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fromMail Online
1 week ago

Face it, your cat doesn't care about you: Felines rarely help owners

Dogs and toddlers spontaneously help locate hidden objects, while cats rarely assist unless the item is their favorite treat or toy, reflecting differences in domestication and selective breeding for cooperation.
fromwww.scientificamerican.com
1 month ago

Do apes have an imagination? A new study suggests Kanzi the bonobo did

Amalia Bastos first met Kanzi the bonobo in 2023. Bastos was starstruck, she recalls: Kanzi was famous for learning how to communicate with humans using a keyboard of symbols. Upon first seeing Bastos, Kanzi immediately pointed at her and another scientist. Then the ape pointed to his lexigramsthe symbols he used to communicateselecting the icons for chase and tickle. The two researchers obliged, pretending to chase and tickle each other.
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fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

A Deep Dive Into Why Joy is Essential, Who Feels It, and Why

Rapid, short-lived 'woo-hoo' joy and longer transcendent joy occur across diverse animal species and likely evolved as adaptive emotional states.
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

How the Search for Meaning Helps and Hurts Us

I write this post with a clear but demanding purpose. I aim to apply insights from animal behavior research to gain a deeper understanding of how humans behave, struggle, and adapt. As a clinical psychologist, much of my work centers on two closely related questions. Why do people do what they do? And why is changing what does not work for them so often more difficult than it appears?
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