| Description |
x, 277 pages ; 20 cm |
| Note |
"David Suzuki Institute." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-262) and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword / by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson -- Selfless mother love -- Instinct--a second-rate emotion? -- Loving people -- Anybody home? -- Pig smarts -- Gratitude -- Lies and deception -- Stop, thief! -- Take courage! -- Black and white -- Cold hedgehogs, warm honey bees -- Crowd intelligence -- Hidden agendas -- Simple sums -- Just for fun -- Desire -- Till death do us part -- What's in a name? -- Grief -- Shame and regret -- Empathy -- Altruism -- Upbringing -- Getting rid of the kids -- Once wild, forever wild -- Snipe mess -- Something special in the air -- Comfort -- Weathering the storm -- Pain -- Fear -- High society -- Good and evil -- Hey, Mr. Sandman -- Animal oracles -- Animals age, too -- Alien worlds -- Artificial environments -- In the service of humanity -- Communication -- Where is the soul? |
| Summary |
Presents a revelatory exploration of the diverse emotional intelligence of animals as demonstrated in stories about loving pigs, cheating magpies, scheming roosters, and rats who regret bad choices. |
| Subject |
Animal psychology.
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Animal intelligence.
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Animal behavior.
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Emotions in animals.
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NATURE / Animals / General.
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PSYCHOLOGY / Emotions.
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Animal behavior. (OCoLC)fst00809079
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Animal intelligence. (OCoLC)fst00809280
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Animal psychology. (OCoLC)fst00809349
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Emotions in animals. (OCoLC)fst00908861
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Zoology.
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| Added Author |
Billinghurst, Jane, 1958- translator.
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| Added Title |
Seelenleben der Tiere. English
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| ISBN |
1771643013 (hardcover) |
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9781771643016 (hardcover) |
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