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Karen Pryor

Karen Pryor is a behavioral biologist with an international reputation in two fields, marine mammal biology and behavioral phsychology. She is a founder and leading proponent of "clicker training," a training system based on operant conditioning... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Imua, which is Hawaiian for 'forward!'
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News from Zoos: intro
By Karen Pryor - September 20, 2009
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I'm getting ready for a ten-day trip to St. Louis and Denver, to teach and talk about modern operant training in the zoos and the major shelters in each city. I'll be hoping to blog every day about my experiences as I meet, talk with, and coach shelter trainers, zoo trainers, horse trainers, and people-teachers. Since Simon & Schuster's author pages are vetted before posting, they are sometimes delayed. For daily posts visit http://karenpryorblogspot.com or www.clickertraining.com. I'll summarize here too, though! KP