out why animals
do what they do. In the case of environmental and social stress, it can also be
used to figure out what is wrong and give us clues as to what needs to be changed
to alleviate the stress. Ethology
Assorted Summer Musings Part I: Animal Rights vs. Animal
Welfare
Assorted
Summer Musings Part II: Anthropomorphism and Reptiles
The
Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness
Cognitive
Ethology: Slayers, Skeptics, and Proponents
Classical
vs. Critical Anthropomorphism
Emotion and Phylogeny
Ethology, Ecology and Critical Anthropomorphism
Ethological and Other Considerations of Reptiles in
Captivity
Reptilian Ethology In Captivity:
Observations and Evaluation
Lizards Have Personalites
Too, Study Finds
Keeper-Captivity
Issues
Burmese Python Kills Colorado Youth
Burmese Python Kills New York Teen
Coprophagy
(Feces Eating)
Giant
Snake & Lizard Bites: Open Letter to Emergency Responders
Handling
Reptiles
Lizards do really learn to recognize
people
Lizard Tough Guys
Playing
with the Big Boys: Handling Large Constrictors
Pssst...Wanna
See My Pet Snake?
Researchers "Talk"
to Lizards
Socializing
Snakes
Taming Reptiles |
