Marino & Merskin’s review shows that sheep are intelligent and highly social but their methodology has some shortcomings. I describe five problems with reviewing only the academic and scientific literature and suggest how one might provide an even more compelling case for the complexity of sheep minds
The nature of sheep has been in plain view ever since the animals were domesticated about 10,000 yea...
Research on the mental lives of farm animals is crucial to assess not only their physical but also t...
This commentary suggests how recent theories about the predictive brain could help us understand the...
Marino & Merskin’s review shows that sheep are intelligent and highly social but their methodology h...
Commentary on Marino & Merskin on Sheep ComplexityMarino & Merskin’s (2019) review contains key info...
Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are among the earliest animals domesticated for human use. They are cons...
Marino & Merskin review evidence that sheep are not just passive and reactive creatures. They have p...
Marino & Merskin (2019) provide a comprehensive review of the cognitive abilities of sheep. If resea...
Marino & Merskin review evidence of the complexity of sheep cognition, concluding that researchers o...
Marino & Merskin’s comprehensive review of cognitive complexity in sheep is a laudable and important...
More research has been carried out on social cognition in sheep than in other farm animal species. A...
Marino & Merskin’s review sheds light on the complexity of the mind, learning, and cognition of shee...
Marino & Merskin (2019) demonstrate that sheep are more cognitively complex than typically thought....
Marino & Merskin’s valuable review of the literature on sheep cognition shows how entrenched common ...
Marino and Merskin (2019) list a number of tasks that sheep can perform well. As comparative psychol...
The nature of sheep has been in plain view ever since the animals were domesticated about 10,000 yea...
Research on the mental lives of farm animals is crucial to assess not only their physical but also t...
This commentary suggests how recent theories about the predictive brain could help us understand the...
Marino & Merskin’s review shows that sheep are intelligent and highly social but their methodology h...
Commentary on Marino & Merskin on Sheep ComplexityMarino & Merskin’s (2019) review contains key info...
Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are among the earliest animals domesticated for human use. They are cons...
Marino & Merskin review evidence that sheep are not just passive and reactive creatures. They have p...
Marino & Merskin (2019) provide a comprehensive review of the cognitive abilities of sheep. If resea...
Marino & Merskin review evidence of the complexity of sheep cognition, concluding that researchers o...
Marino & Merskin’s comprehensive review of cognitive complexity in sheep is a laudable and important...
More research has been carried out on social cognition in sheep than in other farm animal species. A...
Marino & Merskin’s review sheds light on the complexity of the mind, learning, and cognition of shee...
Marino & Merskin (2019) demonstrate that sheep are more cognitively complex than typically thought....
Marino & Merskin’s valuable review of the literature on sheep cognition shows how entrenched common ...
Marino and Merskin (2019) list a number of tasks that sheep can perform well. As comparative psychol...
The nature of sheep has been in plain view ever since the animals were domesticated about 10,000 yea...
Research on the mental lives of farm animals is crucial to assess not only their physical but also t...
This commentary suggests how recent theories about the predictive brain could help us understand the...