Jack Sprat he loved no fat, and his wife she lov’d no lean: And yet betwixt them both, they lick’t the platters clean. English Proverb (1670) The American waistline isn't the only thing that's a growing problem. Companion animals are packing on the pounds as well. Studies show that up to 60 percent of companion …
Category: Misperception Mondays!
Was It Out of Spite? Think Again.
Many animal guardians truly believe that their cat, dog, bird, rabbit, pig, horse etc. does things “to them” out of spite or malice. New Flash: This is not true. When we don’t know how or why an animal behavior problem exists, we tend to make it about us; we personalize it. In the animal behavior …
Humans aren’t the only ones that can tell a lie.
Do you think only humans can tell a lie? Think again. Koko, like most gorillas, is very intelligent. She is world-renown for her ability to communicate through sign language with a vocabulary of over 1000 words. Once Koko learned to communicate, she asked her trainers for a kitten as a present. One day at the …
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