Observing animal behaviour - an interactive session on animal observation techniques
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NB: This talk will be held at Unitec, Carrington Road, Mt Albert. Gate 4, Building 115, Upstairs Room 115-2009/10. Doors open 6:15pm.
A koha of $5 is welcomed to support the Society's work fostering understanding, respect, responsibility and love for the natural world.
We are delighted to invite you to our next Zoological Society event on Wednesday, July 22nd - 6:30pm.
This session is being presented by our own vice president, Dr Caralyn Kemp, Senior Lecturer in: Animal Behaviour, Animal Welfare, Zoo Management, and Anthrozoology
School of Environmental and Animal Sciences, Unitec.
Caralyn is an ethologist who has been watching animals her whole life, ever since her parents took her to the zoo for the first time and she wouldn’t stop pointing out the ants. Caralyn went on to study ants more formally for her Honours degree before moving on to primates, elephants, dogs, rabbits, parrots, Komodo dragons, and even people. Her PhD asked the question how do monkeys view and understand the world around them and respond to conflicting information. She has worked in Australia, France, the UK and now New Zealand. Caralyn is particularly passionate about using behaviour as a tool to improve animal welfare.
Ethology is the scientific study of animal behaviour. Caralyn likes to think of it as the world’s oldest science. She notes: "We have been studying the behaviour of animals, one way or another, since before we came out of the trees. Behaviour is a tool we can use to answer particular questions. Why does my dog do that? How does a troop of chimpanzees spend their day? What benefit does this behaviour provide for this species? How can I tell if my parrot is stressed at the vet’s? Why are kea so cheeky? Why do pigs in cramped environments chew on bars? How do bees communicate the location of a food source? How does stress affect learning ability in mice? The list is endless! To know how to answer these questions, we need to open up our behaviour toolbox, and find the right tool for the job".
This session will focus on how we break any behaviour down, how we can watch the animals around us, and how we can better understand their needs and wants to give them great lives. You will be guided through activities suitable for a variety of ages and abilities to help develop your observational skills and learn to develop the basic tool of all behavioural research – the ethogram.
After Caralyn's presentation we invite you to connect and network with fellow attendees over tea/coffee.
A koha of $5 is welcomed to support the Society's work fostering understanding, respect, responsibility and love for the natural world.
We are delighted to invite you to our next Zoological Society event on Wednesday, July 22nd - 6:30pm.
This session is being presented by our own vice president, Dr Caralyn Kemp, Senior Lecturer in: Animal Behaviour, Animal Welfare, Zoo Management, and Anthrozoology
School of Environmental and Animal Sciences, Unitec.
Caralyn is an ethologist who has been watching animals her whole life, ever since her parents took her to the zoo for the first time and she wouldn’t stop pointing out the ants. Caralyn went on to study ants more formally for her Honours degree before moving on to primates, elephants, dogs, rabbits, parrots, Komodo dragons, and even people. Her PhD asked the question how do monkeys view and understand the world around them and respond to conflicting information. She has worked in Australia, France, the UK and now New Zealand. Caralyn is particularly passionate about using behaviour as a tool to improve animal welfare.
Ethology is the scientific study of animal behaviour. Caralyn likes to think of it as the world’s oldest science. She notes: "We have been studying the behaviour of animals, one way or another, since before we came out of the trees. Behaviour is a tool we can use to answer particular questions. Why does my dog do that? How does a troop of chimpanzees spend their day? What benefit does this behaviour provide for this species? How can I tell if my parrot is stressed at the vet’s? Why are kea so cheeky? Why do pigs in cramped environments chew on bars? How do bees communicate the location of a food source? How does stress affect learning ability in mice? The list is endless! To know how to answer these questions, we need to open up our behaviour toolbox, and find the right tool for the job".
This session will focus on how we break any behaviour down, how we can watch the animals around us, and how we can better understand their needs and wants to give them great lives. You will be guided through activities suitable for a variety of ages and abilities to help develop your observational skills and learn to develop the basic tool of all behavioural research – the ethogram.
After Caralyn's presentation we invite you to connect and network with fellow attendees over tea/coffee.
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Where is it happening?
UNITEC Institute of Technology, International Education, Mount Albert, Auckland 1025, New Zealand, Auckland
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Host or PublisherThe Zoological Society of Auckland
