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Tim Clutton-Brock
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Timothy Hugh Clutton-Brock
13 August 1946 |
| Citizenship | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge (PhD) |
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| Institutions | University of Cambridge |
| Thesis | Feeding and ranging behaviour of the red colobus monkey (1973) |
| Doctoral advisor | Robert Hinde |
Timothy Hugh Clutton-Brock, born on August 13, 1946, is a famous British zoologist. He studies how mammals behave in their natural homes. He is especially known for his work with red deer and meerkats.
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His Education Journey
Timothy Clutton-Brock studied at the University of Cambridge. He earned his PhD degree there in 1972. A PhD is a very high university degree.
Studying Animals and Their Homes
Professor Clutton-Brock is a top expert at the University of Cambridge. He leads a group that studies large animals. He also teaches at the University of Pretoria in South Africa.
Long-Term Animal Studies
His early work focused on how primates behave in groups. More recently, he has spent a lot of time on three big studies. These studies look at animals over many years.
- He studies Red Deer on the Scottish island of Rùm.
- He also studies Soay sheep on another Scottish island called St Kilda.
- His third major study is about meerkats in the southern Kalahari desert.
Professor Clutton-Brock helped start the Kalahari Meerkat Project. The meerkats from this project became famous. They were featured in the TV show Meerkat Manor.
Books and Research
Professor Clutton-Brock has written and edited many books. These books share what he has learned about animal behavior. Some of his well-known books include:
- Red Deer: Behavior and Ecology of Two Sexes (1982)
- The Evolution of Parental Care (1991)
- Soay Sheep: Dynamics and Selection in an Island Population (2004)
- Meerkat Manor – The Story of Flower of the Kalahari (2007)
- Mammal Societies (2016)
He has also written many scientific articles. One important article from 2013 was about "The evolution of social monogamy in mammals." This looked at why some mammals have only one partner.
Awards and Special Recognition
Professor Clutton-Brock has received many important awards.
- In 1987, he became a Fellow of the Royal Society. This is a very high honor for scientists in the UK.
- He won the Frink Medal in 1997 from the Zoological Society of London.
- In 2012, he received the Darwin Medal from the Royal Society. This award was for his work on how different animal groups live. It also recognized his studies on how animals choose partners and how animal populations change over time.
