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Animal Teachers: Nonhuman Pedagogy and the Question of Deceit
Educational Theory, EarlyView.Abstract Animals as “teachers” of human children and adults is a recurring theme in children's literature, in anthropological accounts of “feral children,” as well as in contemporary practices of animal‐assisted pedagogy, philosophical research, wildlife documentaries, and popular culture.
Helena Pedersen
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Animal, 2013 This study investigated some aspects of breeding management in the Italian Heavy Draught Horse breed, aiming at improving its efficiency at stud farm level.
R. Mantovani, C. Sartori, G. Pigozzi
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Ethology, EarlyView.Corpses are repositories of information about the cause of death. The distress of the bereaved acts as an honest signal drawing conspecifics to the body, enabling them to learn quickly about the death, adapt their behaviour, and spread knowledge of threats across multiple social levels.
Jacob Dembitzer, Dror Ben‐Ami
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Gastrointestinal parasites of feral cats from Christmas Island [PDF]
, 2008 Objective To investigate the gastrointestinal parasites present in feral cats on Christmas Island, with particular interest in the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii.
Elliot, A.D. +3 more
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Feral Free-Ranging Horse Impacts to Native Wildlife [PDF]
, 2019 The impacts of introduced horse on the vegetative communities has been widely studied. However, minimal research has been conducted to scientifically determine how they affect native wildlife.
Bergman, David L., Bender, Scott C.
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The importance of ethology in understanding the behaviour of the horse
, 1999 Domestication has provided the horse with food, shelter, veterinary care and protection, allowing individuals an increased chance of survival. However, the restriction of movement, limited breeding opportunities and a requirement to expend energy, for ...
Goodwin, D.,, Goodwin, Deborah
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The ecogenomics of dsDNA bacteriophages in feces of stabled and feral horses
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 2020 The viromes of the mammalian lower gut were shown to be heavily dominated by bacteriophages; however, only for humans were the composition and intervariability of the bacteriophage communities studied in depth.
V.V. Babenko +7 more
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Anaesthetic management of a horse with acute kidney injury
Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.Summary Anaesthetic management of animals with acute kidney injuries (AKI) is complex and poses considerable risk. There are no publications describing management of anaesthetised horses with AKI. Perioperative and anaesthetic care of a Thoroughbred filly presented with traumatic injuries and subsequent AKI is described.
C. T. Quinn, K. J. Hughes, A. N. Walton
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Evaluating mountain lion diet before and after a removal of feral horses in a semiarid environment
EcosphereNon‐native species can affect ecosystems by influencing native predator‐prey dynamics. Therefore, management interventions designed to remove non‐natives may inadvertently lead to increased predation on native species. Feral horses are widely distributed
Peter C. Iacono +4 more
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Frontiers in Conservation ScienceUnderstanding species occupancy and habitat selection is fundamental to ecology and provides critical information for management. In the Rocky Mountain Foothills of western Canada, feral horses (Equus ferus caballus) are now sympatric with many native ...
Paul M. Boyce, Philip D. McLoughlin
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