primatologist

Jane Goodall

British primatologist, Gombe pioneer

• KokoApe taught gestures
• WashoeSigning chimpanzee subject

Dian Fossey

fieldwork

Research conducted on location

• data collectionSystematic accumulation of facts
• peer reviewExpert evaluation before publication
• publicationIssued written material

ethology · observation · habituation · camera trap · DNA analysis · grant writing · dissertation · field station · remote sensing · population census

observation

Attentive watching or remark

• groomingSelf-care for appearance
• foragingSeeking wild food sources
• dominance hierarchyRanked social structure

tool use · communication · locomotion · play · aggression · maternal care · courtship · nesting · territoriality · vocalization

natural selection

Differential reproductive success

• adaptationFitting to new conditions
• speciationFormation of distinct species
• fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces

phylogeny · cladistics · mutation · paleontology · bipedalism · Pleistocene · Pliocene · hominin · common ancestor · Miocene

endangered species

Organisms facing extinction risk

• habitat lossElimination of living spaces
• sanctuaryProtected sacred space
• biodiversityRange of life forms

reforestation · poaching · bushmeat · wildlife trafficking · rehabilitation · corridor · captive breeding · ecotourism · CITES · rewilding

• biologistsbiologist, geneticist, molecular biologist, microbiologist, biochemist
• scientistsbiologist, Einstein, anthropologist, Darwin, chemist
• Biologistmarine biologist, zoologist, botanist, ecologist, microbiologist
• animal scientistszoologist, ethologist, marine biologist, ornithologist, wildlife biologist
• life scientistsbiologist, biochemist, microbiologist, geneticist, ecologist
• zoo jobszookeeper, keeper, animal keeper, head keeper, zoo director