Murin, IvanSouček, Ivan2026-01-272026-01-2720250204-40053033-0262https://doi.org/10.60053/GSU.IF.1.108.230-254https://repo.umb.sk/handle/123456789/1229In: Godišnik na Sofijskija universitet "Kliment Ochridski" - Istoričeki fakultet = Annual of Sofia University "Kliment Ohridski" Faculty of History. Sofia : Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, 2025. ISSN 0204-4005. Č. 108 (2025), s. 230-254.Historical non-agrarian Roma/Gypsy communities in Europe have often come into conflict with social doctrines emphasizing household living, local attachment, and dependence, characteristics typical of the agrarian adaptations of settled communities. During 2020 – 2024, anthropological fieldwork in the Roma localities of Dolinka (Slovakia) and Mahala (Bulgaria) was conducted with the aim of analysing the identity, function, and parallels between humans and animals in terms of cohabitation, perception, and the efficient distribution of small, everyday innovations. Using coding lists, we evaluated the interpretations of Roma participants of human-animal semi-adaptations in predominantly agricultural areas. Our findings included data and case studies related to (1) the coexistence of humans and animals, (2) the traditional functions of beneficial symbiosis, and (3) the potential for heritagization. This research provides qualitative and quantitative evidence of human-animal interactions, demonstrating that the cultural identity of Roma communities is intricately processed and plays an important role in the heritagization and preservation of biocultural diversity.enCC BY Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Internationalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessspolužitie človekprostrediezvieratáživočíchyanimalsrómske komunityRomani communitiesdiverzitarôznorodosťdiversityArticle