Ethology or the study of animal behaviour
The modern discipline of ethology, or animal behaviour, is considered to have arisen with the study of primates in the 1960s. The desire to understand the animal world and their behavioural processes, such as animal communication or emotions, has turned ethology into a rapidly growing field of research. From sardines to sperm whales, the study of ethology allows a better knowledge of a number of barely known and unrelated animals. With most of the world's fisheries overexploited or depleted, we realise today that so many unknown species are disappearing before we have had the chance to discover them. The Changing Oceans Expedition will strive to study the behaviour of some endangered species (whales, sharks...) in an effort to help protect them in an optimal fashion.
Topic's videos
Seals and cetaceans
On July 20th we encounter 9 harbour seals in the marine research center of the University of Rostock in Warnemunde, Germany. A short dive with the marine mamals during which Prof. Guido Dehnhardt explains the studies carried out in the center.
