Learning Outcomes

In this free course, you will learn how to:

• Explain the human-animal continuum and multispecies ethnography
• Identify highlights in the domestication of dogs
• Describe the role empathy plays in human-animal relations
• Distinguish the roles of animals in the oral traditions of many cultures
• Discuss the various ways animals are used in religious practices
• Define the pet as a cultural artifact
• Summarize the historical development of pets in Western societies
• Recognize major behavioral and morphological characteristics of pets
• List the benefits of zoos and ecotourism