When Elephants Weep
The Emotional Lives of Animals
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Publisher Description
This national bestseller exploring the complex emotional lives of animals was hailed as "a masterpiece" by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and as "marvelous" by Jane Goodall.
The popularity of When Elephants Weep has swept the nation, as author Jeffrey Masson appeared on Dateline NBC, Good Morning America, and was profiled in People for his ground-breaking and fascinating study. Not since Darwin's The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals has a book so thoroughly and effectively explored the full range of emotions that exist throughout the animal kingdom.
From dancing squirrels to bashful gorillas to spiteful killer whales, Masson and coauthor Susan McCarthy bring forth fascinating anecdotes and illuminating insights that offer powerful proof of the existence of animal emotion. Chapters on love, joy, anger, fear, shame, compassion, and loneliness are framed by a provocative re-evaluation of how we treat animals, from hunting and eating them to scientific experimentation. Forming a complete and compelling picture of the inner lives of animals, When Elephants Weep assures that we will never look at animals in the same way again.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
An examination of the inner lives of animals, arguing that they possess an emotional sensibility not unlike that of humans.
Customer Reviews
Breathtaking !!
I am a mere lay person with respect to scientific knowledge of animal studies and biological anthropology. But I assure you: this is one of the most fascinating and beautifully produced works on the subject of animal emotions, feelings, and love that you will ever read. Masson is brilliant. He writes with clarity and pragmatism. His research is exhaustive. I simply loved this book and will read it again and again.