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'The Moral Circle': A Riveting Expansion of Ethical Concerns

yesterday 10

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Marc Bekoff Ph.d

Why Myths About Dogs Harm Them and Dog-Human Relationships

Why Myths About Dogs Harm Them and Dog-Human Relationships
sunday 20

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Marc Bekoff Ph.d

What the Nome Serum Run Dogs Say About Canine Sentience

What the Nome Serum Run Dogs Say About Canine Sentience
21.01.2025 20

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Marc Bekoff Ph.d

When Cats Play, They Mirror One Another's Feline Faces

When Cats Play, They Mirror One Another's Feline Faces
19.01.2025 40

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Will Dog Breeds as We Know Them Soon Be Things of the Past?

Will Dog Breeds as We Know Them Soon Be Things of the Past?
15.01.2025 20

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Compassion Fatigue: Indirect Harms From Caring About Animals

Compassion Fatigue: Indirect Harms From Caring About Animals
12.01.2025 20

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Marc Bekoff Ph.d

An Elephant’s World From the Mind and Heart of a Matriarch

An Elephant’s World From the Mind and Heart of a Matriarch
10.01.2025 20

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Costs of Caring for Abused Animals Are Existential Crises

Research shows that animal and human well-being are tightly linked.

05.01.2025 3

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Why Studying Animal Behavior Can Improve Human-Animal Bonds

Matthew Calarco offers a positive vision for human-animal relationships.

31.12.2024 5

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The Rise and Demise of Calhoun's Utopia: Mouse Universe 25

The discoverer of the "behavioral sink" was hailed a hero and then a failure.

20.12.2024 2

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The Inner Lives of Horses: A Fun-Filled, Fact-Filled Guide

Helena Telkänranta and artists illustrate horses' cognitive and emotional lives.

15.12.2024 2

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Why Animals Must Have a Voice in Conservation Protocols

Granting animals agency and considering their inner lives is critical.

12.12.2024 3

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Are Free-Ranging Dogs Better Off When "Saved" by Humans?

Marco Adda discusses intricacies of the “free-ranging dog removal” phenomenon.

05.12.2024 3

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Trophy Hunting, Ageism, and the Loss of Animal Cultures

Research shows hunting animals for fun has negative effects on conservation.

29.11.2024 3

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The Edge of Sentience: Why Drawing Lines is So Difficult

Jonathan Birch's new book is a wonderful eye-opening and challenging read.

27.11.2024 3

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Cohabiting Earth: Maintaining Optimism via Global Rewilding

A new book is a must-read for remaining positive about Earth's well-being.

25.11.2024 20

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Who Owns Animals After They Break Free and Taste Freedom?

It's far more complicated than most people realize.

18.11.2024 2

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The Broad Reach of Vegan Vision Extending Well Beyond Food

Matthew Halteman opens the door to expansive and deep thinking.

13.11.2024 3

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Reforming Food Production to Help Humans, Animals, and Earth

A new book explains how to change farming for the benefit of all.

10.11.2024 2

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Dinosaur Behavior: What We Know and How We Know It

David Hone's new book is an eye-opening journey into how dinosaurs lived.

06.11.2024 2

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Chickens' Startlingly Complex Social and Emotional Lives

Sy Montgomery's new book shows why being called a bird brain is a compliment.

04.11.2024 1

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The Eclectic Father of Cognitive Ethology

A new book offers a detailed look at Donald Griffin's bold scientific work.

31.10.2024 2

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What Birds Teach Us About the Value of Family and Friendship

Jessica Mann's book is a must-read for appreciating how birds sense their world.

29.10.2024 1

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What Do Bees Think and Feel When They Buzz, Fly, and Dance?

Mathieu Lihoreau's new book explains all that goes on in a bee's tiny brain.

26.10.2024 2

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"Thinking Like a Wolf": Pack Politics, Power, and Personalities

Rick McIntyre's "Thinking Like a Wolf" informs and surprises global audiences.

24.10.2024 2

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The Emotional Lives of Horses and What They Need From Us

A new book, "Applied Equine Psychology," compares horses to humans.

