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SECOND NATURE
Taschenbuch von Jonathan Balcombe
Sprache: Englisch

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Do baboons have a sense of right and wrong? Do cats and dogs have their feelings hurt? Animal behavior expert Jonathan Balcombe makes the case that animals, once viewed only as mindless automatons, actually have rich sensory experiences and emotional complexity. Drawing on new research, observational studies, and personal anecdotes to reveal the full spectrum of animal experience, Balcombe paints a new picture of the inner lives of animals that diverges from the "fight or die" image often presented in the popular media. He challenges traditional views of animals and makes the case for why the human-animal relationship needs a complete overhaul.

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.

Do baboons have a sense of right and wrong? Do cats and dogs have their feelings hurt? Animal behavior expert Jonathan Balcombe makes the case that animals, once viewed only as mindless automatons, actually have rich sensory experiences and emotional complexity. Drawing on new research, observational studies, and personal anecdotes to reveal the full spectrum of animal experience, Balcombe paints a new picture of the inner lives of animals that diverges from the "fight or die" image often presented in the popular media. He challenges traditional views of animals and makes the case for why the human-animal relationship needs a complete overhaul.

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.

Über den Autor
Jonathan Balcombe, foreword by J. M. Coetzee
Zusammenfassung
The full depth and breadth of animal existence is revealed with a foreword by J.M. Coetzee
Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: EXPERIENCE
Introduction
Tuning In (Animal Sensitivity)
With Feeling (Emotions)
Knowing it (Awareness)
PART II: COEXISTENCE
Conveying it (Communication)
Getting Along (Sociability)
Doing Good (Virtue)
PART III: EMERGENCE
Rethinking Wild Existence
Homo Fallible
The New Humanity

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Fachbereich: Zoologie
Genre: Biologie
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 258
ISBN-13: 9780230107816
ISBN-10: 0230107818
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Balcombe, Jonathan
Hersteller: St. Martins Press-3PL
Maße: 229 x 152 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Jonathan Balcombe
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.04.2011
Gewicht: 0,424 kg
preigu-id: 108785311
Über den Autor
Jonathan Balcombe, foreword by J. M. Coetzee
Zusammenfassung
The full depth and breadth of animal existence is revealed with a foreword by J.M. Coetzee
Inhaltsverzeichnis

PART I: EXPERIENCE
Introduction
Tuning In (Animal Sensitivity)
With Feeling (Emotions)
Knowing it (Awareness)
PART II: COEXISTENCE
Conveying it (Communication)
Getting Along (Sociability)
Doing Good (Virtue)
PART III: EMERGENCE
Rethinking Wild Existence
Homo Fallible
The New Humanity

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Fachbereich: Zoologie
Genre: Biologie
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 258
ISBN-13: 9780230107816
ISBN-10: 0230107818
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Balcombe, Jonathan
Hersteller: St. Martins Press-3PL
Maße: 229 x 152 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Jonathan Balcombe
Erscheinungsdatum: 12.04.2011
Gewicht: 0,424 kg
preigu-id: 108785311
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