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Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves
Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves | Laurel Braitman
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anushareflects
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A compelling book on the emotional and mental lives of animals. Braitman uses lots of research and case studies to examine erratic and anxious behaviours of animals such as gorillas, dogs, bonobos, whales, dolphins, elephants, mice, and many other species. The point she tries to make is that the emotional afflictions affecting non-human animals is not that far apart from what we humans experience ourselves. Utterly readable and very insightful

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Jen2
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Some interesting ideas and very sad stories.

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geodynamical_nonfiction
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Did you know? Captive primates, if they are to breed, are shown videos of other primates being pregnant and giving birth so when they are pregnant themselves, it won't shock them and cause anxiety. Also, as part of the breeding program, the primates watch human mothers nurse their babies. Animals need mentors just like we do to cope with new situations. Very interesting book... Hopefully I can borrow it again and finish it.

Reggie That‘s fascinating. 7y
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DogEaredBooks
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In honor of #internationalcatday this is my sister's cat Laila. She's a tiny terror but has her adorable moments too.

rubyslippersreads Pretty! 😻 7y
Purrfectpages Love this! 7y
Bookzombie 💕🐱 7y
elkeOriginal She looks feisty! 7y
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abbiereadsbooks
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So, I don't have many #booksaboutnature. I picked this one up as an ARC back in the days when I worked at a Barnes & Noble - it's not exactly "nature"-y, but it is about animals and human nature, so...haha. Gus was unimpressed by the dog on the cover of this book. #readjanuary

BookishMarginalia Gus! 💜 8y
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jennwangster
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This book should prove especially helpful since we just recently adopted a puppy! (my older dog is not pleased, but hoping he will get used to his new brother!)