[HTML][HTML] What constitutes “social complexity” and “social intelligence” in birds? Lessons from ravens
In the last decades, the assumption that complex social life is cognitively challenging, and
thus can drive mental evolution, has received much support from empirical studies in …
thus can drive mental evolution, has received much support from empirical studies in …
[HTML][HTML] Equine social behaviour: Love, war and tolerance
L Torres Borda, U Auer, F Jenner - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Horses are highly social animals that preferably live in stable social
groups and form long-term affiliative bonds. However, although their need for social …
groups and form long-term affiliative bonds. However, although their need for social …
[HTML][HTML] The importance of the altricial–precocial spectrum for social complexity in mammals and birds–a review
Various types of long-term stable relationships that individuals uphold, including
cooperation and competition between group members, define social complexity in …
cooperation and competition between group members, define social complexity in …
[HTML][HTML] Wolf contact in horses at permanent pasture in Germany
K Krueger, T Gruentjens, E Hempel - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Wolves returned to Germany in 2000, leading to fear in German horse owners that their
horses could be in danger of wolf attacks or panic-like escapes from pastures when sighting …
horses could be in danger of wolf attacks or panic-like escapes from pastures when sighting …
Sex differences in cooperative coalitions: a mammalian perspective
In group-living species, cooperative tactics can offset asymmetries in resource-holding
potential between individuals and alter the outcome of intragroup conflicts. Differences in the …
potential between individuals and alter the outcome of intragroup conflicts. Differences in the …
Social learning across species: horses (Equus caballus) learn from humans by observation
A Schuetz, K Farmer, K Krueger - Animal cognition, 2017 - Springer
This study examines whether horses can learn by observing humans, given that they identify
individual humans and orientate on the focus of human attention. We tested 24 horses aged …
individual humans and orientate on the focus of human attention. We tested 24 horses aged …
Do gray wolves (Canis lupus) support pack mates during aggressive inter-pack interactions?
KA Cassidy, RT McIntyre - Animal Cognition, 2016 - Springer
For group-living mammals, social coordination increases success in everything from hunting
and foraging (Crofoot and Wrangham in Mind the Gap, Springer, Berlin, 2010; Bailey et al. in …
and foraging (Crofoot and Wrangham in Mind the Gap, Springer, Berlin, 2010; Bailey et al. in …
Third-party conflict interventions are kin biased in captive white-lipped peccaries (Mammalia, Tayassuidae)
DE Leonardo, SLG Nogueira-Filho… - Behavioural …, 2021 - Elsevier
Third-party interventions may regulate conflicts to reduce aggression and promote cohesion
amongst group members, but are rarely documented in ungulates. The white-lipped peccary …
amongst group members, but are rarely documented in ungulates. The white-lipped peccary …
The relevance of affiliative relationships in horses: Review and future directions
H Costa, S Fragoso, F Heitor - Pet Behaviour Science, 2019 - journals.uco.es
For many years, studies on horse social behaviour focused mainly on social organization,
dominance and aggression. There are comparatively fewer studies on affiliative …
dominance and aggression. There are comparatively fewer studies on affiliative …
[HTML][HTML] Video Ethogram of Equine Social Behaviour
L Torres Borda, Z Kelemen, U Auer, F Jenner - Animals, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Comparisons across equine social behaviour studies are currently
impeded by the lack of a universally accepted ethogram. Therefore, this ethogram …
impeded by the lack of a universally accepted ethogram. Therefore, this ethogram …