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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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Habitat Selection by Feral Horses in the Alberta Foothills
, 2012 Populations of feral horses have been increasing in the Alberta foothills and pose a concern to the conservation of native grasslands. Sustainable management of feral horses requires information on their habitat use.
Bevan, Tisa L
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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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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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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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EcosphereNon‐native grazers compete with native species across the globe. We present a novel approach to study the composition of the herbaceous understory across three study areas within the Great‐Basin with different historic and contemporary grazing regimes ...
Phillip A. Street +4 more
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Parameters for the Analysis of Social Bonds in Horses
Animals, 2018 Social bond analysis is of major importance for the evaluation of social relationships in group housed horses. However, in equine behaviour literature, studies on social bond analysis are inconsistent.
Riccarda Wolter +2 more
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Equine Veterinary Education, EarlyView.Summary A 20‐year‐old Camargue pony mare was referred for acute‐onset neurological signs and intermittent colic. Clinical examination revealed obtundation, cranial nerve deficits, head pressing, ventral strabismus and ataxia. Laboratory analyses showed marked hyperammonaemia, hyperbilirubinemia, severe increases in liver enzymes, hypoalbuminaemia and ...
C. Maino +5 more
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Role of feral pig (Sus scrofa) in the dissemination of Phytophthora cinnamomi in South-western Australia [PDF]
, 2012 Phytophthora cinnamomi is a soil-borne plant pathogen that causes dieback, a disease that devastates many native vegetation ecosystems in Australia, particularly in south-west Western Australia.
Li, Andrew
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Feral Horses Disrupt Greater Sage-Grouse Lekking Activity in the Great Basin [PDF]
, 2019 Greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus; hereafter, sage grouse) and feral horses (Equus ferus caballus) co-occur within Great Basin sagebrush ecosystems of western North America.
Coates, Peter S., Munoz, Diana A.
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