the scientific study of the behaviour of animals in their natural environment

The documentary was about ethology, the study of animal behaviour, and about Konrad Lorenz, one of the field's founders. 这部纪录片是关于动物行为学，即研究动物行为的学科，以及这一领域的创始人之一康拉德·洛伦兹的。

The discovery and translation of the bee's "dance" is one of the great achievements of modern ethology. 发现并翻译蜜蜂的“舞蹈”是现代动物行为学的一个伟大成就。