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"King's Animals' Best Friends is the most comprehensive exploration I've read of the complex relationship between the human and nonhuman, full of great insights and practical information."—Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times Book Review , "By the Book" Finalist for the 2021 Siskiyou Prize for New Environmental Literature As people come to understand more about animals' inner lives—the intricacies of their thoughts and the emotions that are expressed every day by whales and cows, octopus and mice, even bees—we feel a growing compassion, a desire to better their lives. But how do we translate this compassion into helping other creatures, both those that are and are not our pets? Bringing together the latest science with heartfelt storytelling, Animals' Best Friends reveals the opportunities we have in everyday life to help animals in our homes, in the wild, in zoos, and in science labs, as well as those considered to be food. Barbara J. King, an expert on animal cognition and emotion, guides us on a journey both animal and deeply human. We meet cows living relaxed lives in an animal sanctuary—and cows with plastic portals in their sides at a university research station. We observe b

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Author

King, Barbara J., 1956- author

Publisher

Chicago: The University of Chicago Press

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226601519

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Stem