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Second Nature

Jonathan Balcombe
pubblicato da St. Martin's Publishing Group

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**"Engaging. . . . Balcombe demonstrate[s] that animals do indeed experience the world as richly as us and may well feel and suffer more intensely than we do." **New Scientist

For centuries, the idea that animals had feelings was either dismissed or considered heresy. Today, that's all changing. New scientific studies of animal behavior reveal perceptions, intelligences, awareness and social skills that would have been deemed fantasy a generation ago. The implications make our troubled relationship to animals one of the most pressing moral issues of our time.

Jonathan Balcombe, animal behaviorist and author of the critically acclaimed Pleasurable Kingdom, draws on the latest research to reveal the full gamut of animal experiencefrom emotions, to problem solving, to moral judgment. Balcombe highlights animal traits we have disregarded until now: their nuanced understanding of social dynamics, their consideration for others, and their strong tendency to avoid violent conflict. Did you know that dogs recognize unfairness and that rats practice random acts of kindness? Did you know that chimpanzees can trounce humans in short-term memory games? Or that fishes distinguish good guys from cheaters, and that birds are susceptible to mood swings such as depression and optimism? With vivid stories and entertaining anecdotes, Balcombe gives the human pedestal a strong shake while opening the door into the inner lives of the animals themselves.

"Balcombe builds a compelling case for blurring the line between animal and human perception. . . . A passionate and persuasive argument for vegetarianism on both humanitarian and environmental grounds." Publishers Weekly

"Graceful prose makes this an excellent introduction to the examination of animal minds." Booklist

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Generi Scienza e Tecnica » Biologia » Zoologia » Geografia » Opere generali

Editore St. Martin's Publishing Group

Formato Ebook con Adobe DRM

Pubblicato 16/03/2010

Lingua Inglese

EAN-13 9780230109261

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