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Diamond suggests a few possible causes: Being left alone too long – Dogs are social animals and may feel neglected if left alone for extended periods.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
For highly social animals like humans and other primates, the native opioid system may also play a role in social bonding, according to one influential theory.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
The human experience has changed a lot lately: Creativity can be outsourced to AI, culture lives in flickering fragments on screens, and we social animals are spending tons of time alone.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
Dogs are social animals and are known to miss their owners deeply.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Mar. 2025
For highly social animals like humans and other primates, the native opioid system may also play a role in social bonding, according to one influential theory.
—Moises Velasquez-Manoff Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Zak Mouton, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
The human experience has changed a lot lately: Creativity can be outsourced to AI, culture lives in flickering fragments on screens, and we social animals are spending tons of time alone.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2025
Dogs are social animals and are known to miss their owners deeply.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Social animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/social%20animal. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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