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The Emotional Lives of Animals A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy — and Why They Matter MARC BEKOFF FOREWORD BY JANE GOODALL Contents FOREWORD by Jane Goodall PREFACE The Gift of Animal Emotions ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CHAPTER 1 The Case for Animal Emotions and Why They Matter CHAPTER 2 Cognitive Ethology: Studying Animal Minds and Hearts CHAPTER 3 Beastly Passions: What Animals Feel CHAPTER 4 Wild Justice, Empathy, and Fair Play: Finding Honor among Beasts CHAPTER 5 Hard Questions: Answering Skeptics and Addressing Uncertainty in Science CHAPTER 6 Ethical Choices: What We Do with What We Know ENDNOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR More praise for The Emotional Lives of Animals and Marc Bekoff “An extraordinary, intelligent, and valuable book about a subject one might be forgiven for thinking taboo since it is so absent from discussion: an exploration of the other animals' feelings, the emotional makeup we share with them yet often do not know exists, forget entirely, deliberately ignore, or casually disregard. Here we see animals, whole and complete, thinking their not-so-private thoughts, grieving, loving, jumping for joy, and fleeing that which is painful or upsetting. And it makes us think about who they are and what our impact is and can be on their lives. Marc Bekoff not only captures poignant incidents of the animals' emotions as evidenced by observations and pure commonsense but brings to each discovery his own vital repertoire of human emotion and expression. A glorious, moving, important book to enjoy and share.” — Ingrid Newkirk, cofounder and president of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) “A thought-provoking, compassionate, and scholarly work from one of the world's most eminent behavioral scientists.” — Dr. Ian Dunbar, founder of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and author of Before & After Getting Your Puppy “Marc Bekoff is the wisest scientist I know, for he is the only expert who truly loves animals in the way that children are able to love animals, with all his heart.” — Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, author of When Elephants Weep and The Emperor's Embrace “Just as the best doctors attain detailed and compassionate knowledge of the uniqueness of each patient, so too do the best behavioral biologists — with Marc Bekoff prominently among them — learn to recognize each animal as a distinct individual with its own internal life and experiences.” — Stephen Jay Gould “If there are Earth Saints among us, surely Jane Goodall and Marc Bekoff qualify in their enduring commitment toward the sacred nature of life.” — Terry Tempest Williams “[Bekoff] has a talent for making his points by leading readers through the evidence for and against an issue and guiding them to a conclusion.” — Booklist ALSO BY MARC BEKOFF Animal Passions and Beastly Virtues: Reflections on Redecorating Nature Animals Matter (forthcoming in 2007) Minding Animals: Awareness, Emotions, and Heart Nature's Life Lessons: Everyday Truths from Nature (with Jim Carrier) Species of Mind: The Philosophy and Biology of Cognitive Ethology (with Colin Allen) Strolling with Our Kin (a children's book) The Ten Trusts: What We Must Do to Care for the Animals We Love (with Jane Goodall) EDITED BY MARC BEKOFF Animal Play: Evolutionary, Comparative, and Ecological Perspectives (with John Byers) The Cognitive Animal: Empirical and Theoretical Perspectives on Animal Cognition (with Colin Allen and Gordon Burghardt) Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior Encyclopedia of Animal Rights and Animal Welfare Encyclopedia of Human-Animal Relationships: A Global Exploration of Our Connections with Animals The Smile of a Dolphin: Remarkable Accounts of Animal Emotions New World Library 14 Pamaron Way Novato, California 94949 Copyright © 2007 by Marc Bekoff Foreword copyright © 2007 by Jane Goodall All rights reserved. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means — electronic, mechanical, or other — without written permission from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages in a review. Text design and typography by Tona Pearce Myers Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bekoff, Marc. The emotional lives of animals : a leading scientist explores animal joy, sorrow, and empathy, and why they matter / Marc Bekoff ; foreword by Jane Goodall. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-57731-502-5 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Emotions in animals. I. Title. QL785.27.B45 2007 591.5—dc22 2006038278 First printing, March 2007 ISBN-10: 1-57731-502-2 ISBN-13: 978-1-57731-502-5 Printed in Canada on 100% postconsumer waste recycled paper New World Library is a proud member of the Green Press Initiative. Distributed by Publishers Group West 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 For Jasper, the spokes-bear for hope and freedom, and Pablo, chimpanzee CH-377, two among far too many
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