Outline of Lecture Notes for Sept. 9 What is Animal Behaviour? Scientific study of how and why animals behave the way they do Uses both evolutionary theory and behavioural physiology Why study animal behaviour? Establish general rules regulating behaviour Determine how best to preserve endangered animals Control economically important pests Develop better conditions for domestic animals and animals in zoos Cane Toads in Australia Ecological disaster due to lack of understanding of
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href="http://www.geocities.com/vaksam/">Sam Vaknin’s Psychology‚ Philosophy‚ Economics and Foreign Affairs Web Sites</a></center> <br> <br>Animal rights is a catchphrase akin to human rights. It involves‚ however‚ a few pitfalls. First‚ animals exist only as a concept. Otherwise‚ they are cuddly cats‚ curly dogs‚ cute monkeys. A rat and a puppy are both animals but our emotional reaction to them is so different that we cannot really lump them together. Moreover: what rights are we talking about? The
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The Maricopa County animal control has evolved over the last century and the best way to understand animal control is to look at it through history. During the first quarter of the 20th Century‚ Maricopa County communities were rural and sparsely populated. Dogs and cats were valued for what they contributed to this rural lifestyle. Dogs were working dogs earning their keep on a local ranch or farm‚ or they were used for hunting to help put food on the table. Some dogs‚ as well as cats‚ were
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I. Definition of Animal Behavior: Any observable thing an animal does a. Covers broad range of activities from involuntary muscle movements to animal intelligence an social behavior b. Why? i. Exploit animals more efficiently 1. Want to domesticate animals 2. Use as food ii. Protect and conserve animals better iii. Academic reasons c. What kinds of questions? iv. Mechanistic: how? v. Evolutionary: Survival
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assumed an almost sacred-like status in the West‚ while other animals such as the pig… well‚ have lost out. The Academy Award-winning documentary The Cove‚ which aired Sunday night on ABC1‚ is a masterfully crafted spy-like thriller telling the story of dolphin hunting practices in Taiji‚ Japan. The documentary shows terrible scenes of dolphins being rounded up‚ netted and then slaughtered with spears. It is shocking to see an animal‚ any animal‚ being killed. So what about the meat that makes it to the
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Descent of Man from Higher Animals‚ by presenting humans’ wrongdoings to bring about change to mankind. In The Lowest Animal‚ Twain is right with his claim that humans are patriotic‚ religious and slothful but good deeds shouldn’t be overlooked and humanity shouldn’t be generalized by the actions of the few. Twain asserts that humans tend to fight over the differences of their political and theological beliefs. “When I came back to note results‚ the cage of Higher Animals was all right‚ but in the
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Michael Pollan’s article The Cooking Animal‚ describes the decline of home cooked meals and its effects. Cooking‚ he says‚ is what separates us from animals. It’s how we became civilized. By making us come together and share food‚ we learn about each other and ourselves. Although its importance‚ cooking is rapidly declining in modern times. What was once a daily ritual is now becoming a special occasion. Replacing cooking is convenient‚ yet horribly unhealthy‚ processed foods thus worsening the already
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Crueler Than an Animal There are over a hundred of different animal species out there and yet the cruelest animal of all is man. Man has a very manipulative mindset that animals could not even begin to comprehend. Animals physically hurt their prey‚ while humans hurt their own kind mentally and physically. We watch TV shows such as Criminal Minds and Dexter that show how cruel one person can truly be. We watch those shows for entertainment‚ but what we fail to comprehend is that there are
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Amazing animals that can fly These animals are naturally born without wings on their body‚ and most of their relatives are also can not airborne in the air. But with thousands and thousands years of evolution and adaptation to their surroundings‚ they finally found the way how to“flying” without wings. In fact‚ to some of these animals‚ the word “flying” is misleading‚ as they actually gliding in the air between a short to medium distance instead of really fly. They are also often called as the
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INTRODUCTION TO ANIMAL FIBER Animal fibers are largely those which cover mammals such as sheep‚ goats and rabbits with well-known examples such as alpaca‚ merino‚ wool‚ fur and mohair. Animal fibers are natural fibers that consist largely of particular proteins. Instances are silk‚ hair/fur (including wool) and feathers. The animal fibers used most commonly both in the manufacturing world as well as by the hand spinners are wool from domestic sheep and silk. Also very popular are
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