Animal-Related Careers and Degrees

A cognitive ethologist is a researcher who specializes in studying animal behavior with a focus on understanding the cognitive processes underlying it.

Neuroethologists are scientists who study how the nervous systems of animals generate behavior in their natural environments.

Applied ethologists are scientists who utilize principles of animal behavior and ethology – the scientific study of animal behavior – to address practical issues related to animal welfare, management, and conservation.

An animal behaviorist studies the behavior of animals and applies scientific principles to understand, predict, and modify their behavior.

A comparative ethologist is a scientist who studies animal behavior across different species or groups of animals to understand the evolution, development, and function of behavioral traits.

Comparative animal psychologists are researchers who study the behavior, cognition, and emotions of animals.

Behavioral ecologists are scientists who study the behavior of animals, including humans, in relation to their natural environments.

Conservation behaviorists are scientists who apply principles from behavioral science to address conservation challenges.