For a long time, humans judged animals according to their own way of thinking, generally to assert their supremacy over them. It wasn't until the twentieth century that animal behavior was systematically studied and a balanced judgment could be formulated. Today, science provides us with a more nuanced vision. And most of our major certainties - that laughter is a human trait, that animals have neither culture nor morals, that the tool makes the man, etc. - are now outdated. - are now outdated. Here we present some of the most surprising discoveries, such as animals« ability to use symbols, or their sense of empathy and cooperation. Scientific facts that bring them closer to us and help us to understand ourselves better.
DOSSIER «L'HOMME ET L'ANIMAL», Enzo Santacroce | Animals occupy a central place in the human environment. They are both endearing companions and savage, aggressive beasts to be slaughtered. This ambivalence is actually our own, since ethologists have demonstrated that the continuity between animal and human behavior is based on the search for food, material security and habitat construction. Seduction games are no exception. The similarities are sometimes so disturbing that the definition of man, and his place within nature, are constantly called into question. In the long history of these ambiguous relationships, animal trials, a veritable institution between the 16th and 17th centuries, bear witness to the fascination that animals hold for mankind.
But what if it were true?
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«Some confusion still reigns, but a little more time and everything will become clearer; we'll finally see the miracle of an animal society appear, a perfect and definitive anthill.»
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