Raymond Coppinger (died August 14, 2017) was a professor of
cognitive science and biology at
Hampshire College
Hampshire College is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. It was opened in 1970 as an experiment in alternative education, in association with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley: Amherst College, Smith College, Mo ...
. He was an expert in dog behavior and the
origin of the domestic dog
The domestication of the dog was the process which created the domestic dog. This included the dog's genetic divergence from the wolf, its domestication, and the emergence of the first dogs. Genetic studies show that all ancient and modern dog ...
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Education
He majored in literature and philosophy at
Boston University
Boston University (BU) is a Private university, private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. The university is nonsectarian, but has a historical affiliation with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1839 by Methodists with ...
. He received his Ph.D. at the
University of Massachusetts
The University of Massachusetts is the five-campus public university system and the only public research system in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The university system includes five campuses (Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, and a medical ...
in biology. His thesis was on "the effect of experience and novelty on avian feeding behavior."
Career
He was one of the first faculty members at Hampshire College when it was founded in 1969.
He published more than 60 scientific articles, and appeared in many documentaries including for the
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His wife Lorna Coppinger was a frequent collaborator on research and writing. In their book "What Is a Dog?," they argue that vast majority of street dogs are not strays or lost pets, but rather well-adapted scavengers, similar to the dogs that first emerged thousands of years ago.
(LGDs) to research their use on American ranches to combat coyotes. Their work is still the single largest, long term study of LGDs.
He and his wife helped develop and popularize the
breed in the United States.
es, suggesting that the traits associated with the syndrome occurred in the fox population prior to their domestication.
Coppinger died at the age of 80, from cancer. He is survived by his wife, Lorna.