Jonathan Balcombe
The Honey Bee: Queen of Surprises A recurring theme in a course I teach, "Animal Behavior, Animal Minds, and ...read more
Animals: Not Savage Beasts but Valiant Pleasure-Seekers In my talks, I often tell audiences that it is an exciting time to be an ethologist. As a student of animal behavior, I ...read more

Seeking Action in Clean Green New Zealand I wrote this from the Overlander, a 9-hour train journey from Palmerston North to Auckland. My third visit to New Zealand is nearing its ...read more
animal smiling If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth a thousand pictures. One of the rewards of being a passionate animal observer in this day and age ...read more

lab rat animal experimentation In late August I participated in a 4-day conference in Montreal. The 8th World Congress on Animals ...read more
animal behavior 062011 Three years ago I spent an hour with about 15 other volunteers lining up ripe tomatoes on the broad square in front of the U.S. Department of Health and ...read more