Carnivore minds : who these fearsome animals really are

Carnivore minds : who these fearsome animals really are / G.A. Bradshaw.

Myth and media typically cast animals we consider predators or carnivores as unthinking killers--dangerous, unpredictable, and devoid of emotion. But is this portrait valid? By exploring their inner lives, this pioneering book refutes the many misperceptions that hide the true nature of these animal...

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Main Author: Bradshaw, G. A. (Gay A.), 1959- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Predatory animals > Psychology.
Emotions in animals.
Psychology, Comparative.
Predatory animals > Behavior.
Social behavior in animals.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > Ethology (Animal Behavior)
Emotions in animals
Predatory animals > Behavior
Psychology, Comparative
Social behavior in animals
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Table of Contents:
  • Giving voice to animals : a naturalist's note / by Charlie Russell
  • Foreword / by Allan N. Schore
  • Preface
  • Introduction: A tension of opposites
  • 1. White sharks : personalities
  • 2. Grizzly bears : how brains and minds develop
  • 3. Orcas : sense of self and moral evolution
  • 4. Crocodiles : emotional intelligence
  • 5. Rattlesnakes : sensibilities and social life
  • 6. Pumas : psychological trauma
  • 7. Coyotes : the predator complex
  • Epilogue: Pax Carnivora.

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