Early handling increases lamb affinity for humans

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A study was conducted to test whether increased handling and artificial feeding of the domestic sheep, Ovis aries, would decrease their timidity towards humans. Nearly 50 Targhee lambs were evaluated to minimize the confounding effects of genetic variation and were divided into four treatment groups. Results suggested that positive human contact reduces lamb timidity to people and that the socialization of lambs to humans does not disrupt the primary lamb-dam bond.

Sheep

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The role of conspecifics in habitat settlement in a territorial grasshopper

Article Abstract:

The influence of social behavior and auditory stimuli on the probability of attraction and settlement was studied in the territorial grasshopper, Ligurotettix coquilletti. The findings provided strong evidence that potential grasshopper settlers are attracted by acoustic cues. Other determinants of whether a grasshopper will stay on a bush include the overall density of grasshoppers, behavioral interactions with residents and the quality of a bush's foliage.

Insects, Locusts, Locusts (Insects)

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