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Brisk, erudite and enormously entertaining — an excellent, approachable introduction to the basic issues in animal behaviour.
—Publishers Weekly

Entertaining examples of animal bliss — from drunken parrots to the caresses of fiddler crabs — bring a pleasure all their own.
—Psychology Today

This well-reasoned, engaging book argues that critters share our capacities for humor, empathy and aesthetic pleasure.
—People Magazine

This entertaining and thought-provoking book is recommended for popular science collections.
—Library Journal

Fascinating and often moving, this book emphasizes that animals — like us — truly have personalities, minds and emotions.
—Jane Goodall, Founder, the Jane Goodall Institute & UN Messenger of Peace

Superb — has set an agenda for future research. This book will change how we interact with other animal beings.
—Marc Bekoff in Trends in Ecology & Evolution

A well-argued thesis. —Scientific American

… lively, shrewd, well-argued … an admirable contribution.
—Mary Midgley, in Times Higher Education Supplement

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