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Marc Bekoff
Born	(1945-09-06) September 6, 1945 (age 79) Brooklyn, New York
Education	AB (1967), Washington University MA (1968), Hofstra University PhD (1972, animal behavior), Washington University
Occupation(s)	Scientist, educator, writer
Website	marcbekoff.com

Marc Bekoff was born in Brooklyn, NY September 6, 1945 is an American biologist, ethologist, behavioural ecologist and writer. He was a professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder for 32 years. He cofounded the Jane Goodall Institute of Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and he is Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado, Boulder where Bekoff currently holds the position Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Academic Career

Bekoff earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington University in 1967. He earned his Master of Arts from Hofstra University in 1968. Finally, he earned a Ph.D. in Animal Behavior from Washington University in 1972. After completing his Ph.D., he became an assistant professor of biology at University of Missouri–St. Louis in 1973 through 1974. He went on to work at the University of Colorado Boulder as the professor of organismic biology where he pursues research into ethology, animal behavior, behavioral ecology, development and evolution of behavior, social communication and organization, animal protection, cognitive ethology, animal cognition. Bekoff retired from his active professorship after 32 years and currently holds the position of Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado Boulder. During his tenure at University of Colorado Boulder Bekoff has authored or co-authored at least 172 papers.{{R|"RGN"}

Writing Career

Bekoff is also a prolific writer having authored, co-authored, or edited thousands of articles and over 30 books and encyclopedias. His articles have been published in Psychology Today, The New York Times, National Geographic, Live Science, and several more. Bekoff's books and articles try to prove that non-human animals exhibit thought processes similar to humans as well as emotions that could be compared to human emotions such as grief, fear, love, and compassion. Bekoff argues that nonhuman animals are extremely smart and demonstrate emotional and moral intelligences. He also has written about the grieving rituals of several different species and has recently written articles expressing his belief that nonhuman animals have spiritual experiences.

Activism and Outreach

Bekoff is the co-founder, with Jane Goodall, of Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, a fellow of the Animal Behavior Society and a former Guggenheim fellow. He lectures internationally on animal behavior, cognitive ethology (the study of animal minds), and behavioral ecology, and writes a science column about animal emotion for Psychology Today. He is an advocate for the compassionate conservation movement.

Bekoff is a vegan. He is also a patron of the Captive Animals Protection Society, a charity campaigning against the exotic pet trade, and the use of non-human animals in circuses and zoos. In May 2010, he argued in an article for the Greater Good Science Center, "Expanding Our Compassionate Footprint," that human beings need to abandon human exceptionalism: "Research on animal morality is blossoming, and if we can break free of theoretical prejudices, we may come to better understand ourselves and the other animals with whom we share this planet."

See also

• List of animal rights advocates

Selected Awards

• The Exemplar Award (2000) from the Animal Behavior Society
• Guggenheim Fellowship (1980)
• The Bank One Faculty Community Service Award (2005)
• St. Francis of Assisi Award by the New Zealand SPCA (2009)
• Honorary member, Animalisti Italiani
• Honorary member, Fundacion Altarriba
• Honorary board member, Rational Animal

Bibliography

• Bekoff, Marc; Carrier, Jim (21 March 1996). Nature's Life Lessons: Everyday Truths from Nature. Fulcrum Publishing. ISBN 978-1555912482.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
• Allen, Colin; Bekoff, Marc; Lauder, George (3 April 1998). Nature's Purposes: Analyses of Function and Design in Biology. The MIT Press. ISBN 978-0262510974.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
• Bekoff, Marc; Byers, John A. (June 1998). Animal Play Evolutionary, Comparative and Ecological Perspectives. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521586566.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
• Bekoff, Marc; Andrews, Ronald D (15 December 2001). Coyotes : Biology, Behavior, and Management. The Blackburn Press. ISBN 978-1930665422.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
• Bekoff, Marc (1 January 2002). Minding Animals: Awareness, Emotions, and Heart. Oxford University Press USA. ISBN 978-0195163377.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
• Bekoff, Marc (November 2005). Animal Passions and Beastly Virtues: Reflections on Redecorating Nature. Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1592133482.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
• Bekoff, Marc (9 September 2007). Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships : A Global Exploration of Our Connections with Animals. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0313334870.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
• Bekoff, Marc (13 November 2007). Animals Matter: A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect. Shambhala. ISBN 978-1590305225.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
• Bekoff, Marc (September 2008). Animals at Play: Rules of the Game. Temple University Press. ISBN 978-1592135530.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
• Bekoff, Marc; Blessley Lowe, Cara (30 November 2008). Listening to Cougar. University Press of Colorado. ISBN 978-0870819360.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
• Bekoff, Marc; Robinson, Jill (1 March 2013). Jasper's Story: Saving Moon Bears. Sleeping Bear Press. ISBN 978-1585367986.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
• Bekoff, Marc (June 2013). Ignoring Nature No More: The Case for Compassionate Conservation. The University of Chicago Press Books. ISBN 978-0226925332.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
• Bekoff, Marc (April 2018). Canine Confidential: Why Dogs Do What They Do. The University of Chicago Press Books. ISBN 978-0226433035.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
• Bekoff, Marc; Pierce, Jessica (5 October 2021). A Dog's World: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without Humans. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0691196183.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
• Bekoff, Marc (1 March 2021). Canine Confidential Lib/E: Why Dogs Do What They Do. The University of Chicago Press Books. ISBN 978-1665227155.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

References

1. ^ "Bekoff, Marc 1945-". Encyclopedia.com. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
2. ^ "Roots and Shoots". boulderweekly.com. Retrieved 2021-02-27.
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6. ^ "Do Animals Have Spiritual Experiences? Yes, They Do". psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
7. "Do Dogs Know Death?". psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
8. "Grief in animals: It's arrogant to think we're the only animals who mourn". psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
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10. "Marc Bekoff" Archived 2013-02-13 at the Wayback Machine, literati.net, undated.
    • Marc Bekoff, "Animal emotions", Psychology Today.
11. Wallach, Arian D.; Bekoff, Marc; Batavia, Chelsea; Nelson, Michael Paul; Ramp, Daniel (2018). "Summoning compassion to address the challenges of conservation". Conservation Biology. 32 (6): 1255–1265. doi:10.1111/cobi.13126. ISSN 1523-1739. PMID 29700860.
12. Bekoff, Marc (2010-06-10). "Vegans Shouldn't Eat Oysters, and If You Do You're Not Vegan, So..." HuffPost. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
13. "Professor Marc Bekoff". Freedom for Animals. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
14. Bekoff, Marc (2010-05-20). "Expanding Our Compassion Footprint". Greater Good Science Center. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
15. "Grants & Awards". AnimalBehaviorSociety.org. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
16. "Marc Bekoff". gf.org. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
17. "Chase Faculty Community Service Award Past Recipients". cu.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
18. ^ "Marc Bekoff, PhD Biography". procon.org. Retrieved 2021-03-01.

External links

• Official website
• Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals / Citizens for Responsible Animal Behavior Studies
• Blog at Psychology Today
• Noguarde/sandbox at IMDb

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