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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 While spontaneous yawning is common across all vertebrate classes, contagious yawning is less common and has been observed only in a few species of social animals.
Zoë T. Rossman +4 more
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, 1978 Correction of the location of the Elephant Symposium at the 59th Annual Meeting of the ASM to Corvallis from Portland ...
Editors, Elephant
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PachydermThere is increasing evidence of compromised welfare for captive African savannah elephants managed in confined spaces. With the trend for zoos and captive facilities to close due to public pressure, reflecting ethical concerns, and thier limited ...
Tamara Eggeling +4 more
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Biomechanical parameters of asian elephant (elephas maximus) walking gait [PDF]
Kafkas Universitesi Veteriner Fakültesi Dergisi, 2017 Quadruped animals have a unique mechanism of movement that minimizes energy use and allows muscles to work effectively. Elephants are the biggest quadruped animals on earth and how they stabilize their body and use energy are of interest.
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Aging: What We Can Learn From Elephants
Frontiers in Aging, 2021 Elephants are large-brained, social mammals with a long lifespan. Studies of elephants can provide insight into the aging process, which may be relevant to understanding diseases that affect elderly humans because of their shared characteristics that ...
Daniella E. Chusyd +8 more
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Nursing, 2020 Abstract: Nurses of color refrain from speaking up when facing racism in their nursing practice from patients, White peers, coworkers, and higher-ups. Racism is the elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about. This article examines the barriers that may prevent nurses of color from speaking openly about racism and encourages all ...
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Impact of Weight Carriage on Joint Kinematics in Asian Elephants Used for Riding
Animals, 2021 Background: Elephants in Thailand have changed their roles from working in the logging industry to tourism over the past two decades. In 2020, there were approximately 2700 captive elephants participating in activities such as riding and trekking. During
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Animals, 2022 Sound production mechanisms set the parameter space available for transmitting biologically relevant information in vocal signals. Low–frequency rumbles play a crucial role in coordinating social interactions in elephants’ complex fission–fusion ...
Veronika C. Beeck +3 more
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Fat residue and use-wear found on Acheulian biface and scraper associated with butchered elephant remains at the site of Revadim, Israel [PDF]
, 2015 The archaeological record indicates that elephants must have played a significant role in early human diet and culture during Palaeolithic times in the Old World.
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