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Now more than ever, people feel alienated from the natural world and worried about animal life. Meanwhile we humans are finally appreciating that we aren’t the only intelligent life forms here, and we never have been. Join me, Lisa Lanser Rose, an award-winning author, educator, and dog trainer, and my guests as we put science, experience, and radical empathy to work. Let us take you deep into the minds of our fellow creatures. By imagining what it‘s like to BE another creature, we hope to forge a bond strong enough to save us all, on This Animal Life.
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Sunday Jul 11, 2021
Ferrets, COVID, and Chimps in the Time of Polio
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
Sunday Jul 11, 2021
In this emotional conversation, Ann shares fears for her ferret (who isn't a rodent, thank you) and Lisa tells a Jane Goodall story about chimpanzees during a polio epidemic. They also ask, can dogs catch COVID? Can cats pass it on? It turns out animals do all the same things we do (almost) to prevent contagion during pandemics.
Want to follow up on our sources or watch any of the videos we mention? Go to ThisAnimalLIfe.com and click on Show Notes.
References:
Combs, Sydney, “These Wild Animals Also Practice Social Distancing to Avoid Getting Sick,” National Geographic, March 24, 2020
COVID-19 Facts for Pet Owners, American Veterinary Medical Association.
COVID-19 and Pets, Mayo Clinic.
Daly, Natasha, “First Dog to Test Positive for COVID in the US Dies,” National Geographic JULY 29, 2020
de Ferrer, Marthe, “These Animals Already Self-Isolate to Stay Safe and Healthy. What Can We Learn From Them?” Euronews, last updated: 13/05/2020
Goodall, Jane, In the Shadow of Man. Mariner Books, 2000.
Greene, Meg, Jane Goodall: A Biography. Prometheus Books, 2008.
Hawley, Dana M. & Julia C. Buck, “Animals Use Social Distancing to Avoid Disease” in Scientific American, August 1, 2020.
Kwong, Emily,“1st U.S. Dog With COVID-19 Has Died, And There's A Lot We Still Don't Know,” Short Wave, NPR August 12, 2020.
Paumgarten, Nick, “What Will Become of Pandemic Pets?” The New Yorker, June 21, 2021
“Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in Domestic Cats” New England Journal of Medicine, August 6, 2020.
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