The inner life of animals : love, grief, and compassion : surprising observations of a hidden world /
by Wohlleben, Peter.
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BookPublisher: London : The Bodley Head, 2017Description: 281 pages : illustration (colour) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781847924544 (hbk.) :; 1847924549 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 591.5 WOHUniform titles: Seelenleben der Tiere.Subject(s): Emotions in animals | Animal behavior | Popular Science | Popular Science and MathematicsSummary: Roosters that deceive their hens? Mother deer that grieve? Horses that feel shame? We humans tend to assume that we are the only living things able to experience feelings intensely and consciously. But have you ever wondered what's going on in an animal's head? More and more researchers are realising that animals in fact experience a rich emotional life. Acting as our interpreter of the animal world and of the fascinating science, Peter Wohlleben brings this new research to life with his own observations of his favourite creatures.
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| 582.13 CON Concise wild flower guide. | 582.16 PRE Trees of Britain and Europe | 590 ATT New life stories | 591.5 WOH The inner life of animals : love, grief, and compassion : surprising observations of a hidden world / | 591.51 ATT The trials of life : a natural history of animal behaviour / | 591.5309 COL Beak, tooth and claw : why predators are needed for a healthy British countryside / | 595.7094 MCG Insects and spiders |
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Roosters that deceive their hens? Mother deer that grieve? Horses that feel shame? We humans tend to assume that we are the only living things able to experience feelings intensely and consciously. But have you ever wondered what's going on in an animal's head? More and more researchers are realising that animals in fact experience a rich emotional life. Acting as our interpreter of the animal world and of the fascinating science, Peter Wohlleben brings this new research to life with his own observations of his favourite creatures.
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