22.10.2024 1

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The Psychology of Rewilding Means Getting Over Ourselves

Personal rewilding means letting our feelings lead to compassionate action.

21.10.2024 20

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Eavesdropping on Animals: Lessons From Wild Conversations

Wild chatter can rewild our hearts and souls.

17.10.2024 2

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Animals Know More About Death and Dying Than We Often Assume

Susana Monsó's new book dispels anthropocentric biases about mortality.

15.10.2024 1

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Queer Nature: Celebration of Diverse Animal Sexual Behavior

Josh Davis's new book 'A Little Queer Natural History' is an eye-opening read.

09.10.2024 3

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Inherited Psychology and History in Human Social Evolution

Harvey Whitehouse's 'Inheritance' explains who we are and who we could be.

07.10.2024 2

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Marc Bekoff Ph.d

Finding Our Humanity: The Evolution of the Ape-Human Mind

Orangutan expert Leif Cocks explains what it means to be truly human.

06.10.2024 2

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Long Distance Homing by Dogs: How They Might Do It and Why

Richard Suggs offers fascinating suggestions about this mysterious behavior.

04.10.2024 3

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The Benefits of Adopting Abandoned Dogs for Them and for Us

Book 'Abandoned' uses moving before and after photographs to chronicle dog lives

02.10.2024 7

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The Science of Helping Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dogs

Dr. Zazie Todd's outstanding new book "Bark!" is the go-to for "difficult" dogs.

30.09.2024 3

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'The Suffering Animal': Balancing Vulnerability and Power

Simone Ghelli's book takes a deep dive into human-animal relationships.

27.09.2024 2

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Eight-Legged Wonders: The Amazing Minds and Lives of Spiders

James O'Hanlon's new book is a brilliant exposé of the amazing world of spiders.

25.09.2024 2

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The Challenging Lives of Monkeys Rescued from the Pet Trade

Ruth Montiel Arias and Liz Tyson's new book takes the monkey's points of view.

22.09.2024 2

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Embracing Animals’ Wild Voices Rewilds Our Hearts and Souls

Vanessa Chakour's book 'Earthly Bodies' teaches us about nurturing and love.

20.09.2024 2

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Mindful Anthropomorphism Works, So Let's Stop the Bickering

Critics of anthropomorphism say the same thing over and over, and they're wrong.

16.09.2024 2

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Is Balanced Training Fair to Dogs or Is It a Cop-Out?

There is no evidence that dogs learn more effectively when physically punished.

14.09.2024 20

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Training Your Dog With Love, Science, and Consent

Annie Grossman's how best to train dogs in her new book.

13.09.2024 3

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Colorado's New Wolves: Why Was This Pack Decimated?

Choosing to ruin the lives of wolves smacks of human exceptionalism.

11.09.2024 1

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'I'm Still Here: A Dog's Purpose Forever': Love Never Dies

Cathryn Michon helps people deal with losing a dog because it's always too soon.

09.09.2024 1

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Lessons From 40 Years Among Wolves

Diane Boyd's tireless efforts to learn about wild wolves is a riveting story.

06.09.2024 2

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Could a Dog Know I’d Recently Been Attacked By Another Dog?

Personal Perspective: An encounter with two dogs, and composite signals.

26.08.2024 1

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Colorado Wolves: Hyped Media Derails Neighborly Coexistence

Wolves' presence offers valuable lessons about human-nonhuman relationships.

23.08.2024 2

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'Rethinking Rescue': Who Deserves the Love of a Dog?

Carol Mithers's new book unites the causes of animal welfare and social justice.

21.08.2024 2

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A Scientist’s Journey From Dogs’ Minds to Cows’ Hearts

Gregory Berns's new book 'Cowpuppy' may change the way people look at cows.

16.08.2024 1

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The Wisdom, Intellect, and Emotional Lives of Sheep

Rosamund Young's new book about sheep is a story of joy, discovery, and, often, heartbreak.

13.08.2024 1

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