The animal
Identify the animal and the environment it inhabits.

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An animal has its own presence in an environment; available signals can help participants understand its care needs.
The system relates an animal’s available signals to its participation in the environment. That context can help identify where attention and care are needed.
Animals in practice
An animal’s context helps participants identify where attention may be needed.
Identify the animal and the environment it inhabits.
Use available observations to understand where care may be needed.
Available signals and local conditions determine what an integration can actually know about the animal.
Animals
The animal, available signals, and care in context.
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The animal is organic; its functional integration can provide a hybrid presence.
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A collar, chip, or another authorized integration can relate the animal to the system.
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The animal’s context contributes to the wider environment without requiring it to communicate in human language.
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The observations available for care depend on the integration and the conditions of the animal’s environment.

Species
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