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The inner life of animals, love, grief, and compassion : surprising observations of a hidden world, Peter Wohlleben ; foreword by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson ; translation by Jane Billinghurst

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The inner life of animals, love, grief, and compassion : surprising observations of a hidden world, Peter Wohlleben ; foreword by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson ; translation by Jane Billinghurst

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-262) and index

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index present

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non fiction

Main title

The inner life of animals

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bibliography

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978565736

Responsibility statement

Peter Wohlleben ; foreword by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson ; translation by Jane Billinghurst

Sub title

love, grief, and compassion : surprising observations of a hidden world

Summary

"Through vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life of Animals weaves Peter Wohlleben's wealth of personal experience observing nature in forests and fields with the latest scientific research into how animals interact with the world. 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. Peter Wohlleben follows the hugely successful The Hidden Life of Trees with insightful stories into the emotions, thoughts, and intelligence of animals around us. Animals are different from us in amazing ways--and they are also much closer to us than we ever would have thought"--Dust jacket flap

Table Of Contents

Foreword / by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson -- Introduction -- Selfless mother love -- Instinct--a second-rate emotion? -- Loving people -- Anybody home? -- Pig smarts -- Gratitude -- Lies and deception -- Stop, thief! -- Take courage! -- Black and white -- Cold hedgehogs, warm honey bees -- Crowd intelligence -- Hidden agendas -- Simple sums -- Just for fun -- Desire -- Till death do us part -- What's in a name? -- Grief -- Shame and regret -- Empathy -- Altruism -- Upbringing -- Getting rid of the kids -- Once wild, forever wild -- Snipe mess -- Something special in the air -- Comfort -- Weathering the storm -- Pain -- Fear -- High society -- Good and evil -- Hey, Mr. Sandman -- Animal oracles -- Animals age, too -- Alien worlds -- Artificial environments -- In the service of humanity -- Communication -- Where is the soul?

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