Con Slobodchikoff is an animal behaviorist and conservation biologist.
He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biological Sciences at Northern Arizona University, where he taught biology and animal behavior. Con was also a Fulbright Fellow and a visiting professor at Kenyatta University in Kenya.
Con received both his B.S. and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Con is the founder and Director of the Animal Language Institute, a clearinghouse for research and forum for discussions about animal communication, including language; President and CEO of Animal Communications Ltd.; and Founder and Chief Scientist of Zoolingua, which is working on applying AI technology to decoding the language of animals.
Con's work has beenCon Slobodchikoff is an animal behaviorist and conservation biologist.
He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Biological Sciences at Northern Arizona University, where he taught biology and animal behavior. Con was also a Fulbright Fellow and a visiting professor at Kenyatta University in Kenya.
Con received both his B.S. and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
Con is the founder and Director of the Animal Language Institute, a clearinghouse for research and forum for discussions about animal communication, including language; President and CEO of Animal Communications Ltd.; and Founder and Chief Scientist of Zoolingua, which is working on applying AI technology to decoding the language of animals.
Con's work has been featured widely in the media. His video appearances have included Dateline NBC, ABC World News, CNN, Country Canada, Quantum (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), Teirzeit (Belgian-German TV), BBC, Turner Broadcasting, Brixen Productions (Discovery Channel), and Evolve (History Channel). His work was the subject of two one-hour documentaries, Talk of the Town (BBC 2009) and Prairie Dog Chatter (Animal Planet Wild Kingdom 2010). He has also been interviewed on various radio outlets, including The Diane Rehm Show, Radio Lab, NPR’s All Things Considered, NPR’s Morning Edition, and BBC radio. Stories about his work have appeared in the LA Times, Boston Globe, Denver Post, Washington Post, NY Times, and others, as well as numerous magazines including Smithsonian Magazine, National Geographic, People Magazine, and Discover Magazine. ...more