When Elephants Weep

The Emotional Lives of Animals

Jeffrey Masson, Susan McCarthy

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English

Vintage
08 March 1996

Ethics & moral philosophy; Animals & society; Psychology; Psychology: emotions; Mathematics & Sciences; Animal behaviour; Popular psychology; Wildlife: general interest

From dancing squirrels to bashful gorillas and spiteful killer whales, When Elephants Weep fascinates, provokes and will change the way you think about animals

For more than 100 years, scientists have denied that animals experience emotions, yet this remarkable and groundbreaking book proves what animal-lovers have known to be true- wolves, tigers, giraffes, elephants and many other creatures exhibit all kinds of feelings - hope, fear, shame, love, compassion. From Ola, the irritable whale, to Toto, the chimpanzee who nursed his owner back to health, this book collects together for the first time a vast range of case histories which show the extraordinary complexity of the animal world, and the tumult of emotions that govern it.

By: Jeffrey Masson, Susan McCarthy
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 192g
ISBN: 9780099478911
ISBN 10: 0099478919
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 08 March 1996
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals

Most people readily believe that their pet has feelings. They not only believe it but seem to have constant evidence of it before their eyes. However, most modern scientists disagree with this view and dismiss the 'evidence' as invalid anthropomorphism. Full of anecdotes and psychological insight, this absorbing book from the author of Dogs Never Lie About Love opens a door that has been firmly closed in the academic world for many years and, in so doing, makes a compelling argument for animal sensibility. (Kirkus UK)