What if the benefits we receive from animals depend, in part, on the experience we create for them?By experimentally changing how adolescents interacted with miniature horses and donkeys, we found that human behavior changed animal behavior, and those responses were associated with differences in how the adolescents felt afterward. The study introduces the Two-Way Hypothesis, shifting the focus from the animal as a passive “intervention” to the interaction itself, with two participants whose experiences may be intertwined.
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What if health depends not only on what happens within us, but on what we are connected to? This international, interdisciplinary consensus paper introduces Ecological Medicine, a framework that views human health as inseparable from our relationships with other people, animals, plants, and the natural world. Developed by a 73-member expert working group, it identifies priorities for bringing nature connection into healthcare, research, education, and policy. The central idea is a profound shift from treating health as an individual phenomenon to recognizing connection, reciprocity, and interdependence as fundamental components of health itself.
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WILD PRIDE
A Colorful Celebration of Same-Sex Relationships in the Animal Kingdom
With over 180 pages of fun facts and family-friendly illustrations, Wild Pride is an entertaining and enlightening journey into the boundless world of love and animal behavior. Drawing from reputable peer-reviewed scientific literature, the book combines captivating examples with scientifically supported insights, making it both educational and engaging. Complete with full reference citations, Wild Pride invites curious readers to delve deeper into the fascinating science behind how animals “do it” and uncover even more surprising and wild discoveries along the way!
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