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In diagrammatic canvases that look like otherworldly computer chips, she writes her own invented language and creates charts and instructions inscrutable to the viewer—not a problem since they’re meant for nonhuman entities.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
At the same time, I have come to regard my tech tweaks as a relatively harmless nonhuman gesture.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
"Hot spring bathing is one of the most unusual behaviors seen in nonhuman primates," says first author Abdullah Langgeng.
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
This is true for a veritable zoo of nonhuman creatures, including horses, parakeets, monkeys, and lizards, who all see the illusion as well.
From Slate • Aug. 24, 2025
That’s what Roots & Shoots is all about: the value and importance of each individual, human and nonhuman.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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