Title:
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ANIMAL GRIEF
HOW ANIMALS MOURN |
By: |
David Alderton |
Format: |
Electronic book text |
List price:
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£7.49 |
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ISBN 10: |
1845844688 |
ISBN 13: |
9781845844684 |
Publisher: |
VELOCE PUBLISHING LTD |
Pub. date: |
6 December, 2011 |
Description: |
Science provides some remarkable insights into animal behaviour, with crocodiles, for example, emerging as devoted parents, and elephants - like whales - able to communicate with each other across long distances by ultrasound, which is inaudible to our ears. There seems little doubt that animals experience a range of emotions, just as we do. |
Synopsis: |
Science is now providing some remarkable insights into animal behaviour, with crocodiles, for example, emerging as devoted parents, and elephants - like whales - able to communicate with each other across long distances by ultrasound, which is inaudible to our ears. There seems little doubt that animals experience a range of emotions, just as we do; but can they grieve, too ...? Evidence exists that, indeed, they can: in addition, David Alderton - award-winning, multi-million specialist animal author - contends that emotions - including grief - can potentially have a survival value for a species. The authoritative, rational text is superbly supported by interesting, sensitive photographs carefully chosen to be reflective of the subject matter. |
Publication: |
UK |
Imprint: |
Hubble&Hattie an Imprint of Veloce Publishing Ltd |
Returns: |
Non-returnable |