Animals have always been important for human life due to the ecological, cultural, and
economic functions that they represent. This has allowed building several kinds of …

Simple Summary Animals come in a huge array of types, species and structures, but without
realizing it, we have focused our care on those like us, mammals. They look something like …

Attitudes toward animals are influenced by both animal traits (eg, similarity to humans,
aesthetic quality, size) and individual human attributes (eg, gender, age, educational level …

Animals are everyday components of human lives across cultures since ancient times, but
the history of interactions with animals that could have influenced the evolution of the human …

The current loss of biodiversity has found its way into the media. Especially the loss of bees
as pollinators has recently received much attention aiming to increase public awareness …

Snakes play a crucial role in natural ecosystems, providing ecological services to people by
decreasing rodent populations which may cause disease transmission and impair …

How people experience nature influences their attitudes and actions towards it. Having had
a negative encounter with an animal may facilitate avoidance and freezing responses which …

Ponds provide vital ecological services. They are biodiversity hotspots and important
breading sites for rare and endangered species, including amphibians and dragonflies …

Vipers are among the most misunderstood and persecuted animals. They occupy most
terrestrial ecosystems around the world, often at high population densities. However, certain …

The current study modeled the attributions underlying moral concern for animals during
childhood and adulthood with the aim of better understanding how concern for animals …