The inner life of animals : surprising observations of a hidden world /
by Wohlleben, Peter.
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BookPublisher: London : Vintage, 2018Description: 281 pages ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781784705954 (pbk.) :; 1784705950 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 591.5 WOHUniform titles: Seelenleben der Tiere. English.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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Translated from the German.
This translation originally published: London: The Bodley Head, 2017.
Includes bibliographical references.
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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