by Roger Abrantes | Apr 23, 2015 | Academic Paper
Giant Gambian Pouched Rat searching TNT in a line cage (photo by Silvain Piraux). JG is a rat, a Cricetomys gambianus or Giant Gambian Pouched Rat; she is also a Hero Rat, a landmine detector at Apopo in Tanzania. In December 2009, she performed...
by Roger Abrantes | Apr 11, 2015 | Strøtanker
These days we seem to love a lot. We love food, clothes, iPhones, dogs, cats, horses, houses, cars, hairstyles, tunes, movies, apps, sushi, coca-cola and much, much more. We also love our spouses, partners, kids, family, and friends. Everything goes together in the...
by Roger Abrantes | Feb 25, 2015 | Strøtanker
Happiness is for most people the ultimate state of well-being, characterized by emotions of intense joy. Being the globetrotter I am, I have witnessed happiness and unhappiness in many shapes and forms. Trying to isolate the common factors that contribute to people...
by Roger Abrantes | Dec 1, 2014 | Strøtanker
Here is a list of 16 things you should stop doing in order to make life with your dog happier and your relationship stronger. Difficult? Not at all. You just need to want to do it and then simply do it. You can begin as soon as you finish reading this. 1. Stop being...
by Roger Abrantes | Jun 21, 2014 | Academic Paper
When facing a threat, and flight is not possible, the next best option is to hide and freeze (photo from Molly’ s Just You Only Better). When facing a social-threat, submissive behavior is the best option. This dog shows what ethologists call active-submissive...