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New study into gibbon behaviour could hold key to human cognition (Abertay University)

Edit Public Technologies 01 Jun 2016
'Primates are social animals and rarely make decisions or solve problems in isolation, so the presence of others is an important feature of the learning environment ... The project spans many interdisciplinary boundaries having relevance to ecology, animal behaviour, biology and conservation, as well as to the social sciences where it has implications ......

‘Friendly Planet Travel’ Bans Abusive Elephant Encounters After PETA Appeal (PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals)

Edit Public Technologies 31 May 2016
PETA - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) ... 'Friendly Planet Travel joins dozens of major travel companies in agreeing that elephants are highly intelligent, social animals who should never be imprisoned at tourist traps,' says PETA Foundation Captive Animal Law Enforcement Counsel Rachel Mathews....

Learning from loneliness

Edit Journal News 31 May 2016
From The Atlantic. “As social animals, we depend on others for survival. Our communities provide mutual aid and protection ... ....

Identity and relationships explored through smartphone-sized portraits (University of Dundee)

Edit Public Technologies 31 May 2016
(Source. University of Dundee). Published OnThu 26 May 2016by Grant Hill. A University of Dundee student has revived the ancient practice of miniature portrait painting as a way of exploring the very modern way we forge and maintain relationships through smartphones ... 'My work examines identity, our condition as social animals and how we are defined by our connections to other people,' explained Emily ... For media enquiries contact. ... Tel....

University of Jihad

Edit Huffington Post 31 May 2016
Anders Breivik killed eight people by detonating a van bomb in Oslo, then shot and killed 69 participants of a political summer camp on the island of Ut�ya. It was the most devastating act of terrorism in Norway's history. Breivik is now Norway's highest profile terrorist, a constant reminder of the dark side of the Scandinavian dream ... human beings are social animals and prolonged isolation leads to psychological breakdown ... ....

Saviours of urban wildlife

Edit Deccan Herald 30 May 2016
An hour after calling the People For Animals (PFA) wildlife hospital, located in North Bengaluru, rescuer Chethan arrived ... We don’t have the permission or the facility to rescue and rehabilitate domestic animals like dogs, cats, cows ... The hospital has 3 ambulances to offer immediate aid to animals in distress ... They are extremely social animals....

Rabbits hopping mad about hutches, says naturalist Chris Packham

Edit The Guardian 29 May 2016
BBC presenter says we should be constantly rethinking how we look after animals ... “We don’t revise our ideas about animal husbandry quick enough. Rabbits are kept in hutches because we were growing them for food, not keeping them as pets ... They are also highly social animals, they don’t really enjoy being kept on their own.” ... He said society should be constantly rethinking how it looks after all animals, whether domestic or kept in a zoo ... ....

Happy Feet: Penguin Receives Life-Changing Surgery at Texas A&M; Vet Med (Texas A&M; University)

Edit Public Technologies 26 May 2016
A chinstrap penguin from Moody Gardens in Galveston stretches its wings at the Texas A&M; College of Veterinary Medicine Small Animal Hospital ... 'Cataract surgery is the one surgery I would do for any animal at any age because it improves their life so much,' Hoppes said ... These are very social animals, and when they've lost their vision they become more isolated and less social....

Sibling Rivalry Is A Weighty Issue For Meerkats

Edit IFL Science 25 May 2016
This is the first time social animals have been shown to increase their growth rate in response to greater competition from reproductive rivals, something that is usually hard to distinguish in a season when food is unusually plentiful. However, the authors suspect something similar occurs in other animals, possibly including humans....

Massachusetts animal rescue farm overwhelmed by 50 goats

Edit The Miami Herald 24 May 2016
... who want to adopt the animals should have some experience raising goats and be willing to adopt more than one, since goats are highly social animals....

Donkey parents wanted: Hawaiians round up last of feral herd for adoption

Edit The Guardian 21 May 2016
Herd that once numbered 500 has been reduced to 50 in an effort requiring the social animals to be adopted with fellow creatures ... The herd went entirely unmanaged for nearly 40 years because the donkeys weren’t considered game or endangered animals, Gibson said ... Donkeys are social animals, so they must be adopted in pairs or have another animal to keep them company at their new home, she added....

Adopt a donkey from Hawaii

Edit The Examiner 21 May 2016
The animals were descendants of working ... In fact, Gibson noted that the whole process can “take anywhere from weeks to months to train donkeys to lead from a halter and interact with humans.” She also added that since donkeys are very social animals, “they must be adopted in pairs or have another animal to keep them company at their new home.” ....

Donkeys up for adoption in Hawaii, but only in pairs

Edit The Oklahoman 21 May 2016
The animals wandered into roadways, tore up golf courses and drank from swimming pools, said Inga Gibson, Hawaii state director for the Humane Society of the United States ... The herd went entirely unmanaged for nearly 40 years because the donkeys weren't considered game or endangered animals, said Gibson ... Donkeys are social animals, so they must be adopted in pairs or have another animal to keep them company at their new home, she said....
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