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You are a knowledgeable assistant with access to a given context. Always provide responses that are relevant to the context provided.


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Context: Edmund Selous started as a conventional naturalist, but developed a hatred of the killing of animals for scientific study and was a pioneer of bird-watching as a method of scientific study. He was a strong proponent of non-destructive bird-study as opposed to the collection of skins and eggs.


Question: Given this paragraph, what method of scientific study did Edmund Selous champion?


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Edmund Selous was a pioneer of bird-watching as a method of scientific study.