Includes glossary, bibliographical references, and index (pages 155-160).
Contents:
Section 5: New vaccine could save rabbits from fatal disease / Why do cats purr? / Tatum McConnell. What you don't know about your dog's nostrils / Julie Hecht ; Why cats taste no sweets / David Biello ; How house cats evolved / Carlos A. Driscoll, Juliet Clutton-Block, Andrew C. Kitchener, Stephen J. O'Brien ; Untangling the mystery of how Fido became humankind's best friend / Jason G. Goldman ; What a dog geneticist wants you to know about dog genetics / Julie Hecht ; Good news for dogs with cancer / Amy Sutherland ; What is a dog anyway? / Pat Shipman -- Section 2: Exploring how animals communicate. Wolves have local howl accents / Jason G. Goldman ; How do bonobos and chimpanzees talk to one another? / Felicity Muth ; The first "google translate" for elephants debuts / Rachel Nuwer ; "Chatty turtles" flip the script on the evolutionary origins of vocalization in animals / Pakinam Amer ; How scientists are using AI to talk to animals / Sophie Bushwick -- Section 3: Animal psychology and behavior. Many animals can think abstractly / Andrea Anderson ; We are not the same (& that is fine): differnet approaches to animal behavior / DNLee ; Do dogs have mirror neurons? / �Ad�am Mikl�osi ; The world according to dogs / Julie Hecht ; 1 sneeze, 1 vote among African wild dogs / Jason G. Goldman ; New research questions "pawedness" in dogs / Julie Hecht ; Small dogs aim high when they pee / Julie Hecht -- Section 4: Quirks of the human-pet mind. Cuteness inspires agression / Carrie Arnold ; We surrender our dogs. Help scientists understand why / Julie Hecht ; Why so many people have pets / Daisy Yuhas ; Good (and bad) ways to help a dog afraid of fireworks / Julie Hecht ; Culture shapes how children view the natural world / Jason G. Goldman ; People with COVID often infect their pets / Frank Schubert ; Most pets can't sweat: here's what you can do for them in a heat wave / Stella Marie Hombach -- Section 5: Other pets in our lives. What is the difference between hair and fur? / Kate Wong ; Ferets: man's other best friend / Jason G. Goldman ; Our love of exotic pets is driving wildlife decline / Richard Conniff ; How do we prevent pets from becoming exotic invaders? / Jim Daley ; Why pet pigs are more like wolves than dogs / Jason G. Goldman ; Online reptile trade is a free-for-all that threatens thousands of species / Rachel Nuwer ; New vaccine could save rabbits from fatal disease / Tatum McConnell.
Summary:
"Tens of millions of households in the United States have pets. They are often considered integral parts of families and close companions. There is a long history of domesticating animals, and this volume in part considers the intertwined evolution of animals and domestic animals to examine how these relationships have developed. It discusses the characteristics and behaviors of cats, dogs, and other animals that allows humans to create such a strong bond with them. It also looks at recent research on the advantages pets have on physical and mental health." -- provided by the publisher.
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