TY - BOOK AU - Zell,Th TI - Unsere Haustiere vom Standpunkte ihrer wilden Verwandten AV - SF PY - 2018/// CY - Salt Lake City, UT PB - Project Gutenberg KW - Animal behavior KW - Domestic animals N1 - Release date is 2018-01-05; Produced by Heike Leichsenring and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net; Original publication data not identified N2 - "Unsere Haustiere vom Standpunkte ihrer wilden Verwandten" by Th. Zell is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the behaviors of domestic animals by drawing comparisons with their wild ancestors, aiming to deepen the understanding of how domesticated pets operate in relation to their instincts and the natural world. The opening of the work presents an introductory foreword that sets the stage for the exploration of pet behaviors, particularly focusing on how common actions of pets—like barking or eating—as derived from their wild counterparts are not fully understood. The author seeks to make these observations more relatable to the reader, especially children and urban dwellers who may feel disconnected from nature. For instance, the narrative begins with a description of a dog named Peter, who exhibits typical canine behaviors such as barking at a cyclist and indulging in scavenging, prompting inquiries into the reasons behind such actions while emphasizing how a deeper understanding of these instincts enriches our appreciation of domestic animals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) UR - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56317 ER -