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The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy - and Why They Matter

by Marc Bekoff, Jane Goodall · 2007 · 256 pages

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Based on award-winning scientist Marc Bekoff's years studying social communication in a wide range of species, this important book shows that animals have rich emotional lives. Bekoff skillfully blends extraordinary stories of animal joy, empathy, grief, embarrassment, anger, and love with the latest scientific research confirming the existence of emotions that common sense and experience have long implied. Filled with Bekoff's light humor and touching stories, The Emotional Lives of Animalsis a clarion call for reassessing both how we view animals and how we treat them.

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Subject
sciencepsychologyphilosophy
Themes
animalsnaturedogsenvironmentfood
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 256 pages

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