Being with animals : why we are obsessed with the furry, scaly, feathered creatures who populate our world
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
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_INFO:
New York : Doubleday, 2010
PHYSICAL_DESC:
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 |
BIBSUMMARY:
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.