Animals
Animals
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Chimpanzees correct cultural biases about how good mothers behave
A philosopher observes chimpanzee mothers and their infants interact, realising how cultural our ideals of motherhood are
by Maria Botero
Animals
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A basic sense of numbers is shared by countless creatures
Birds, bees, cats and other animals have an ability to use numbers. How can this help us understand people with dyscalculia?
by Brian Butterworth
Animals
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What our use of animal-based slurs and endearments says about us
The image of the adorable kitten and the insult of calling someone a ‘pussy’ have more in common than you might realise
by David Egan
Animals
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Human exceptionalism imposes horrible costs on other animals
We owe it to other animals and to ourselves to resist human exceptionalism. Accepting their inner lives is the first step
by Barbara J King
Nature and the environment
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Grey whales taught me how to mother, how to endure, how to live
When I was in crisis, grey whales taught me how to mother and how to endure, till I could find my own paths through change
by Doreen Cunningham
Animals
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If animals are persons, should they bear criminal responsibility?
Were medieval trials of animal criminals not a sign of backwardness, but in fact strangely progressive?
by Ed Simon
Knowledge and reason
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Babies and chicks help solve one of psychology’s oldest puzzles
From the beginning of life, both humans and other species can grasp important characteristics of the world around them
by Giorgio Vallortigara
Nature and the environment
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A vast, thrilling world of nature unfolds outside of human time
Human life might stretch over decades, but the lifespans of many other organisms on this pale blue dot leave us in the dust
by Nicholas P Money
Animals
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My cancer scars map the pain of animals held in research labs
The scars on my body are a constant reminder of why I’ve turned from scholarship on animals to agitating for animals
by Barbara J King
Animals
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Be they friend or foe, animals share our blood and our planet
Human society is enmeshed with nonhuman animals: they are our kin and our fellow travellers on this planet we call home
by David P Barash
Animals
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Same-sex sexual behaviour in mammals evolved to keep the peace
Although these new findings can’t tell us much about human sexuality, they could help to solve an evolutionary paradox
by Shayla Love
Animals
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Sex lives of the pygmy seahorses – a hidden, miniature marvel
Randy females, pregnant males and breeding quartets: the secret sex lives of the pygmy seahorses of Sulawesi in Indonesia
by Richard Smith