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Beyond words : what animals think and feel / Carl Safina.

Summary:

Carl Safina's childhood by the long island shore launched a life-long passion for animals. In his new book, Safina delves deeply into the lives of animals, witnessing their profound capacity for perception, thought, and emotion. He delivers a examination of how animals truly think and feel and what really does make us human.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0805098887 : (hc.) ;
  • ISBN: 9780805098884 : (hc.)
  • Physical Description: 461 p. : illustrations ; 25 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"A John Macrae Book"--Title page.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-438) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Into the mine field -- Trumpets of elephants. The big question ; The same basic plan ; Distinctly human? ; Deep and ancient circuits ; We are family ; Motherhood happens ; Do elephants love their babies? ; Elephant empathy ; Good grief ; I don't know how you say good-bye ; I say hello ; Holding back, letting go ; Troubled minds ; Ebony and ivory ; Where baby elephants come from -- Howls of wolves. Into the Pleistocene ; A perfect wolf ; Packing and unpacking ; The wolf named Six ; A shattering of promises ; In a time of truce ; Magnificent outcasts ; Where the wolf birds lead us ; Wolf music ; The hunter is a lonely heart ; A will to live ; Domestic servants ; Two ends of the same leash -- Whines and pet peeves. Never mind theory ; Sex, lies, and humiliated seabirds ; conceit and deceit ; Chuckles and wacky ideas ; Mirror, mirror ; And speaking of neurons ; People of an ancient nation -- Killer wails. Sea rex ; A more complex killer ; Just very sexual ; Inner visions ; Diverse minds ; Intelligent in what way? ; The social brain ; Woo-woo ; Helping in mind ; Do not disturb ; To have and to hold ; Expect personality ; A vision true and mighty -- Final scratch.
Citation/References Note:
Kirkus Reviews, June 01, 2015.
Library Journal, May 15, 2015.
Publishers Weekly, May 11, 2015.
Library Journal Prepub Alert, February 02, 2015.
Target Audience Note:
Adult. Brodart.
Adult. Brodart.
Subject: Animal psychology.
Animal behavior.
Elephants > Psychology.
Wolves > Psychology.
Whales > Psychology.
Psychology, Comparative.

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Beyond Words : What Animals Think and Feel
Beyond Words : What Animals Think and Feel
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Table of Contents

Beyond Words : What Animals Think and Feel

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Prologue: Into the Mind Fieldp. 1
Part 1Trumpets of Elephantsp. 5
    The Big Questionp. 9
    The Same Basic Brainp. 16
    Distinctly Human?p. 25
    Deep and Ancient Circuitsp. 31
    We Are Familyp. 36
    Motherhood Happensp. 42
    Do Elephants Love Their Babies?p. 49
    Elephant Empathyp. 58
    Good Griefp. 66
    I Don't Know How You Say Good-byep. 75
    I Say Hellop. 86
    Holding Back, Letting Gop. 95
    Troubled Mindsp. 100
    Ebony and Ivoryp. 108
    Where Baby Elephants Come Fromp. 126
Part 2Howls of Wolvesp. 137
    Into the Pleistocenep. 139
    A Perfect Wolfp. 143
    Packing and Unpackingp. 151
    The Wolf Named Sixp. 160
    A Shattering of Promisesp. 167
    In a Time of Trucep. 177
    Magnificent Outcastsp. 183
    Where the Wolf Birds Lead Usp. 191
    Wolf Musicp. 200
    The Hunter Is a Lonely Heartp. 210
    A Will to Livep. 216
    Domestic Servantsp. 221
    Two Ends of the Same Leashp. 229
Part 3Whines and Pet Peevesp. 241
    Never Mind Theoryp. 243
    Sex, Lies, and Humiliated Seabirdsp. 250
    Conceit and Deceitp. 258
    Chuckles and Wacky Ideasp. 266
    Mirror, Mirrorp. 273
    And Speaking of Neuronsp. 280
    People of an Ancient Nationp. 286
Part 4Killer Wailsp. 295
    Sea Rexp. 297
    A More Complex Killerp. 304
    Just Very Sexualp. 308
    Inner Visionsp. 316
    Diverse Mindsp. 325
    Intelligent in What Way?p. 336
    The Social Brainp. 345
    Woo-Woop. 351
    Helping in Mindp. 367
    Do Not Disturbp. 375
    To Have and to Holdp. 383
    Expect Personalityp. 392
    A Vision True and Mightyp. 399
Epilogue: Final Scratchp. 410
Notesp. 413
Selected Bibliographyp. 437
Acknowledgmentsp. 439
Indexp. 443

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