_Ethical responsibility_ 🧶
Incest is settled by a perverse disconnect between words and deeds.
According to Cécile Cée, ‘the situation does not depend on what the victim has to say about it, but on what society should say about it’ (p. 181). The act of naming is not:
* the result of interpersonal negotiation (to what extent may I call incest what the victim does not designate as such?),
* but rather a collective statement (‘It is up to society, to third parties, to you, to enunciate,’ p. 182), which alone can ‘put the world back the right way up’ (p. 227),
* then we move away from individual conscience and into the realm of social and political ethical responsibility.
Thread in French: https://kolektiva.social/@estelle/112030416564684884
#community #relationships #ethology #anthropology #family #domesticViolence #parenthood #denial #incest #incestCulture #patriarchy #publicHealth #mentalHealth #acquaintance #taboo #attachment #invisibility #kinship #incest #ethics #responsiblity #involvement #CélineCée #book
🐋🪞 In a new study, two #beluga #whales at a #NewYork #aquarium showed possible self-recognition in a mirror – one even pressing a mark behind her ear against the reflective surface.
The results place belugas alongside #chimpanzees, #dolphins, #elephants, and maybe #magpies on a short list of species that pass. But scientists disagree on what the test actually proves, and the debate itself raises deeper questions about animal #consciousness.
#science #marinebiology #biology #animals #zoology #ocean #psychology #neurobiology #ethology
Павел Квартальнов рассказывает про квир-семью у короткохвосток (камышовок) в Приморском крае: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQmQaAlo8IA&t=36m33s (фрагмент с 36 мин 33 с, история длится 4 мин) #PavelKvartalnov #Urosphenasquameiceps #Cettiidae #warblers #queerstudies #birds #ethology #scipop
🦧 New study on #bonobo #SocialBehavior: Arias-Vélez et al. show that #bonobos actively intervene in #SocialInteractions to enforce group norms and reduce conflict. Rather than reacting only to direct threats, bystanders often stepped in during socially disruptive situations, suggesting a form of third-party social regulation resembling proto-norm enforcement.
📝 https://critica.filosoficas.unam.mx/index.php/critica/article/view/1788 (https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads4414)
Octopus influx keeping deep sea dolphins inshore for longer
6-May-2026
How do #climate extremes alter animal societies?
A 33-year study of wild capuchin #monkeys in #CostaRica shows how the costs and benefits of living in a group are reshaped by climate fluctuations
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1126744
#science #climatecatastrophe #conservation #collectiveBehaviour #ethology #ecology
Climate extremes reshape the benefits of group living: A 33-year study of wild capuchin monkeys shows that droughts and heavy rains can disrupt the balance between cooperation and competition within animal societies. Bigger groups aren’t always better: While large groups usually offset competition by dominating space and resources, extreme climate events erode these advantages and increase the costs of living together. Changing climates may alter animal societies: As extreme events become more frequent, social groups may fragment or reorganize, potentially reshaping population structure and ecosystem dynamics.
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