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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.
Photo Gallery
![]() Group photo at Dinokeng Game Reserve | ![]() Lion hunting wildebeest - frame 1 (Photo by Derek Ho) |
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![]() 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) |
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![]() | ![]() Tokay gecko (Photo by Stephen Chan) |
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![]() | ![]() 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) |
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![]() 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) |
![]() Animal Behaviour Field Course | ![]() Marine Mammal Field Course |
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![]() Marine Mammal Classroom Course | ![]() Animal Behaviour Classroom Course |
![]() Students' Corner |
CETACEAN ECOLOGY LAB
The Swire Institute of Marine Science, The University of Hong Kong