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___Teacher t1_j9l7ck2 wrote

Which wild animals let humans be part of their community? A list would be nc.

I have seen a documentary about a guy who became part of a wild hyena pack by a lot of effort.

Also how many years for humans to learn the body language of animals?

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nationalgeographic t1_j9lkm8h wrote

I haven't heard of nor can I endorse incorporating oneself into a hyena clan, but I do think that there's evidence social animals (particularly social mammals) are more amenable to forming some type of connection with humans. We, also as social mammals, have brains that work similarly to other social mammals- could be a factor.

As far as body language- some researchers study this for entire careers depending on the study species. I mean, take a look at what Dr. Tom Seeley did with decoding honeybee body language and social behavior- absolutely amazing!

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