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Theater is changing the way communities view donkey welfare

A new study from the University of Portsmouth is the first to show how interactive theater can help improve the lives of working donkeys in equid-reliant communities, providing further evidence of the transformative impact ...

A new approach for better understanding animal consciousness

A team of researchers has outlined a new approach for better understanding the depths of animal consciousness, a method that may yield new insights into the similarities and differences among living organisms.

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