may not be a tzimin. It can have a graceful gallop or can be a beast of burden. It may even have a trunk. Cognitive predisposition, environment and sustenance needs influence how species are classified and named in different cultures. This in turn is related to how endangered knowledge is assimilated and why language preservation may be essential to having access to this potentially valuable but shrinking knowledge base.
I have uploaded a broad selection of papers. None are required
readings, I will present interesting bits from them.
http://huge.humancomp.cs.cmu.edu:8080/ELS/1/
Following essays may serve as a good starting point for discussion.
Will Tribal Knowledge Survive the Millennium?
http://www.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/sci;287/5450/44
The Weirdest People in the World?
http://ionian-enchantment.blogspot.com/2010/07/are-most-experimental-subjects-in.html
Can Anthropologists and other Cognitive Scientists live together?
http://www.cognitionandculture.net/Maurice-s-blog/can-antropologists-and-other-cognitive-scientist-live-together.html