Shankland's award-winning interdisciplinary book examines our dominance of and affection for animals and how empathy toward animals can easily be manipulated.

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From metaphors for our behavior to demonstrations of our superior status, we use animals to help define ourselves.

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If a pig embryo infused with human cells truly became something close enough to count as a member of the human species, then current research regulations would dictate it’s owed human-level regard.

Learn which pets are most commonly hoarded and how unchecked breeding and mental health issues drive animal overcrowding.

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The video explores three animal species that are heavily hunted because of their natural armour. It explains how shells, ...

Humans are far more monogamous than our primate cousins, but less so than beavers, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in England analyzed the proportion of full ...

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The monogamy rate in humans may be higher than you expected... but we do it in a strange way compared to other animals.