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Waal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.), 1948-
Subjects
Emotions in animals.
Primates -- Behavior.
Chimpanzees -- Behavior.
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Waal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.), 1948-
Emotions in animals.
Primates -- Behavior.
Chimpanzees -- Behavior.
MARC Display
Mama
's
last
hug
:
animal
emotions
and
what
they
tell
us
about
ourselves
/ Frans de Waal ; with photographs and drawings by the author.
by
Waal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.), 1948-
W.W. Norton & Company, 2019.
Call #:
599.885 W111m
Subjects
Emotions
in animals.
Primates -- Behavior.
Chimpanzees -- Behavior.
ISBN:
9780393635065 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Animal
emotions
and
what
they
tell
us
about
ourselves
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
viii, 326 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-304) and index.
Contents:
Mama
's
last
hug
: an ape matriarch'
s
farewell -- Window to the soul : when primates laugh and smile -- Body to body : empathy and sympathy --
Emotions
that make
us
human : disgust, shame, guilt, and other discomforts -- Will to power : politics, murder, warfare -- Emotional intelligence : on fairness and free will -- Sentience :
what
animals feel.
Summary:
"Primatologist Frans de Waal explores the fascinating world of
animal
and human
emotions
. Frans de Waal has spent four decades at the forefront of
animal
research. Following up on the best-selling Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, which investigated
animal
intelligence, Mama’s
Last
Hug
delivers a fascinating exploration of the rich emotional lives of animals. Mama’s
Last
Hug
begins with the death of
Mama
, a chimpanzee matriarch who formed a deep bond with biologist Jan van Hooff. When
Mama
was dying, van Hooff took the unusual step of visiting her in her night cage for a
last
hug
. Their goodbyes were filmed and went viral. Millions of people were deeply moved by the way
Mama
embraced the professor, welcoming him with a big smile while reassuring him by patting his neck, in a gesture often considered typically human but that is in fact common to all primates. This story and others like it form the core of de Waal’s argument, showing that humans are not the only species with the capacity for love, hate, fear, shame, guilt, joy, disgust, and empathy. De Waal discusses facial expressions, the
emotions
behind human politics, the illusion of free will,
animal
sentience, and, of course, Mama’s life and death. The message is one of continuity between
us
and other species, such as the radical proposal that
emotions
are like organs: we don’t have a single organ that other animals don’t have, and the same is true for our
emotions
. Mama’s
Last
Hug
opens our hearts and minds to the many ways in which humans and other animals are connected, transforming how we view the living world around
us
."--From publisher.
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