The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and CompassionâSurprising Observations of a Hidden World
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (571 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1771643013 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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Surprising, humbling, and filled with delight, this book shows us that animals think, feel and know in much the same way as we do--and that their lives are, to them, as precious as ours are to us."—Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an OctopusThrough 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 experience
And, we must use this information on their behalf in an increasingly human-dominated world." —Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals and The Animals' Agenda. "With the same charm and clarity that drew so many readers to The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben has produced another gem. I found delight on every page, thanks to the author’s rare skill at blending scientific discoveries with his own wealth of insightful personal experiences. Read this book, and never again doubt that we share the Earth with other beings living rich and colorful lives."—Jonathan Balcombe, au
She is the translator of the international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees by German forester Peter Wohlleben. He manages a municipally owned, environmentally friendly woodland in Germany. He is fascinated by the richness of the emotional world of animals and by what animals can teach us about ourselves.Jane Billinghurst’s career has been in book publishing in the UK, the US, and Canada, as an editor, publisher, writer, and translator. . When he