Animal Sociality (feat. Cynthia Willett)
Overthink
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Dogs and Donkeys - Limits of Power
In some ways, what's really behind that sense of respecting its face is the recognition of limits of power. And so a lot of what communal norms are about are limiting uses of power. What's interesting is that these kinds of norms can be negotiated across species as well,. between canines and, for example, donkeys. But predatorpre relationship or drive that can be suspended as a playful antics develop a kind of felt connection to each other.
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