31. Execution by elephant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
in public executions. The animals were trained and versatile, both able to kill victims immediately or to torture them slowly over a prolonged period. Employed by royalty, the elephants were used to signify both the ruler's absolute power and
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32. Humane education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
own dogs and cats, but all animals; not just our own homes, but also the earth itself, our ultimate home.
The focus on citizenship makes humane education exceedingly compatible with other educational theories and models of reform, including
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33. Altruism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main articles: Altruism in animals , Evolution of morality , and Evolutionary ethics
In the science of ethology (the study of animal behaviour), and more generally in the study of social evolution , altruism refers to behaviour by an
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34. Chinese garden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
royal garden where birds and animals were kept, while pu was a garden for plants. During the Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC), yuan became the character for all gardens. [ 2 ] The old character for yuan is a small picture of a garden; it is
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35. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(caused) by "little animals". These 'bloedloze dieren' (bloodless animals, the Invertebrata) are — most likely — the little animals described in the work of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (Evert Valk, a physician about an
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36. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(caused) by "little animals". These 'bloedloze dieren' (bloodless animals, the Invertebrata) are — most likely — the little animals described in the work of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (Evert Valk, a physician about an
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37. Disgust - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
of the Emotions in Man and Animals , Charles Darwin wrote that disgust refers to something revolting. Disgust is experienced primarily in relation to the sense of taste (either perceived or imagined), and secondarily to anything which causes a
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38. Altruism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main articles: Altruism in animals , Evolution of morality , and Evolutionary ethics
In the science of ethology (the study of animal behaviour), and more generally in the study of social evolution , altruism refers to behaviour by an
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39. Altruism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Main articles: Altruism in animals , Evolution of morality , and Evolutionary ethics
In the science of ethology (the study of animal behaviour), and more generally in the study of social evolution , altruism refers to behaviour by an
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40. Cuteness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
react more positively to animals that resemble infants—with big eyes, big heads, shortened noses, etc.—than to animals that do not.
That is, humans prefer animals which exhibit pedomorphosis . Pedomorphosis is the retention of
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