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"Focus" magazine #138 2004 May, p17
www.focusmag.co.uk
Pheromones
"How your partner smells is as important as their appearance, according scientists at the University of St. Andrews. They studied the effects of phermones and facial appearance on long-term relationshuips"

p31
"Revenge is Sweet" psychology article
"Do animals take revenge?"
"According to Stephen Beckerman, an anthropologist at Penn State University USA, vengeful behaviour is widespread in the animal kingdom. Blue-footed boobies (a type of bird), elephant seals, side-stripped jackals and European moorhens are all known as 'punishers' - they response to injuries by attacking those animals who hurt them. When it comes to primate, revenge gets more subtle - the injured individual may go for the relatives or allies of the guilty partry, instead. But the point is the same; the behaviour acts as a negative reinforcement, forcing the attacker not to damage the victim any further"

Link from Satanism page on violence (probably) http://www.dpjs.co.uk/violence.html ("Human beings are animals, sometimes better sometimes worse...")

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aspen_fox From: [info]aspen_fox Date: April 23rd, 2004 01:55 pm (UTC) (Link)
My cat takes revenge! She peed on my side of the bed once when she was kitten. I left her alone for a whole four hours. I guess you're not supposed to do that when they're less than four months old (she was a little over three months); they can freak out. She's also been exhibiting displaced aggression with this new kitten around. I think she's trying to tell me she's not very happy with the situation by scratching, hissing and growling at me (she scratched my face awhile back for no good reason). So, yeah, I think animals are definitely capable of vengeance, although with pets it's usually indirect.


alynna_serenity From: [info]alynna_serenity Date: April 24th, 2004 01:51 am (UTC) (Link)

people are animals and animals are people

both are one and the same
so, animals will take revenge
give the 'cold shoulder'
attack
defend
and compromise when they can
so, I'm not surprised to hear that science is listing animals as intelligent and thinking beings

Overall, I am a respector of animals
dwagon From: [info]dwagon Date: April 26th, 2004 02:57 pm (UTC) (Link)
taking revenge and holding grudges are essential parts of many social strategies in animals - it helps to stop animals 'cheating' in social exchanges, as they know they won't be able to fool the same individual twice and may even suffer if revenge is taken upon it. If you're interested in thia stuff, Richard Dawkins' books cover this topic in varying detail, but i can't remember off the top of my head which one focuses most on this topic.
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