by Meg | Jun 12, 2017 | PDXWildlife |
The cool aspect of traveling to Guiyang by hired car is that my close confidant, Mr. Cheng, offered to drive me in his fancy new Cadillac. I like to joke with him that he looks like a gangster with the oversized rims and blacked out windows. Traveling from Ya’an,...
by Meg | Jun 9, 2017 | PDXWildlife |
Tuesday was silently celebrated as all of the interns hit the benchmark 90% inter-observer reliability required to independently collect behavioral data. This marks a significant “breathing” point, as they can rest with the fact that they have a set...
by Meg | Jun 5, 2017 | Science |
Studying animals and their behavior has come a long way since the pure behaviorism of Skinner and his colleagues. In those darker days, a form of Cartesian thought reigned supreme and non-human animals were basically assumed to operate purely on the basis of...
by Meg | Jun 3, 2017 | Panda |
Having a solid week of sunshine and 80 degree weather kept us spoiled while training on the multiple behavior studies here at Bifengxia. That was, until today. Even though the clouds are taking pity on us with a light drizzle, without an umbrella you would be soaked...
by Meg | Jun 2, 2017 | Internship |
Our first week at Bifengxia has been filled with panda observations, training in the behavioral studies, and meeting the CCRCGP staff. One of the first things you notice about the pandas is the amount of time spent eating—and the amount of feces that surround them. As...
