Jordynhcole

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Hello, Jordynhcole, and welcome to Wikipedia! My name is Ian and I work with the Wiki Education Foundation; I help support students who are editing as part of a class assignment.

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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me on my talk page. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 17:42, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

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I plan to provide an evolutionary outlook of interspecies friendships which is essential for understanding the fundamentals of a certain behaviour or trait amongst any species. I will touch on various mechanisms of interspecies communication and elaborate on each of the three sections regarding the reasons we see interspecies friendship formation while also investigating some unexpected but common friendships we see between species.

Evolution In this section the role on ontogeny in interspecies friendship and communication will be explored.

Interspecies Communication A deeper look into how different species are able to communicate. Communication is powerful and can allow a bond between two species aiding in friendship formation.

Unexpected Interspecies Friendships An investigation of friendships we see between odd and unexpected species.

Reasoning for Interspecies Friendship Formation This section will explore the various reasons behind the formation of an interspecies friendships, which will include:

1. Mutual Benefits
2. Social Bonding
3. Protection

Bibliography:

Dorey, N., Udell, M., & Wynne, C. (2010). When do domestic dogs, Canis familiaris, start to understand human pointing? The role of ontogeny in the development of interspecies communication. Animal Behaviour, 79(1), 37-41.

Freedman, D., King, J., & Elliot, O. (1961). Critical Period in the Social Development of Dogs. Science, 133(3457), 1016-1017.

Lyn, H., Greenfield, P., & Savage-Rumbaugh, S. (2006). The development of representational play in chimpanzees and bonobos: Evolutionary implications, pretense, and the role of interspecies communication. Cognitive Development, 21(3), 199-213.

Mitchell, R. (2002). Pretending and imagination in animals and children. Cambridge [u.a.]: Cambridge Univ. Press.

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Interspecies friendship is an odd concept - "friendship" seems like such a human projection. So I think it would be useful to make sure that you explain what it means - so make sure you go beyond examples and try to find some sort of a general framework for what it is. Ian (Wiki Ed) (talk) 02:06, 6 March 2018 (UTC)