Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures
分类: 图书,进口原版,Home & Garden（家居与园艺）,Animal Care & Pets（动物养护与宠物）,
品牌: Virginia Morell
基本信息出版社:Crown (2013年2月26日)精装:352页语种：英语ISBN:0307461440条形码:9780307461445商品重量:617 gASIN:0307461440您想告诉我们您发现了更低的价格?
商品描述媒体推荐“After you read this book, you will be convinced that many different animal species have true thoughts and emotions. You will take a journey to the center of the animal mind.” –Temple Grandin, author ofAnimals in TranslationandAnimals Make Us Human
“From chimpanzees playing computer games to amorous dolphins, Virginia Morell takes us on a lively tour of what we have learned about the emotions and intelligence of animals. By inviting scientists to tell their personal side of the story, she not only brings the animals closer but also the thrill of discovery.” –Frans de Waal, author ofThe Age of Empathy
“Morell’sAnimal Wiseis science writing at its best. Here she not only translates scientists’ jargon and data into enviable prose, but transmits her love of the field to her audience. Novice readers will be enthralled to learn about the intelligence of the creatures in this book, and experts will be extremely pleased to see how she makes their work and that of their colleagues accessible to everyone.” –Irene Pepperberg, author ofAlex & Me
“Why is it that until very recently, many scientists claimed that animals can’t think? Every pet owner knows better, and Virginia Morell is our champion. But she’s not going on guesswork and opinion –Animal Wiseis thoroughly and meticulously researched. And it’s a page-turner – a window to the natural world that will change the way we view other species. We place ourselves at the top of the evolutionary ladder. Of course we do. We invented the ladder. In her marvelous book, Morell displays the folly of this viewpoint. Animal Wiseis fabulous!” –Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author ofThe Hidden Life of Dogs
“Animal Wise
brings the reader into the lab and field to learn firsthand from the scientists that marvel over the minds of other animals. Using the sharp pen of an investigative reporter, Morell exposes the expected brilliance of apes, dolphins, and parrots, but also surprises us with simple discoveries of genius among fishes and ants, and even laughter among rats. Each page allows you to anticipate, sweat, grieve, and celebrate with dedicated scientists as you discover and experience their worlds, and those within the minds of the astounding animals that they study. Your journey causes reflection; a consideration of how we treat other species and what they think about us.” –John Marzluff, Professor of Wildlife Science, University of Washington and author ofDog Days,Raven NightsandGifts of the Crow
“It is nice to see a science writer of Virginia Morell’s distinction take on this increasingly important topic, and it is good to have her calm and careful voice added to the conversation. She has a great deal to teach us about the latest research on the frontiers of this fascinating new world. Animal Wiseis a fine book, and very reader-friendly. I hope it finds many people like me who are taken with it.” –Jeffrey Masson, author ofWhen Elephants Weep
“The scientific expertise Virginia Morell provides to this very important subject, and the way she ties this in with the researchers who know their animals – because knowing them is their life work – make this an important book and a great read.”
–Bernd Heinrich, author ofLife Everlasting作者简介Virginia Morellis a prolific contributor toNational Geographic,Science, andSmithsonian, among other publications. She is also the author ofAncestral Passions, aNew York TimesNotable Book of the Year;Blue Nile; and coauthor with Richard Leakey ofWildlife Wars.
