Non-human animal cultures, co-cultures and conservation
Animal culture involves the transmission of behaviours through social learning, which plays a crucial role in species’ survival and adaptability to changing environments. Co-cultures, which describe the mutual cultural evolution between species, underscore the importance of interspecies interactions...
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| description | Animal culture involves the transmission of behaviours through social learning, which plays a crucial role in species’ survival and adaptability to changing environments. Co-cultures, which describe the mutual cultural evolution between species, underscore the importance of interspecies interactions in maintaining ecological balance and resilience. The loss of these cultural practices can lead to a decline in population viability, reduced genetic diversity, and destabilised ecosystems, ultimately impacting the services these ecosystems provide to human health and well-being. The preservation of cultural traits is essential for maintaining biodiversity, ensuring species’ adaptive capacities, and supporting the overall health of ecosystems, which are critical for the survival of both non-human animals and humans. Integrating the conservation of animal cultures and co-cultures into broader conservation and One Health strategies is necessary to protect the delicate balance of life on Earth and ensure the well-being of all species. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-232ceec1427746cc8d12068627e667a32025-02-10T13:25:36ZengSciendoCultural Science1836-04162022-12-011419310210.2478/csj-2022-0013Non-human animal cultures, co-cultures and conservationSueur Cedric0Université de Strasbourg, FranceAnimal culture involves the transmission of behaviours through social learning, which plays a crucial role in species’ survival and adaptability to changing environments. Co-cultures, which describe the mutual cultural evolution between species, underscore the importance of interspecies interactions in maintaining ecological balance and resilience. The loss of these cultural practices can lead to a decline in population viability, reduced genetic diversity, and destabilised ecosystems, ultimately impacting the services these ecosystems provide to human health and well-being. The preservation of cultural traits is essential for maintaining biodiversity, ensuring species’ adaptive capacities, and supporting the overall health of ecosystems, which are critical for the survival of both non-human animals and humans. Integrating the conservation of animal cultures and co-cultures into broader conservation and One Health strategies is necessary to protect the delicate balance of life on Earth and ensure the well-being of all species.https://doi.org/10.2478/csj-2022-0013social learningbiodiversityinterspecies interactionsecosystem healthadaptive strategiesone health |
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| title | Non-human animal cultures, co-cultures and conservation |
| title_full | Non-human animal cultures, co-cultures and conservation |
| title_fullStr | Non-human animal cultures, co-cultures and conservation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-human animal cultures, co-cultures and conservation |
| title_short | Non-human animal cultures, co-cultures and conservation |
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| topic | social learning biodiversity interspecies interactions ecosystem health adaptive strategies one health |
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