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But he is also just one in a new wave of nonhuman brand mascots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
They caution against accepting narratives that ascribe human traits to nonhuman things and suggest this incident was merely a case of poor security practices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
He is a filmmaker with an abiding humanism, evidently flummoxed in the face of the nonhuman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The results were especially encouraging in nonhuman primates, whose liver biology and gut microbiota more closely resemble those of humans.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
There are many things you can do—things that will teach you to observe carefully and begin to understand more and more about the true nature of nonhuman animals.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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