Being with animals : why we are obsessed with the furry, scaly, feathered creatures who populate our world
Title:
Being with animals : why we are obsessed with the furry, scaly, feathered creatures who populate our world
Author:
King, Barbara J., 1956-
ISBN:
9780385523639
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
New York : Doubleday, 2010
Physical Description:
258 p. ; 25 cm
General Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents:
A holy procession of animals -- Humans emerging : from savanna to art cave -- Taming the wild? -- Cat mummies and lion symbols -- Animal souls -- Ravens, shamans, and dogs who dream -- Of whales and tortoises -- Articulate apes and emotional elephants -- Dog and cat (and buffalo) mysteries -- Finding compassion -- Clones, crows, and our future.
Abstract:
Anthropologist Kind delves into the importance of the human-animal bond as a key to our evolution. "Being with Animals" also looks to the future at how further technological development may--or may not--affect these important ties.
Subject:
| Animal behavior -- Popular works |
| Emotions in animals -- Popular works |
| Human-animal relationships -- Popular works |
Summary:
Anthropologist Kind delves into the importance of the human-animal bond as a key to our evolution. "Being with Animals" also looks to the future at how further technological development may--or may not--affect these important ties.