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closeMedia Coverage of This Article
Posted by PLOS_ONE_Group on 17 Nov 2012 at 00:34 GMT
The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:
Publication: 680 News
Title: “Caged animals are bored: Study - 680News”
http://www.680news.com/ne...
Publication: Belfast Telegraph
Title: “Mink 'react to boredom like humans' - Offbeat, Breaking News - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk”
http://www.belfasttelegra...
Publication: Decoded Science
Title: “Bored Animals: Reduce Destructive Behavior With Pet Toys”
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Publication: Discovery News
Title: “Animals Get Bored, Too : Discovery News”
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Publication: EveryONE PLoS ONE Community Blog
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Publication: Geekosystem
Title: “Bored Animals Lay In Bed Eating All Day, Just Like People | Geekosystem”
http://www.geekosystem.co...
Publication: Science Codex
Title: “Bored mink snack between meals, lie awake in bed”
http://www.sciencecodex.c...
Publication: Top News Arab Emirates
Title: “Minks Feel Boredom as Humans | TopNews Arab Emirates”
http://topnews.ae/content...
Publication: University of Guelph
Title: “Captive Animals Show Signs of Boredom, Study Finds | University of Guelph”
http://www.uoguelph.ca/ne...
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RE: Media Coverage of This Article
PLOS_ONE_Group replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 21 Nov 2012 at 23:04 GMT
The following article represents some of the media coverage that has occurred for this paper:
Publication: Alice@97.3
Title: “Your Pet Hamster Might Be Bored, Study Finds”
http://radioalice.cbsloca...
Publication: Care2
Title: “Captive Animals Get Really, Really Bored | Care2 Causes”
http://www.care2.com/caus...
Publication: EurekAlert
Title: “Captive animals show signs of boredom, study finds”
http://www.eurekalert.org...
Publication: Everyday Health
Title: “Musings of Bored Mink, Misdiagnosis Mother Lode, and Dirty Money - Healthy Living - Everyday Health”
http://www.everydayhealth...
Publication: Independent.ie
Title: “Mink 'react to boredom like humans' - And Finally - Independent.ie”
http://www.independent.ie...
Publication: World Science.net
Title: “Scientists try to measure animal boredom”
http://www.world-science....
If you see any additional coverage of this paper in the press or blogosphere, please reply to this thread and add the link to the article.
RE: RE: Media Coverage of This Article
RKMeagher replied to PLOS_ONE_Group on 23 Nov 2012 at 02:39 GMT
Publication: Quirks and Quarks, CBC
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Publication: Ontario Morning
http://podcast.cbc.ca/mp3...
Publication: Psychology Today blog
http://www.psychologytoda...