Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Discovering the world of dolphins and their three ‘super senses’

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Juliana López Marulanda, Enseignante chercheuse en éthologie, Université Paris Nanterre – Université Paris Lumières

Imagine that you’re in a comfortable room with your cat. You’re both sharing the same space, temperature and lighting. But while you’re enjoying the décor, and perhaps a book or the taste of hot chocolate, the cat seems intrigued by something else. Maybe she’s looking for a treat or making sure that no one infringes on “her” preferred spot, a comfortable armchair near the heater.

All this is to say that even if you and your pet are in the same place, you both perceive your environment differently. In 1934, the German scientist Jakob von Uexküll defined it as the “umwelt” (environment…

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