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• Parlare con gli occhi

  In questo episodio scopriremo come anche gli sguardi di un cane o di un gatto possono dirci molto sulla loro etologia.Pagina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/behanimal_/Riferimenti bibliografici:Horowitz, A. (2009). Disambiguating the “guilty look”: Salient prompts to a familiar dog behaviour. Behavioural processes, 81(3), 447-452.Humphrey, T., Proops, L., Forman, J., Spooner, R., & McComb, K. (2020). The role of cat eye narrowing movements in cat–human communication. Scientific Reports, 10(1), 16503.Humphrey, T., Stringer, F., Proops, L., & McComb, K. (2020). Slow blink eye closure in shelter cats is related to quicker adoption. Animals, 10(12), 2256.Konno, A., Aoki, H., Suzuki, E., Furuta, S., & Ueda, S. (2023). Are dark-eyed dogs favoured by humans? Domestication as a potential driver of iris colour difference between dogs and wolves. Royal Society Open Science, 10(12), 230854.Ostojić, L., Tkalčić, M., & Clayton, N. S. (2015). Are owners' reports of their dogs’‘guilty look’influenced by the dogs’ action and evidence of the misdeed?. Behavioural processes, 111, 97-100.

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• Andare a naso

  In questo episodio vi racconterò di come cani e gatti usano i loro nasi per comunicare. Parleremo di strane smorfie , marcature, lettiere e posture da equilibristi mentre rilasciano messaggi chimici puzzolenti ma importanti.Pagina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/behanimal_/Riferimenti bibliografici: Ferreira, G. A., ígia Meneguello, L., & Genaro, G. (2024). Elimination behavior in the female domestic cat: Burying and smelling-Implications for chemical communication. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 270, 106140. McGowan, R. T., Ellis, J. J., Bensky, M. K., & Martin, F. (2017). The ins and outs of the litter box: A detailed ethogram of cat elimination behavior in two contrasting environments. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 194, 67-78. McGuire, B., & Gough, W. (2017). Body size influences urinary posture but not hindlimb laterality in shelter dogs. Journal of Veterinary Behavior, 21, 38-44. McGuire, B., Olsen, B., Bemis, K. E., & Orantes, D. (2018). Urine marking in male domestic dogs: honest or dishonest?. Journal of Zoology, 306(3), 163-170. Miyazaki, M., Miyazaki, T., Nishimura, T., Hojo, W., & Yamashita, T. (2018). The chemical basis of species, sex, and individual recognition using feces in the domestic cat. Journal of chemical ecology, 44, 364-373. Neilson, J. (2004). Thinking outside the box: feline elimination. Journal of feline medicine and surgery, 6(1), 5-11. Pageat, P., & Gaultier, E. (2003). Current research in canine and feline pheromones. Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice, 33(2), 187-211. Wirant, S. C., & McGuire, B. (2004). Urinary behavior of female domestic dogs (Canis familiaris): influence of reproductive status, location, and age. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 85(3-4), 335-348. Zhang, L., Aviles-Rosa, E. O., Bian, Z., Surowiec, K., & McGlone, J. J. (2024). Semiochemicals from domestic cat urine and feces reduce use of scratching surfaces. Animals, 14(3), 520. 

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• Con la coda

  Cosa ci può dire la coda di un cane che scodinzola o quella di un gatto che viene sbattuta a terra? Pagina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/behanimal_/ Riferimenti bibliografici: Cafazzo, S., & Natoli, E. (2009). The social function of tail up in the domestic cat (Felis silvestris catus). Behavioural processes, 80(1), 60-66.   Graham, C., Khalife, S., Pearl, D. L., Mason, G. J., & Niel, L. (2024). Tell-tail fear behaviours in kittens: Identifying the scaredy cat. Animal Behavior and Cognition, 11(4), 361-392.   Nicholson, S. L., & O’Carroll, R. Á. (2021). Development of an ethogram/guide for identifying feline emotions: a new approach to feline interactions and welfare assessment in practice. Irish Veterinary Journal, 74, 1-9.   Quaranta, A., Siniscalchi, M., & Vallortigara, G. (2007). Asymmetric tail-wagging responses by dogs to different emotive stimuli. Current Biology, 17(6), R199-R201.   Ren, W., Wei, P., Yu, S., & Zhang, Y. Q. (2022). Left-right asymmetry and attractor-like dynamics of dog’s tail wagging during dog-human interactions. Iscience, 25(8).   Siniscalchi, M., Lusito, R., Vallortigara, G., & Quaranta, A. (2013). Seeing left-or right-asymmetric tail wagging produces different emotional responses in dogs. Current Biology, 23(22), 2279-2282.   Walsh, E. A., Meers, L. L., Samuels, W. E., Boonen, D., Claus, A., Duarte-Gan, C., ... & Normando, S. (2024). Human-dog communication: How body language and non-verbal cues are key to clarity in dog directed play, petting and hugging behaviour by humans. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 272, 106206.

