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Volume 1 (2016)
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Volume 2 (2017)
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Volume 3 (2018)
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Volume 4 (2019)
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Volume 5 (2020)
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Volume 6 (2021)
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Volume 7 (2022)
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Volume 8 (2023)
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Volume 9 (2024)
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Veit, Walter
(2025) Donald Griffin, cognitive ethology, and animal life histories. Animal Sentience 35(19)
Commentary on Donald Griffin
Bauer, Erika;
Fuller, Grace;
and
Dorsey, Candice
(2025) How AZA zoos and aquariums are helping to fill the gap. Animal Sentience 36(7)
Commentary on Fish Welfare
Christie, Barrett L.
(2025) More equal than others: Taxonomic bias in animal management. Animal Sentience 36(8)
Commentary on Fish Welfare
Mather, Jennifer (2025) Consciousness of octopuses—on their own terms. Animal Sentience 37(1)
Vecchione, Michael
(2025) Consciousness below SCUBA depths. Animal Sentience 37(2)
Commentary on Octopus Consciousness
Burghardt, Gordon
(2025) Cephalopod consciousness: Asking the right questions. Animal Sentience 37(3)
Commentary on Octopus Consciousness
Pellis, Sergio M, Dr.
(2025) The consciousness inherent in chasing your tail. Animal Sentience 37(4)
Commentary on Octopus Consciousness
Broom, Donald M
(2025) The term consciousness and impressive evidence for cephalopod awareness. Animal Sentience 37(5)
Commentary on Octopus Consciousness
Lane, Willa M.;
Ajuwon, Victor;
and
Clayton, Nicola S.
(2025) Cephalopod consciousness on “their own terms”: Who are “they”?. Animal Sentience 37(6)
Commentary on Octopus Consciousness
Jacquet, Jennifer;
Kaz, Janelle;
Franks, Becca;
and
Webb, Christine
(2025) Both studying and protecting octopuses “on their own terms”. Animal Sentience 37(7)
Commentary on Octopus Consciousness
Birch, Jonathan (2025) Précis of The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI. Animal Sentience 38(1)
Waldau, Paul (2025) Donald Griffin, Scientific Revolutions, and Reclaiming Humanity’s Place in the Living World. Animal Sentience 35(18)
Commentary on Donald Griffin