Naming Names — or, What’s in It for the Animals?
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Naming names -or, what's in it for the animals?‚Most of them accepted namelessness with the perfect indifference with which they had so long accepted and ignored their names‛ *Ursula K
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The ability to differentiate an individual from others in the population is a key component to the protection or community advocacy of conspicuously colored animals.
“We show that key components to the protection or community advocacy of conspicuously colored animals are the ability to differentiate an individual from others in the population and naming them (Birke, 2009;Borkfelt, 2011;Milstein, 2011).”
From Of Rarity and Symbolism: Understanding Human Perceptions of Charismatic Color Morphs (2024) · cites this paper as Birke, 2009
In “On the limits of research” (page unavailable), Birke argues that research often overlooks the specific individual animal; “On politics and accountability” calls for greater accountability when humans champion animals’ causes. The paper does not establish that distinguishing individuals is a key component of protection or community advocacy, and it does not address conspicuously colored animals. (LLM, conf=0.78)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredPublic recognition and naming of individual animals have significant ramifications for conservation and overall persistence of species and even entire ecosystems.
“Although in scientific research, the naming of animals has been a debated topic, thought to have both benefits and drawbacks (Birke, 2009;Borkfelt, 2011;Wilkinson, 2023), public recognition and naming of individual animals have significant ramifications for conservation and overall persistence of species and even entire ecosystems.”
From Of Rarity and Symbolism: Understanding Human Perceptions of Charismatic Color Morphs (2024) · cites this paper as Birke, 2009
Naming conspicuously colored animals is a key component to their protection or community advocacy.
“We show that key components to the protection or community advocacy of conspicuously colored animals are the ability to differentiate an individual from others in the population and naming them (Birke, 2009;Borkfelt, 2011;Milstein, 2011).”
From Of Rarity and Symbolism: Understanding Human Perceptions of Charismatic Color Morphs (2024) · cites this paper as Birke, 2009
The Abstract (page unavailable) asks whether animals benefit from how humans name them, rather than saying naming helps protect them. 'On politics and accountability' (page unavailable) discusses animal advocacy and policy change, but the passages found do not link naming or distinguishing individuals to protection, or address conspicuously colored animals. I searched for those terms and for individual recognition as a means of protection. (LLM, conf=0.73)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredAfter the melanistic deer Coal died, the community of Moab joined together to have him preserved and prominently displayed in a local government building.
“Similarly, after the melanistic deer, Coal, died, the community of Moab joined together to have him preserved and prominently displayed in a local government building (Birke, 2009;Borkfelt, 2011;Milstein, 2011).”
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Our copy’s Abstract discusses how humans name animals, and “On politics and accountability” discusses responsibilities toward them. Neither those passages nor searches for Coal, Moab, the deer’s preservation, or a government-building display address the reported event. (LLM, conf=0.75)
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- Authors
- Birke, L.
- Corresponding author
- Birke, Lynda
- Venue
- Humanimalia
- Publisher
- Humanimalia, Utrecht University
- Published
- 2009-09-22
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 1-9
- ISSN
- 2151-8645 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2614091480
- Cited by
- 44
- References
- 16
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 5 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 26.53
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- diamond
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Humanimalia (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Literature and Literary Theory › Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature
- Social Sciences › Law › Animal Law and Welfare
- Social Sciences › Geography, Planning and Development › Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Keywords
- animal names, animal identity, animal personhood, animal ethics, animal rights
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