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How animals grieve / Barbara J. King.
Publication details: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2013.Description: 193 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780226436944 (hbk.)
- 591.5 23
Contents:
Summary: Examines the nature of grief in animals, providing examples of how animals as diverse as ants and elephants mourn their dead, and advocates for increased attention to animal emotions.
Prologue: on grief and love -- Keening for Carson the cat -- A dog's best friend -- Mourning on the farm -- Why bunnies get depressed -- Elephant bones -- Do monkeys mourn? -- Chimpanzees: cruel to be kind -- Bird love -- Sea of emotion: dolphins, whales, and turtles -- No boundaries: cross-species grief -- Animal suicide? -- Ape grief -- On bison death in Yellowstone and obituaries of animals -- Writing grief -- The prehistory of grief.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reserves | |
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| Book | Melbourne Athenaeum Library | Non-Fiction | 591.5 KIN | Available | 054349 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-179) and index.
Prologue: on grief and love -- Keening for Carson the cat -- A dog's best friend -- Mourning on the farm -- Why bunnies get depressed -- Elephant bones -- Do monkeys mourn? -- Chimpanzees: cruel to be kind -- Bird love -- Sea of emotion: dolphins, whales, and turtles -- No boundaries: cross-species grief -- Animal suicide? -- Ape grief -- On bison death in Yellowstone and obituaries of animals -- Writing grief -- The prehistory of grief.
Examines the nature of grief in animals, providing examples of how animals as diverse as ants and elephants mourn their dead, and advocates for increased attention to animal emotions.
