The love, grief and compassion - surprising observations of a hidden world Wohlleben, Peter 1964- creator author. text bibliography enk 2017 monographic eng ger

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281 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm Mother deer that grieve? Horses that feel shame? Squirrels that adopt their grandchildren? We humans tend to assume that we are the only living things able to experience feelings intensely and consciously. But have you ever wondered what's going on in an animal's head? From the leafy forest floor to the inside of a bee hive, The Inner Life of Animals takes us microscopic levels of observation to the big philosophical, ethical and scientific questions. We hear the stories of a grateful humpback whale, of a hedgehog who has nightmares, and of a magpie who commits adultery; we meet bees that plan for the future, pigs who learn their own names and crows that go tobogganing for fun. And at last we find out why wasps exist. As more and more researchers are discovering, animals experience a rich emotional life that is ready to be explored. The Inner Life of Animals will show you these living things in a new light and will open up the animal kingdom like never before. Peter Wohlleben ; translated from the German by Jane Billinghurst. First published in Germany as Das Seenlenleben der Tiere in 2016. Includes bibliographical references. Translated from the German. Animal psychology Animal intelligence Animal behavior Emotions in animals QL785 .W5613 2017 591.5 WOH 9781847924544 2017479805 DLC 170503 20200116172527.0 20152736 eng