Humans communicate with each other through language, which enables us talk about things beyond time and space. Do non-human animals learn to associate human speech with specific objects in everyday life? We examined whether cats matched familiar cats’ names and faces (Exp.1) and human family members’ names and faces (Exp.2). Cats were presented with a photo of the familiar cat’s face on a laptop monitor after hearing the same cat’s name or another cat’s name called by the subject cat’s owner (Exp.1) or an experimenter (Exp.2). Half of the trials were in a congruent condition where the name and face matched, and half were in an incongruent (mismatch) condition. Results of Exp.1 showed that household cats paid attention to the monitor for longer in the incongruent condition, suggesting an expectancy violation effect; however, café cats did not. In Exp.2, cats living in larger human families were found to look at the monitor for increasingly longer durations in the incongruent condition. Furthermore, this tendency was stronger among cats that had lived with their human family for a longer time, although we could not rule out an effect of age. This study provides evidence that cats link a companion’s name and corresponding face without explicit training.
— Read on www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-10261-5
Wealthy Americans are buying second passports as a ‘plan B’ for their families, citing the pandemic, climate change, and political turmoil
US billionaires, crypto investors, and celebrities are spending millions on European passports to set up “legacy plans” for their families, firms say.
— Read on news.yahoo.com/record-number-wealthy-americans-buying-113000751.html
Shame it has come to this…
Escaping the Taliban: The Last Way Out of Afghanistan – DER SPIEGEL
Every day, thousands of people are fleeing the Taliban through the last open route out of Afghanistan. It’s their last hope to escape poverty and desperation – but not everyone makes it.
— Read on www.spiegel.de/international/world/escaping-the-taliban-the-last-way-out-of-afghanistan-a-d1f4132a-bfe0-4417-8b47-69227910dca0
« Les Yanomami pensent et parlent avec l’âme de la terre, des rivières, des montagnes, de la lune, des étoiles et du soleil. »

Où sont les Yanomami ? Ce mois-ci, les Yanomami célébreront le 30e anniversaire de la démarcation de leur territoire, un événement marquant dans la …
« Les Yanomami pensent et parlent avec l’âme de la terre, des rivières, des montagnes, de la lune, des étoiles et du soleil. »
Jolly Monday, Evermore | Filosofa’s Word
Hi … it’s me, Jolly! Gwammie will be here in a minute … she’s having a bit of twouble waking up dis morning. GWAMMIE!!! Huwwy … our fwiends are here! Huh? Wha-wha-who-how??? {yawn} Oh … heh heh … hi everyone! Sorry I’m a little late to the party! These sleepless nights are taking a toll. …
— Read on jilldennison.com/2022/05/16/jolly-monday-evermore/
Ambiente é o Meio #38: Povos indígenas vivem momento crucial, afirma indigenista — Ecoamazônia

Com direitos constitucionais, indígenas brasileiros ainda possuem cerca de 60% de seus territórios sem demarcação O podcast Ambiente é o Meio desta …
Ambiente é o Meio #38: Povos indígenas vivem momento crucial, afirma indigenista — Ecoamazônia
New IPCC Report: Addressing Climate Change Is Now About Damage Control — Mother Jones

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Scientists have long warned that time …
New IPCC Report: Addressing Climate Change Is Now About Damage Control — Mother Jones
May Is Stroke Awareness Month

I should begin with a disclaimer. I am not trained in any medical profession, nor have I attended any type of medical institution. I am only someone …
May Is Stroke Awareness Month
The Holy Soil

I take a piece of soil in a potand put a seedfrom which emergesa beautiful plantand then buds and flowers,I don’t knowhow it comes and from where… …
The Holy Soil
Chinese border police ‘clipping’ passports of citizens as they arrive back home — Radio Free Asia
Arriving passengers are questioned about their overseas activities, as the government warns people not to leave.
— Read on www.rfa.org/english/news/china/passports-05102022140033.html
Obsessed with control for its own sake!!!
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