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ethology /eth·ol·o·gy/ (e-thol´ah-je) the scientific study of animal behavior, particularly in the natural state.etholog´ical ethology [ethol′əjē] Etymology: Gk, ethos, character, logos, science 1 (in zoology) the scientific study of the behavioral patterns of animals, specifically in their native habitat. 2 (in psychology) the empiric study of human behavior, primarily social customs, manners, and mores. ethologic, ethological, adj., ethologist, n. ethology the scientific study of animal behavior, particularly in the natural state. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Learning Inquiry" will launch in 2007 as a title whose goal is to be a forum centered on learning that remains open to varied objects of inquiry, including machine, human, plant and animal learning as well as the processes of learning in business, government and the professions. On the right will be the Children's Discovery Center, a complex of five interactive animal learning ``zones'' and an auditorium for the 300,000 schoolchildren each year, and a home for zoo volunteers. 1999 ANIMAL LEARNING & BEHAVIOR, Louis Herman of the University of Hawaii in Honolulu, who has directed research on these abilities, summarized the evidence on the intellectual feats of captive dolphins. |
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