by Roger Abrantes | May 3, 2014 | Science Article
The hip nudge is a common canine behavior. Dog owners often think their dogs are pushy or impolite when they turn their backs to them, sometimes even pushing them. Nothing could be farther from the truth. A hip nudge is a behavior a dog shows when it nudges another...
by Roger Abrantes | Apr 28, 2014 | Science Article
Watching dog mothers take care of their pups continues to fascinate me, after the extensive research my team conducted in the 1980s. The large populations of village dogs in Africa and Thailand, where I spent and spend much time, provide me with plenty...
by Roger Abrantes | Apr 26, 2014 | Science Article
Stating a fact does not oblige me to adopt any particular moral stance. What science teaches me about a fact does not impose any moral stance on me or how I feel about it. It may impact my decision, but my ethical decision is ultimately independent of scientific...
by Roger Abrantes | Apr 25, 2014 | Science Article
The canine twist behavior is a curious behavior that few dog owners recognize, let alone know what it means. It is a characteristic behavior shown by any canine (wolf, dog, African wild dog, and dingo, at least) when it twists one hind leg out to the side. They...
by Roger Abrantes | Apr 23, 2014 | Science Article
“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people,” Victor Borge once said. As a good Darwinist, I enjoy finding proof that humans are not that different from other life forms. We share many characteristics with the other living creatures with whom we share our...
by Roger Abrantes | Sep 12, 2012 | Science Article
Creation opened the Toronto Film Festival 2009 and had a British premiere on September 25. The movie relies on the book “Annie’s Box—Charles Darwin, his Daughter and Evolution,” first edition from 2001, written by Randal Keynes, a great-great-grandson of Darwin....