The partnership between humans and domestic animals is natural. The human brain is hard-
wired to emotionally respond to animals. Beginning with the domestication of wolves, this …

Behavior is shaped by both genetics and experience--nature and nurture. This book
synthesizes research from behavioral genetics and animal and veterinary science, bridging …

Simple Summary Animal welfare is the result of physical and psychological well-being and
is expected to occur if animals are free:(1) from hunger, thirst and malnutrition,(2) from …

Are bird songs learned or genetically programmed? How do animals attract the opposite
sex? How does play affect development? How do wolves signal surrender? Which animals …

Across species, a similar suite of traits tends to develop in response to domestication,
including modifications in behavior. Reduced fear and increased stress tolerance were …

Human beings have long noticed individuality in animals. To take just the case of
companion animals, it is obvious that even within the same species and the same breed …

Animal scientists have an extraordinary burden to promote the health and well-being of all
animals in their care. Promoting species-or breed-appropriate behaviors through proper …

The tree of life is decorated with an extraordinary diversity of animal behavior (figure 11.1).
Such behaviors as foraging, reproducing, moving through the environment, and avoiding …

2 Historically, American psychology has taken the relatively strong position that most
behavior results from experience and its consequences. The Behaviorist movement led by …

This paper applies a functional‐evolutionary perspective to fear in the context of encounters
with animals and threatening humans. It is argued that animal fear originates in a predatory …