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BIOL4921 Animal Behaviour & Behavioural Ecology Field Course This course represents a capstone requirement and experiential learning opportunity; it teaches students the ways and means of exploring animal behaviour and understanding the intricacies of animal interactions with and within their natural environment. Conducted initially in a wildlife sanctuary in Sabah, Malaysia, and currently at two field sites in South Africa, this course exposes students to 'research-in-making' with hands-on participation in field studies of animal behaviour and behavioural ecology. It teaches students how to build a conceptual framework for investigating animal behaviour and how to put this framework into a practice of collecting, processing, and analysing data.
Animal Behaviour Field Course 2017 (South Africa) Cetacea Research Institute
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Group photo at Dinokeng Game Reserve
Lion hunting wildebeest - frame 1 (Photo by Derek Ho)
White rhino - cow and calf (Photo by Andy Lee)
Herd of african elephant (Photo by Andy Lee)
Inspecting tree damage by elephants with Dr. Mark Keith
Lion hunting wildebeest - frame 2 (Photo by Derek Ho)
African elephant bull 'Amarula' in Pilanesberg National Park (Photo by Stephen Chan) 2
African elephant bull 'Amarula' in Pilanesberg National Park (Photo by Stephen Chan)
African elephant - cow and juvenile
Black-backed jackael (Photo by Stephen Chan)
Animal Behaviour Field Course 2015-16 at Pilanesberg National Park
Animal Behaviour Field Course 2015-16 at Dinokeng Game Reserve
Giraffe (Photo by Stephen Chan)
Field survey at Dinokeng Game Reserve
Giraffes (Photo by Andy Lee)
Bonus - stunning scenary
Human baby staring at giraffe baby (Photo by Andy Lee)
Lion chilling (Photo by Derek Ho)
Impala (Photo by Andy Lee)
Lion hunting wildebeest - success (Photo by Andy Lee)
Lion hunting wildebeest - frame 3 (Photo by Derek Ho)
Lion hunting wildebeest - frame 4 (Photo by Derek Ho)
Lions at Pilanesberg National Park
Nice way to selfie with African elephant (Photo by Stephen Chan)
Nice scenary at Pilanesberg National Park
Prof. Leszek and Nyko, our amazing wildlife ranger
Student briefing at Dinokeng Game Reserve
Students collecting field data
Showing off at group photo
Students observating herbivore vigilance behaviour
Seminar by Prof. Francesca Parrini
Tree Damage Survey with Dr. Mark Keith
Students recording focal behaviour
Discussion of field research with Prof. Leszek Karczmarski
Students collecting field data 2
Two zebras socializing (Photo by Stephen Chan)
White rhino with ear notches (Photo by Derek Ho)
Zebra (Photo by Stephen Chan)
Lions with wildebeest kill
Brown fish owl
Tokay gecko (Photo by Stephen Chan)
Snub-nosed monkey (Photo by Scott Chui)
Silvered leaf monkeys on branches (Photo by Scott Chui)
Silvered leaf monkeys on branches (Photo by Scott Chui)
Snub-nosed monkey (Photo by Scott Chui)
Snub-nosed monkey (Photo by Scott Chui)
Snub-nosed monkey (Photo by Scott Chui)
Student group project presentation
Animal Behaviour Field Course 2015 at Danau Girang Field Centre, Sabah
Harlequin tree frog (Photo by Carmen Or)
Rhinoceros hornbill (Photo by Carmen Or)
Oriental dwarf kingfisher (Photo by Carmen Or)
Snake during night safari (Photo by Carmen Or)
Water monitor (Photo by Carmen Or)
Orangutan (Photo by Carmen Or)
Orangutan (Photo by Carmen Or)
Orangutan (Photo by Carmen Or)
Boat ride on Kota Kinabatangan (Photo by Carmen Or)
Observing monkey behaviour at the river of Kota Kinabatangan (Photo by Carmen Or)
Orangutan (Photo by Leszek Karczmarski)
Orangutan (Photo by Leszek Karczmarski)
Orangutan (Photo by Leszek Karczmarski)
Orangutan baby
Orangutan baby in canopy of the rainforest of Sabah (Photo by Stephen Chan)
Orangutan baby feeding in Sabah rainforest (Photo by Stephen Chan)