Isabella Clegg is an animal welfare scientist who specialises in understanding dolphins and their emotions.
She pioneered research into dolphin welfare, discovering that we can test whether they are optimists or pessimists, and that they bond with familiar humans. She has degrees in animal behaviour, welfare and marine biology, and has years of experience with captive and wild animals.
She has written dozens of publications, reports and book chapters which have been covered by the BBC, New Scientist and others. Isabella founded Animal Welfare Expertise, an animal behaviour and welfare consultancy for zoos, farms, NGOs and conservation projects. In her talk, Isabella uses findings from a new field called animal welfare science to show how animals adapt their optimism to achieve long-term "happiness". Can studying what makes animals happy help us understand human happiness too?
Isabella Clegg is an animal welfare scientist who specialises in understanding dolphins and their emotions. She pioneered research into dolphin welfare, discovering that we can test whether they are optimists or pessimists, and that they bond with familiar humans. She has degrees in animal behaviour, welfare and marine biology, and has years of experience with captive and wild animals.
She has written dozens of publications, reports and book chapters which have been covered by the BBC, New Scientist and others. Isabella founded Animal Welfare Expertise, an animal behaviour and welfare consultancy for zoos, farms, NGOs and conservation projects.
In her talk, Isabella uses findings from a new field called animal welfare science to show how animals adapt their optimism to achieve long-term "happiness". Can studying what makes animals happy help us understand human happiness too? This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx