Download Animals as Neighbors: The Past and Present of Commensal Animals (The Animal Turn) AudioBook Free
In this fascinating booklet, Terry O'Connor explores a variation that is deeply ingrained in a lot of the language that we use within zoology, human-animal studies, and archaeology - the difference between untamed and local. For thousands of years, humans have grouped animals basically, often according to the amount of control that we have over them, and also have tended to start to see the long history of human-animal relationships as you of increasing control and management for human benefit. And yet, throughout the world, types have adapted to our homes, our cities, and our man-made landscapes, finding ways to get reap the benefits of our activities and so becoming an important part of our daily lives. These commensal family pets remind us that other types are not passive elements on the globe all around us but sensible and adaptable animals. Family pets as Friends and neighborsshows what sort of blend of adaptation and opportunism has allowed many types to reap the benefits of our often harmful footprint on the globe. O'Connor investigates the annals of this marriage, working back through archaeological data. By demanding us to have a multifaceted view of human-animal relationships, commensal family pets encourage a far more nuanced knowledge of those relationships, both today and throughout the prehistory of our species.
