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Ethnozoology of bushmeat [PDF]
Revue d'ethnoécologie, 2018 In the Congo Basin, food is an everyday concern and its acquisition and transformation often structure many of the activities of a human group. While agriculture provides the main source of calories, meat of wild animals, commonly referred to as bushmeat,
Romain Duda +2 more
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The interactions between humans and animals: the contribution of ethnozoology [PDF]
Biotemas, 2007 In this review paper, the variety of interactions established between human cultures and animals is approached through the perspective of ethnozoology.
Eraldo Medeiros Costa-Neto +1 more
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A Semantic Menagerie: The Conceptual Semantics of Ethnozoological Categories
Russian journal of linguistics: Vestnik RUDN, 2018 Following the seminal work of Wierzbicka (1985, 2013), this paper proposes and discusses a set of semantic analyses of words from three different levels of the English ethnozoological taxonomic hierarchy (Berlin 1992): creature (unique beginner), bird ...
Cliff Goddard
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Ethnozoological and commercial drivers of the pangolin trade in Benin [PDF]
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2021 Abstract Background Pangolins are trafficked in unsustainable volumes to feed both local and global trade networks for their meat and the medicinal properties of their derivatives, including scales. We focus on a West African country (Benin) to assess the medicinal and spiritual values of pangolins among different ethnic
Stanislas Zanvo +5 more
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Revista Brasileira de Linguística Antropológica, 2021 Este estudo apresenta nomes Paiter de animais organizadas por meio de agrupamentos populares especificados pelos falantes entrevistados. A recolha de dados ocorreu junto a um falante em 1993, três falantes em 2014, e um dos falantes de 2014 em 2016. O falante de 1993 e os de 2014-2016 eram de aldeias distintas, e suas falas não foram idênticas. Algumas
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Wild animals have traditionally been the main sources of protein available, if not the only, to numerous indigenous populations worldwide. However, greater access to markets, reduced availability or access to wildlife, and policies in support of ...
Claudileide Pereira dos Santos +7 more
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Wildlife Trade for Belief-Based Use: Insights From Traditional Healers in South Africa
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 The use of animals and plants as traditional remedies for medical and magico-religious purposes has a long history of socio-cultural and economic importance in South Africa.
Jennah Green +6 more
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Ethnozoological use of primates in northeastern India
Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2021 Ethnozoological practices to cure various diseases have a long history. Communities that reside near the forest collect wild animals and their derivatives to prepare medicines and get relief from diseases. Northeastern India is home to many tribes with vast traditional ethnobiological knowledge, and there are many reports of zootherapeutic uses in the ...
null Deborah Daolapogy +2 more
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Dera Natung Government College Research Journal, 2021 Many tribes of Arunachal Pradesh consider the hornet Vespa magnifica as highly delicious and seasonal food with high economic value. The hunting practices of these hornets are an age-old tradition that has been passed down from generation after ...
Dobiam Narba, Leki Wangchu, Dobiam Tagam
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Introduction of Ethnozoology-a review
, 2022 Interaction between human being civilizations and the animals in their environment is known as ethnozoology. It includes the classification and vernacular names of fauna, folklore awareness, and utilize of whole fauna. The importance of this information to our knowledge of the functions performed by fauna in human being civilization is the focus of ...
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