Embryo splitting is one of the newest developed methods in reproductive biotechnology. In
this method, after splitting embryos in 2‐, 4‐, and even 8‐cell stages, every single …

There is a large, if disparate, body of archaeological literature discussing specific
instantiations of symbolic material culture and the possibility of ritual practices in …

Documenting the behavioural repertoire of an animal species is important for understanding
that species' natural history. Many behaviours such as mating, parturition and death may be …

Although some definitions of thanatology—broadly definable as the study of death and dying—
exclude nonhumans as subjects, recognition of the scientific value of studying how other …

Non-human primates respond to the death of a conspecific in diverse ways, some of which
may present phylogenetic continuity with human thanatological responses. Of these …

Comparative thanatologists study the responses to the dead and the dying in nonhuman
animals. Despite the wide variety of thanatological behaviours that have been documented …

The study of non-human primate thanatology has expanded dramatically in recent years as
scientists seek to understand the evolutionary roots of human death concepts and practices …

Mortuary behavior (activities concerning dead conspecifics) is one of many traits that were
previously widely considered to have been uniquely human, but on which perspectives have …

Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human-like capacities and traits to non-human
entities. Anthropomorphism is ubiquitous in everyday life and in scientific domains …

Reactions to dying and dead conspecifics have been observed in many non-human
animals. Elephants, particularly African elephants, are thought to have an awareness of the …