The Joy of Flocking

Fawning is a trauma reaction where we placate a threatening person in hopes of defusing their aggression. Let’s add this F to our existing list of defensive maneuvers: fight, flee…

Communal Care

I can relate to the elephants. When an earthquake rattled San Diego earlier this month, Ndlula, Umngani and Khosi, the zoo’s majestic African elephants quickly moved together and then backed…