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

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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.

Book Details

ISBN13 9781577315025
ISBN10 1577315022
Series/Work OL5844428W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher New World Library
Created At January 30, 2025
Updated At January 30, 2025
Last OL update January 18, 2025

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