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International Society of Zooanthropology

the relationship with animals as a flywheel of culture
Animals are no strangers to us, they amaze us and they surprise us, they sometimes move us, amuse us or frighten us, for sure we feel their proximity: they are our next-of-kin because we too are animals. So let's try to understand what they want, how they feel, what their intentions are and how we can negotiate a sort of pact, which may consist in making gentle sounds, in offering food or in extending our hand. Roberto Marchesini, Etologia cognitiva, Apeiron, 2018.
ANIMAL Studies

ANIMAL Studies

Preliminary data from horses also show that human body odors collected under fear and happiness conditions activate the autonomic nervous system of horses differentially. These studies indicate the possibility of a road to open our understanding of inter-species emotional communication via chemosignals.

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HumAnimUS

HumAnimUS

HumAnimUS: Studies in Zooanthropology is an English-speaking journal born out of the assumption that the human-animal divide is a concept of the past. As suggested by the word ‘zoo-anthropology’, we are zōon (animals and living beings in Greek) before being anthropos, i.e., humans. We belong to the animal kingdom along with the rest of the living species, from mammals to fish, sharing common ancestry and evolutionary roots.

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Technology & Nature

To address the issue of noise pollution, the designers of the "Shinkansen" train took inspiration from the Kingfisher. With its elongated beak, the Kingfisher can move through both air and water, searching for prey while creating minimal sound by splashing and emitting as few sounds as possible.
Figures are not representations or didactic illustrations, but rather material-semiotic nodes or knots in which diverse bodies and meanings co-shape one another. For me, figures have always been where the biological and literary or artistic come together with all of the force of lived reality. My body itself is just such a figure, literally. Donna Haraway, When Species Meet, 2008