Animal Effigies

CREATUREs OF ThE bENEATh WORLd: hOPEWELL EFFiGiEs FROM TURNER MOUNd

At one time or another, I would imagine any student of Ohio archaeology has become fascinated with a particular artifact. This report basically is about that–it is a discussion of my own fascination with and curiosity over an unusual effigy pictured in Charles Willoughby's 1922 book Turner Mound Group of Earthworks Hamilton County, Ohio. This curious effigy is depicted in Willoughby's book as a...

Animal communication, animal minds, and animal language

The communication systems of nonhuman animals are reviewed, together with a discussion of their relevance for the evolution of human language. The teaching of language to nonhumans, as well as signs of mind and consciousness outside our species, are considered as possible bridges between us and the rest of the animal kingdom.

Animal Mycoplasmosis in Iran

Animal cognition and animal behaviour

Cognitive processes such as perception, learning, memory and decision making play an important role in mate choice, foraging and many other behaviours. In this review, I summarize a few key ideas about animal cognition developed in a recent book (Shettleworth 1998, Cognition, Evolution and Behaviour) and briefly review some areas in which interdisciplinary research on animal cognition is curren...

Cheated Minerals in Animal Nutrition

Chelating is the chemical process by which a mineral (iron, cobalt, copper, zinc, and manganese) is combined with a mixture of amino acids and peptides. The resulting substances are known as chelates. Another descriptive term, proteinates, refers to the amino acid bond. These chelated minerals are thought to be more digestible than nonchelated forms. In other words, chelation makes the minerals...