Humans and Other Animals

Hurn, Samantha

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“…Though it is true that there are no painted camels in Arabia and East Africa, we contend that they indeed exist in North Africa since hundreds of years, and that the USA is just the latest country where they have been introduced after their diffusion westward from centraleastern Sahara, where they probably originated. This paper departs from and contributes to the study of human-animal relationships and domestication from an historical and anthropological perspective (Bulliet 2005;Francis 2015;Hurn 2012). Most research on camels revolves around their potential as milk and meat producers and associated conditions (e.g.…”

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Piebald Camels

Volpato

Dioli²,

Nardo

2017

Pastoralism

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Animal breeds are the diverse outcome of the thousands-year-long process of livestock domestication. Many of these breeds are piebald, resulting from the artificial selection by pastoralists of animals bearing a genetic condition known as leucism, and selected for their productive, behavioural, or aesthetical traits. Piebald dromedary camels have not been studied or discussed before, and their same existence is often overlooked. Based on fieldwork in Western Sahara, direct observations across Northern and East Africa and the Middle East, and a literature review, we address the morphological and behavioural traits, geographical distribution, taxonomy, and material and cultural importance of piebald (painted) camels. They are a hundreds-year-old camel breed used for caravans, as mounts, and for aesthetical and cultural reasons across Sudan, Niger, Mali, Mauritania, Western Sahara, and Morocco. While they are increasingly bred out of a pastoral context for tourism and entertainment in the Canary Islands, mainland Europe, and the USA, in part of their original African range, piebald camels are under threat due to wars, droughts, and demise of pastoral livelihoods. More research is needed about these 'beautiful and dignified' animals.

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Piebald Camels

Volpato

Dioli²,

Nardo

2017

Pastoralism

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“…"There has been some discussion among anthropologists over how the nonhuman other should feature in ethnographic encounter and text, and the general consensus has been that anthropologists need not concern themselves with what other animals are "really like", but rather should focus on what our human informants think about them." [43]…”

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“…Lastly, the post-humanist recognition that other animals are indeed integral actors within human social lives and are therefore worthy of anthropological attention in their own right has led to a move to bring in the animal; to consider human-animal interactions from the perspective of the nonhuman as well as the human." [12]. So, post-humanism has enabled us to see that humans are just one species among many whose lives are inextricably linked and mutually dependent [13].…”

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The "First" Horse

Ghiringhelli¹

2016

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From an anthropological perspective, this research aims to shed light on the relationship between the human and the horse, but specifically on the relationship between an owner (first time horse owner) and his/her horse. It will also delve into how that relationship is affected by cultural aspects with respect to origin as well as the level of competency held by the owner/rider. What specific intercourses can exist to create a better bond between human and horse? What the ideas of our informants about horses' individuality and horses' mental capacities? And about what kind of relationships that are possible between human and horse? My research is conceived as an ethnographic study presenting an analysis of narrative data collected in twenty-five open-ended interviews with horse people (all owners/riders) who participate in different equestrian sports in two specific provinces of Italy -Umbria and Lombardia. What has emerged is the underestimation of the importance of the physical and mental characteristics of the horse at the beginning of the relationship. Elements that emerge as important factors can influence the positivity or negativity of the relationship. A greater consciousness of the subjectivity of the horse is needed in horse-buying process to better interact and develop a positive relationship with horses. Over time, owners/riders acquired a sense that horses are partners, subjects with minds and agency of their own.

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“…10 Although there is a dearth of cross-cultural research into the literary representations of and human interactions with animals, and no comparative research on the literature of teddy bears, there are some relevant studies in anthropology, psychology, sociology and other disciplines (Akhtar & Volkan, 2014;Haldar& Waerdahl, 2009, pp. 1141Hurn, 2012). intervening internally.…”

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"There are NO (Teddy) Bears in Africa!” Discuss.

McDougall¹

2017

ARAS

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Humans and Other Animals

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Piebald Camels

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"There are NO (Teddy) Bears in Africa!” Discuss.

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