Author: The Ethogram

The official blog of the UC Davis Animal Behavior Graduate Group.

Field Frame Friday: Sea Turtle Meets Sea Cube

A curious turtle inspects a calibration cube used to reconstruct the 3D view that two GoPros capture in stereo. The videos are used to record fish swimming behaviors in the field. This work was done in Bonaire in April 2023 by Darien Satterfield.  [Photo and caption by Darien Satterfield] [Edited by Ian Ramshorn Haliburton]

Creature Feature: California Quail

In California, the Golden Gate National Recreation Area encompasses 80,000 acres of land smattered along the north and south entrances of the San Francisco Bay and connected by the Golden Gate Bridge. To the south of the iconic bridge are 30,000 acres of steep, rolling hills of buildings, busy streets, snuggled Victorian era houses, and,…

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Field Frame Friday: Hot, Sweaty, Fieldwork Ready

Taking breaks and having fun is important in all professions, but especially in field work! Kirsten and Jon found that putting frozen Gatorade bottles on their foreheads and dubbing themselves ‘gatorade unicorns’ was the perfect way to take a break from looking for little fish in an urban waterway (above) and have a laugh in…

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Field Notes: Amped Amphibians

Growing up, I had a friend who was extremely outgoing, had boundless energy, and liked to take more risks than most other people I knew. I remember asking myself, “Where does all that energy come from? What gives this person such a confident personality?” Bold, confident personalities in people can make them seem like ‘go-getters,’…

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