Naturalizing Anthropomorphism: Behavioral Prompts to Our Humanizing of Animals
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Naturalizing Anthropomorphism: Behavioral Prompts to Our Humanizing of Animals
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عنوان ژورنال: Anthrozoös
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0892-7936,1753-0377
DOI: 10.2752/089279307780216650