zoologists
Fauna research experts
Zoologists are scientists who study animals—their biology, behavior, physiology, and classification.
The field encompasses everything from insects to elephants, from marine life to primates.
A zoologist might work in a laboratory, a zoo, or the field: Zoologists tracked the migration patterns of wildebeest across the Serengeti.
Finest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- familyRelated people together
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- classGrouping by shared traits
phylum · classification · vertebrates · invertebrates · mammalogy · ornithology · herpetology · ichthyology
Study of animal conduct
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- territorialityDefense of claimed space
- predationHunting and consuming prey
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
migration · sociality · communication · reproduction · parenting · grooming · play · instincts
Attentive watching or remark
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- trappingCatching with concealed devices
census · surveying · banding · telemetry · expeditions · documentation · specimen · notebooks
At risk of extinction
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
sanctuary · protection · ecosystem · poaching · threatened · reserve · reintroduction · trafficking
Facility for scientific investigation
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
- publicationIssued written material
speciation · physiology · endocrinology · microscopy · necropsy · analysis · hypothesis · methodology
Organism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- biomeMajor ecological community
- nicheRecessed wall space
trophic · symbiosis · keystone · invasive · endemic · predator-prey · distribution · range
species
Finest taxonomic rank
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- familyRelated people together
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
class · phylum · classification · vertebrates · invertebrates · mammalogy · ornithology · herpetology · ichthyology · entomology
ethology
Study of animal conduct
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- territorialityDefense of claimed space
- predationHunting and consuming prey
foraging · migration · sociality · communication · reproduction · parenting · grooming · play · instincts · camouflage
observation
Attentive watching or remark
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- taggingAttaching identifying markers
- samplingExtracting subset for study
trapping · census · surveying · banding · telemetry · expeditions · documentation · specimen · notebooks · binoculars
endangered
At risk of extinction
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
wildlife · sanctuary · protection · ecosystem · poaching · threatened · reserve · reintroduction · trafficking · rewilding
laboratory
Facility for scientific investigation
- dissectionAnatomical cutting and examination
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- experimentationSystematic testing of ideas
publication · speciation · physiology · endocrinology · microscopy · necropsy · analysis · hypothesis · methodology · specimens
habitat
Organism's natural environment
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- populationAll inhabitants combined
- biomeMajor ecological community
niche · trophic · symbiosis · keystone · invasive · endemic · predator-prey · distribution · range · adaptation
- naturalistsCharles Darwin, naturalist, field researcher, botanist, Carl Linnaeus
- academicsprofessor, course, university professors, math, professors
- museum staffcurators, archivists, conservators, docents, guides
zoologistsbotanists
Scientists studying plant life
mycologists · microbiologists · virologists · bacteriologists · horticulturists
zoologistsgeologists
Rock and mineral researchers
physicists · mineralogists · chemists · astronomers · meteorologists