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Nature Episode 1.09 The Discovery of Animal Behavior: In Praise of God
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Nature Episode 1.09 The Discovery of Animal Behavior: In Praise of God

Episode Premiere
December 5, 1982
Genre
Documentary
Production Company
Thirteen
Official Site
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/
Episode Premiere
December 5, 1982
Genre
Documentary
Period
1982 -
Production Co
Thirteen
Distributor
PBS
Official Site
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/

Theologians and clerics in the 17th and 18th centuries were among the first to study animal behavior. John Ray began in the 1600's to catalog "the work of the Creation," starting with plants and later including birds. Sir Francis Willoughby continued this work. Rev. Gilbert White studied bird songs, Charlie LeRoy experimented with wolves and deer, and Charles Waterton wrote about jungle animals.