Has domestication induced cognitive changes in domesticated species? How can we optimize nutrition for dogs and cats? What is it about cats that makes their behaviors so enticing?

We put together the top Research Topics about animals living with us. Read about the amazing research done by scientists from across the globe. With more than 1.4 million collective views, researchers explored topics such as the benefits and history of human-animal interaction, how animals perceive and differentiate between humans, and what roles assistance animals can play in daily life.

Research Topics:

Exploring cat behaviors

• 87,000 views
• 11 articles

Reimagining animal sheltering

• 113,000 views
• 22 articles

Benefits of human-dog interactions

• 229,000 views
• 13 articles

Cognitive processing by domesticated animals

• 84,000 views
• 11 articles

Early animal domestication

• 24,000 views
• 10 articles

The neurology of human-animal bonding

• 52,000 views
• 5 articles

Human-animal interactions in early China

• 24,000 views
• 11 articles

How non-human animals perceive humans

• 539,000 views
• 20 articles

Assistance dogs for people with disabilities

• 198,000 views
• 12 articles

Nutrition of companion animals

• 93,000 views
• 17 articles

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