Animal Culture and Animal Welfare
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چکیده
Abstract Following recent arguments that cultural practices in wild animal populations have important conservation implications, we argue recognizing captive animals as has welfare implications. Having a culture is of deep importance for animals, wherever they live. Without understanding the capacities will be left with deeply impoverished view what need to flourish. Best should therefore require concern animals’ needs, but relationship between and also extremely complex, requiring us rethink standard assumptions about constitutes contributes welfare.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Philosophy of Science
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['0031-8248', '1539-767X']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/psa.2022.34