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The emotional chicken.

Authors :
Vines, Gail
Source :
New Scientist. 1/22/94, Vol. 141 Issue 1909, p28. 4p. 3 Color Photographs.
Publication Year :
1994

Abstract

Discusses consciousness in animals with scientist Marion Stamp Dawkins' studies on behavior of domestic hen as reference. Premise that if animals have feeling they must be able to act on them; Hens as social creatures; Distinction between self and nonself among animals; Subdivision of the pleasant-unpleasant axis among animals that may correspond to human ones; Anthropomorphism.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
02624079
Volume :
141
Issue :
1909
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
New Scientist
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
9403296312