Well, I have to do a biography on a famous scientist. I was hoping to find a zoologist because I love animals. I can't seem to find a zoologist that really touches me, one that I want to do. I DON'T want Jack Hanna though because he is a zoologist wanna-be. Thanks!
2007-03-27 10:39:10 · 6 answers · asked by Lizzee F 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Actually, Jack Hanna is a much better scientist and zoologist than his goofy public persona would have you believe.
But some zoologists you might find interesting:
Dian Fossey - She studied gorillas in much the same way that Jane Goodall has studied chimps. She was killed by poachers, and was the subject of the excellent biopic Gorillas in the Mist starring Sigourney Weaver.
Roy Chapman Andrews - Adventurer, explorer, archeologist, naturalist, paleontologist, and master showman. He was a director of the American Museum of Natural History, led expeditions through the Gobi desert in search of Mongol gold, and discovered the first dinosaur eggs, and was the real life inspiration for Indiana Jones.
Louis Leakey is another good one. A Christian, child of missionaries in Africa, and staunch supporter of evolution, he and his family have been instrumental in the development of paleoanthropology in Africa, as well as in conservation, and he was the sponsor and mentor of both Goodall and Fossey.
And if you want to go just a little bit farther back, you could talk about probably the most famous zoologist ever, Charles Darwin.
2007-03-27 11:16:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd like to offer a suggestion from Australia.
Professor Tim Flannery is an ecosystems Professor at an Adelaide (South Australia) university. He's written a whole swag of books now; the most recent delves into climate change and our affect on weather patterns. He's also current Australian of the year.
He goes way beyond just being a zoologist. His work in New Guinea on frogs, tree kangaroos (he has discovered 2 new species) and other oddities is quite remarkable and a very entertaining tale - see his book "Throwim Way Leg". He's also written a seminal text on Australasia's ecological history ("The Future Eaters" - includes Papua, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands) and a more recent one on America's Ecological history (The Eternal Frontier).
He's also a really funny man. I was lucky enough to catch one of his talks just after Throwim Way Leg (which is Papuan pidgin for the start of a long journey) was released.
Some links below...
Love and Light,
Jarrah
2007-03-27 13:18:02 · answer #2 · answered by jarrah_fortytwo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jane Goodhall.
She's got the lot.
Additional
Or Dian Fossey
2007-03-27 10:42:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think Jane Goodall is a good scientist if you love animals.
2007-03-27 12:12:45 · answer #4 · answered by graycsc 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I vote for Louis Leaky.
2007-03-27 14:08:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jeff Corwin. Or that lady in Gorilla's in the Mist who was killed.
2007-03-27 10:46:34 · answer #6 · answered by JBaylus20 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