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• Abbaiare alla luna

  In questo episodio parliamo di cani che "abbaiano alla luna", di come riconoscere abbai diversi ma anche di sirene dell'ambulanza e di come i lupi farebbero a meno di una luna a cui ululare. Pagina Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/behanimal_/ Riferimenti bibliografici: Ausband, D. E., Bassing, S. B., & Mitchell, M. S. (2020). Environmental and social factors influencing wolf (Canis lupus) howling behavior. Ethology, 126(9), 890-899.   Kořanová, D., Němcová, L., Policht, R., Hart, V., Begall, S., & Burda, H. (2021). Wolf Howling and Emergency Sirens: A Hypothesis of Natural and Technical Convergence of Aposematic Signals. Acta Biotheoretica, 69, 53-65.   Lehoczki, F., Andics, A., Kershenbaum, A., Kubinyi, E., Passilongo, D., Root-Gutteridge, H., ... & Faragó, T. (2023). Genetic distance from wolves affects family dogs’ reactions towards howls. Communications Biology, 6(1), 129.   Maros, K., Pongrácz, P., Bárdos, G., Molnár, C., Faragó, T., & Miklósi, Á. (2008). Dogs can discriminate barks from different situations. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 114(1-2), 159-167.   Molnár, C., Pongrácz, P., Faragó, T., Dóka, A., & Miklósi, Á. (2009). Dogs discriminate between barks: The effect of context and identity of the caller. Behavioural processes, 82(2), 198-201.   Pongrácz, P., Molnár, C., Dóka, A., & Miklósi, Á. (2011). Do children understand man's best friend? Classification of dog barks by pre-adolescents and adults. Applied animal behaviour science, 135(1-2), 95-102.   Pongrácz, P., Molnár, C., & Miklosi, A. (2006). Acoustic parameters of dog barks carry emotional information for humans. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 100(3-4), 228-240.   Pongrácz, P., Molnár, C., & Miklósi, Á. (2010). Barking in family dogs: an ethological approach. The Veterinary Journal, 183(2), 141-147.   Pongrácz, P., Molnár, C., Miklósi, A., & Csányi, V. (2005). Human listeners are able to classify dog (Canis familiaris) barks recorded in different situations. Journal of comparative psychology, 119(2), 136.   Yin, S., & McCowan, B. (2004). Barking in domestic dogs: context specificity and individual identification. Animal behaviour, 68(2), 343-355.

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• Alzati e cucina

  In questo episodio vi parlo del suono che ha conquistato il mondo: il miagolio. Qualcosa che ci sembra semplice e sempre uguale ma che, in realtà, è tutt'altro. Un suono con cui il tuo gatto, ogni tanto, sembra dirti: "Alzati e cucina". Pagina Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/behanimal_/ Riferimenti bibliografici: Tavernier, C., Ahmed, S., Houpt, K. A., & Yeon, S. C. (2020). Feline vocal communication. Journal of veterinary science, 21(1). Schötz, S., van de Weijer, J., & Eklund, R. (2024). Context effects on duration, fundamental frequency, and intonation in human-directed domestic cat meows. Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 270, 106146. Nicastro, N., & Owren, M. J. (2003). Classification of domestic cat (Felis catus) vocalizations by naive and experienced human listeners. Journal of Comparative Psychology, 117(1), 44. McComb, K., Taylor, A. M., Wilson, C., & Charlton, B. D. (2009). The cry embedded within the purr. Current Biology, 19(13), R507-R508. Hubka, P., Konerding, W., & Kral, A. (2015). Auditory feedback modulates development of kitten vocalizations. Cell and tissue research, 361, 279-294. Nicastro, N. (2004). Perceptual and Acoustic Evidence for Species-Level Differences in Meow Vocalizations by Domestic Cats (Felis catus} and African Wild Cats (Felis silvestris lybica). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 118(3), 287. Prato-Previde, E., Cannas, S., Palestrini, C., Ingraffia, S., Battini, M., Ludovico, L. A., ... & Mattiello, S. (2020). What’s in a meow? A study on human classification and interpretation of domestic cat vocalizations. Animals, 10(12), 2390. Yeon, S. C., Kim, Y. K., Park, S. J., Lee, S. S., Lee, S. Y., Suh, E. H., ... & Lee, H. J. (2011). Differences between vocalization evoked by social stimuli in feral cats and house cats. Behavioural processes, 87(2), 183-189.

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