![]() So do not expect any trials or proofs here. As the title suggests, he sure stuck to it too. This was more about observation than it was about scientific inquiry. Hopefully this book will increase our level of empathy with the fellow creatures we share this planet with, and that we on a grand scale, treat so ill. It mixes anecdotes with empirical and scientific evidence. My youngest dog has a ”play bark” and plays with imaginary friends and foes (since my older dog won't accommodate). ![]() That animals can have fun and spend energy on something that is not a means to an end everyone who has a pet knows. Not just fear! Love, hate, shame, regret and empathy as well. If you're social, you need emotions or it just isn't going to work. As mammals we have a similar evolutionary path behind us and a need for social bonding. ![]() It's incredibly daft that people think animals - even mammals - can feel neither pain nor emotions. It's also easily read, well told and Wohlleben's own farm runs as a red thread through the chapters. However, since the theme is incredibly important it definitely gets 4*. ![]() ![]() Since this book didn't bring any knew knowledge for me, it would really have been a 3/3,5* book. ![]()
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