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Definition: Naturalistic Intelligence is defined as the ability to see patterns in nature and work in natural environment with livestock, wildlife, plants etc

Usually found in: farmers, gardeners, ecologists, zoologists, biologists, explorers, anthropologists, animal trainers.

Famous examples: Jacques Cousteau, David Attenborough, Victor Schauberger, Benedict Allen, Old Macdonald (just joking!), Dr. Temple Grandin, Lewis and Clark, Charles Darwin, Rachel Carson, John Muir, Luther Burbank, and John James Audubon. 

Naturalistic Intelligence traits:

• nature knowledge
• negotiates well 
• sensitive to ecology 
• sees patterns in nature 
• keen sense of balance with nature and the body 
• often chooses to be vegetarian 
• sensitive to environmental and animal abuse 
• prefers nature to cities 
• feels at their best in nature 
• feels responsible for nature in custodial role 
• autistics often have heightened naturalistic intelligence as described/demonstrated by Dr. Temple Grandin  

 

Exercises to strengthen Naturalistic Intelligence:

• use nature metaphors 
• allow people to bring their pets in 
• teach via inquiry 
• enrich learning environment with plants 
• teach effects of nutrition on learning 
• support and encopurgae project work 
• use art of nature  
• study natural phenomenon 

 

Wily Walnut - FREE articles to unleash your Naturalistic Intelligence and every facet of your genius!

The Eighth Intelligence: Naturalistic Intelligence
Leslie Owen Wilson explores Gardener's eighth intelligence, Nature-Smart, or naturalistic intelligence. A good article that expands on what you've read here.

Dr. Temple Grandin website
The fascinating and extraodinary Dr Temple Gardin. Born autistic, she has studied, overcome, and utilised her challenges with autism to become a professor of animal science, a designer of livestock handling facilities, a bestselling author and speaker on the subjects of autism and animal behavior. She is the first to document the similarities between autistic view of the world and animal view of the world, thus pointing to strong naturistic intelligence in autistic people.

"Nature was my teacher -- The Vision of Victor Schauberger." Video below:

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