Most Popular Papers *
Mather, Jennifer (2025) Consciousness of octopuses—on their own terms. Animal Sentience 37(1)
Peña-Guzmán, David M. (2017) Can nonhuman animals commit suicide?. Animal Sentience 20(1)
Bauer, Erika; Fuller, Grace; and Dorsey, Candice (2025) How AZA zoos and aquariums are helping to fill the gap. Animal Sentience 36(7)
Marino, Lori and Merskin, Debra (2019) Intelligence, complexity, and individuality in sheep. Animal Sentience 25(1)
Key, Brian (2016) Why fish do not feel pain. Animal Sentience 3(1)
Lane, Willa M.; Ajuwon, Victor; and Clayton, Nicola S. (2025) Cephalopod consciousness on “their own terms”: Who are “they”?. Animal Sentience 37(6)
Mallatt, Jon; Robinson, David G; Blatt, Michael R; Draguhn, Andreas; and Taiz, Lincoln (2023) Plant sentience: The burden of proof. Animal Sentience 33(15)
Birch, Jonathan (2025) Précis of The Edge of Sentience: Risk and Precaution in Humans, Other Animals, and AI. Animal Sentience 38(1)
Paez, Eze (2019) Humans may be unique and superior — and that is irrelevant. Animal Sentience 23(26)
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Christie, Barrett L. (2025) More equal than others: Taxonomic bias in animal management. Animal Sentience 36(8)