Book Description
Discusses animal rights through essays, fiction, and fables from a variety of perspectives in fields such as philosophy, religion, and science
Author : J. M. Coetzee
Publisher :
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 30,39 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780691004433
Discusses animal rights through essays, fiction, and fables from a variety of perspectives in fields such as philosophy, religion, and science
Author : Dale Peterson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 14,89 MB
Release : 2012-06-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 1608193462
Examines the moral behavior observed in animals and argues that human beings are not the only species to live by the principles of cooperation, kindness, and empathy.
Author : Ann Squire
Publisher : Children's Press(CT)
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 13,40 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780516251899
Describes four animals that are currently being investigated by researchers--ocean sunfish, great white sharks, mandrills, and fossas--some of which are endangered.
Author : Ashley Ward
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 27,96 MB
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 1541600843
A rat will go out of its way to help a stranger in need. Lions have adopted the calves of their prey. Ants farm fungus in cooperatives. Why do we continue to believe that life in the animal kingdom is ruled by competition? In The Social Lives of Animals, biologist Ashley Ward takes us on a wild tour across the globe as he searches for a more accurate picture of how animals build societies. Ward drops in on a termite mating ritual (while his guides snack on the subjects), visits freelance baboon goatherds, and swims with a mixed family of whales and dolphins. Along the way, Ward shows that the social impulses we’ve long thought separated humans from other animals might actually be our strongest connection to them. Insightful, engaging, and often hilarious, The Social Lives of Animals demonstrates that you can learn more about animals by studying how they work together than by how they compete.
Author : Peter Wohlleben
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 189 pages
File Size : 14,70 MB
Release : 2017-11-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 1771643021
From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees. “The Inner Life of Animals will rock your world. This book shows us that animals think, feel and know in much the same way as we do.”—Sy Montgomery, bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus Through vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life of Animals weaves the latest scientific research into how animals interact with the world with Peter Wohlleben's personal experiences in forests and fields. We learn that horses feel shame, deer grieve, and goats discipline their kids. Ravens call their friends by name, rats regret bad choices, and butterflies choose the very best places for their children to grow up. In this captivating book, Peter Wohlleben follows the hugely successful The Hidden Life of Trees with insightful stories into the emotions, feelings, and intelligence of animals around us. Animals are different from us in ways that amaze us—and they are also much closer to us than we ever would have thought. “Wry, avuncular, careful and kind. . . Each story adds to a widening vision of intelligence, emotion and relationship.”—The Guardian Published in Partnership with the David Suzuki Institute
Author : Linda Hogan
Publisher : Beacon Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,44 MB
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0807047929
Winner of the (Inaugural) 2022 National Book Foundation Science + Literature Award From a celebrated Chickasaw writer, a spiritual meditation, in prose and poetry, on our relationship to the animal world, in an illustrated gift package. Concerned that human lives and the natural world are too often defined by people who are separated from the land and its inhabitants, Indigenous writer and environmentalist Linda Hogan depicts her own intense relationships with animals as an example we all can follow to heal our souls and reconnect with the spirit of the world. From her modest forest home in Colorado, and venturing throughout the region, especially to her beloved Oklahoma, she introduces us to horses, packrats, snakes, mountain lions, elks, wolves, bees, and so many others whose presence has changed her life. In this illuminating collection of essays and poems, lightly sprinkled with elegant drawings, Hogan draws on many Native nations’ ancient stories and spiritual traditions to show us that the soul exists in those delicate places where the natural world extends into human consciousness—in the mist of morning, the grass that grew a little through the night, the first warmth of this morning’s sunlight. Altogether, this beautifully packaged gift is a reverential reminder for all of us to witness and appreciate the radiant lives of animals.
Author : P.-J. Stahl
Publisher :
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 42,19 MB
Release : 1877
Category : Animals
ISBN :
Author : Deborah Hodge
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 27 pages
File Size : 14,60 MB
Release : 2009-02-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1894786823
An introduction to nine inhabitants of the forest, including the black bear, lynx, wolverine, and loon.
Author : Peter Wohlleben
Publisher : Greystone Books Ltd
Page : 86 pages
File Size : 37,58 MB
Release : 2021-05-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1771646608
“I absolutely love this book.” — Jane Goodall From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees and The Inner Life of Animals comes a book for kids ages 8-12 about animals at home and around the world. Get ready to become an animal expert! Perfect for STEM learning and outdoor education. Have you ever wondered …. Are worms afraid of the rain? Do fish use farts to communicate? Why do elephants stomp their feet? Do animals dream? What do they dream about? Do animals get scared, feel happy, or become excited like we do? In this highly visual, fun, and interactive book, kids will get to know all sorts of animals, from birds and caterpillars in their own backyard, to grizzly bears in chilly Alaska, to puffer fish in the waters of Australia. Through a mix of activities, facts, stories, and pictures, kids will learn: How to spot animal homes and follow their movements How our actions impact animals and their ability to survive and thrive in nature About some of the wildest and most interesting creatures on Earth This wonderful introduction to the animal kingdom features playful questions, fun quizzes, and activities that will help kids study animals in their own backyards—and make the world a better place for them.
Author : Marc Bekoff
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 40,52 MB
Release : 2024-04-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1608689204
A seminal exploration of animal emotion, sentience, and cognition, revised and expanded to incorporate a surge of new science When award-winning scientist Marc Bekoff penned the first edition of this book in 2007, he predicted that over time our understanding of animal cognition and emotion would grow “richer, more accurate, and possibly different.” Since then, not only has the field seen an explosion of new and startling research, but the popular interest in the subject has grown as well, spawning countless podcasts, articles, and bestselling books. Bekoff skillfully blends extraordinary stories of animal joy, empathy, grief, embarrassment, anger, and love with the latest scientific research confirming the existence of emotions that common sense and experience have long implied. Filled with light humor and compassion, The Emotional Lives of Animals is a clarion call for reassessing both how we view and how we treat animals.