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editis there wikipedia page on equating human species activities to other animals that do the same,
editwe know that there are many complex behaviours among all life specifically in the wild, , are there any documentation of that somewhere by categorization of the behaviour pattern. e.g. animals that self-medicate, animals that creat its food, animals that have multiple sex determinations, animals that have complex cultures, animals and their known complex emotions,etc. I love this page Sexual coercion among animals but I want more of this, Kaveinthran (talk) 17:41, 27 July 2022 (UTC)
- No and this reply may not meet the OP's want for more titillative reading. Animal stereotyping implies that an animal is a one-dimensional being only possessing a particular characteristic. Such stereotypes have long been used in animal epithets to label persons or groups. Aesop's Fables are an ancient source of many animal stereotypes. From The Wolf and the Lamb one may conclude that wolf-character means tyrannical and unjust while lamb-character is that of an innocent victim. In modern times, Walt Disney films star a gallery of characters with animal characteristics in which rabbits have to be timid and dainty, foxes have to be sly and crafty, etc. This essay] describes 12 widely believed animal stereotypes, and how closely they conform to reality. Philvoids (talk) 06:22, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- The question is about categories of complex behaviours, not about stereotypes. --Lambiam 11:32, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- No and this reply may not meet the OP's want for more titillative reading. Animal stereotyping implies that an animal is a one-dimensional being only possessing a particular characteristic. Such stereotypes have long been used in animal epithets to label persons or groups. Aesop's Fables are an ancient source of many animal stereotypes. From The Wolf and the Lamb one may conclude that wolf-character means tyrannical and unjust while lamb-character is that of an innocent victim. In modern times, Walt Disney films star a gallery of characters with animal characteristics in which rabbits have to be timid and dainty, foxes have to be sly and crafty, etc. This essay] describes 12 widely believed animal stereotypes, and how closely they conform to reality. Philvoids (talk) 06:22, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- One form of complex behaviour that comes to mind is mutualism, of which that of so-called dairying ants herding and "milking" aphids is a striking example. (See Aphid § Ant mutualism.) The science of animal behaviour is called ethology, and our Category:Ethology and its subcategories will lead you to relevant articles. Other interesting categories are Category:Animal communication and Category:Animal cognition. This is not exhaustive, but will give you something to read. --Lambiam 11:44, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
- thank you so much, it helps alot
- Kaveinthran (talk) 16:23, 29 July 2022 (UTC)