"Why Sheep Matter: They're Intelligent, Emotional, and Unique"
An important new essay reviews sheep cognition, emotions, and personalities.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/animal-emotions/201905/why-sheep-matter-theyre-intelligent-emotional-and-unique
Marc Bekoff entrevista as cientistas Lori Marino e Debra Merskin, autoras de um ensaio muito importante intilulado "Intelligence, complexity, and individuality in sheep" (
por sinal, disponível para download gratuito na web).
"Intelligence, complexity, and individuality in sheep" Lori Marino
Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy, Utah
Debra Merskin
University of Oregon, Eugene
"Abstract: Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are among the earliest animals domesticated
for human use. They are consumed worldwide as mutton, hogget, and lamb, kept as
wool and milk producers, and used extensively in scientific research. The popular
stereotype is that sheep are docile, passive, unintelligent, and timid, but a review of
the research on their behavior, affect, cognition, and personality reveals that they are
complex, individualistic, and social."
In
https://animalstudiesrepository.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1374&context=animsent
O trabalho é parte de uma série de monografias que fazem parte do The Someone Project, uma parceria do pioneiro Farm Sanctuary com Kimmela Center for Animal Advocacy.
https://www.farmsanctuary.org/learn/the-someone-project/
https://www.kimmela.org/
