Beyond words : what animals think and feel / Carl Safina.
TITLE:
Beyond words : what animals think and feel / Carl Safina.
Publication Date:
2015
Publication Information:
New York : Henry Holt and Company,
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Description:
xiii, 461 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., map.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [413]-438) and index.
Summary:
Weaving decades of field observations with new discoveries about the brain, Carl Safina offers an intimate view of animal behavior to challenge the boundary between humans and animals. Readers travel to Amboseli National Park in the threatened landscape of Kenya and witness struggling elephant families working out how to survive poaching and drought, then to Yellowstone National Park to observe wolves sorting out the aftermath of one pack's personal tragedy, and finally plunge into the astonishingly peaceful society of killer whales living in the crystalline waters of the Pacific Northwest. Powerful and illuminating insight into the unique personalities of animals revealed through stories of animal joy, grief, jealousy, anger, and love. The similarity between human and nonhuman consciousness, self-awareness, and empathy calls us to re-evaluate how we interact with animals.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780805098884
General Note:
"A John Macrae Book."
