The emotional world of animals is revealed by a biologist who shares the breadth of his experience with the natural world to provide examples of cognition, intelligence, and consciousness in animals.[...]
In wildlife conservation work, rewilding -- to make wild once again -- refers to the creation of corridors between preserved lands that allow declining populations to rebound. Marc Bekoff, one of our most engaging animal experts and activists, here applies the concept to human attitudes. He argues t[...]
The emotional world of animals is revealed by a biologist who shares the remarkable breadth of his experience with the natural world to provide examples of cognition, intelligence, and consciousness in animals.[...]
Scientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions, warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our ability to understand animals as they really are. With "Wild Justice", Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce unequivocally challenge this long-held view. Marrying [...]
Colin Allen (a philosopher) and Marc Bekoff (a cognitive ethologist) approach their work from a perspective that considers arguments about evolutionary continuity to be as applicable to the study of animal minds and brains as they are to comparative studies of kidneys, stomachs, and hearts. Cognitiv[...]
For years Jasper, a moon bear, lived a miserable existence, held captive in a cage by bear farmers in rural China. The farmers extracted the bile from Jasper's body and sold it to be used in traditional medicines. It's a horrific practice and conducted on thousands of moon bears each year. But now J[...]
Dogs chase each other and wrestle. Cats pounce and bite. These animals may look like they are fighting, but if you pay close attention - as world-renowned biologist Marc Bekoff does - you can see they are playing and learning the rules of their games. In "Animals at Play", Bekoff shows us how animal[...]
Boken er skrevet av den prisbelønte forskeren Marc Bekoff som har studert sosial kommunikasjon på et bredt spekter av arter. I denne boken viser han at dyr har et rikt følelsesmessig liv. Bekoff forener historier om dyrenes gleder, empati, sorg, forlegenhet, sinne og kjærlighet med den nyeste[...]
This collection of 24 readings is the first comprehensive treatment of important topics by leading figures in the rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of animal cognition. Taken togther the essays provide the nucleus for an introductory course in animal cognition (cognitive ethology and comparati[...]
This spellbinding tribute to Puma concolor honours the big cat's presence on the land and in our psyches. In some essays, the puma appears front and centre: a lion leaps over Rick Bass's feet, hurtles off a cliff in front of J Frank Dobie, gazes at Julia Corbett when she opens her eyes after an outd[...]
In her nearly 60-year career as a groundbreaking primatologist and a passionate conservationist, Jane Goodall has touched the hearts of millions of people. "The Jane Effect: Celebrating Jane Goodall" is a collection of testimonies by her friends and colleagues honoring her as a scientific pioneer, a[...]