The Inner Life Of Animals: Surprising Observations Of A Hidden World

Author: Peter Wohlleben

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  • : 9781784705954
  • : Random House UK
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  • : April 2018
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  • : April 2018
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FROM THE AUTHOR OF INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREESMother deer that grieve?Horses that feel shame?Squirrels that adopt their grandchildren?We humans tend to assume that we are the only living things able to experience feelings intensely and consciously. But have you ever wondered what's going on in an animal's head?From the leafy forest floor to the inside of a bee hive, The Inner Life of Animalstakes us microscopic levels of observation to the big philosophical, ethical and scientific questions. We hear the stories of a grateful humpback whale, of a hedgehog who has nightmares, and of a magpie who commits adultery; we meet bees that plan for the future, pigs who learn their own names and crows that go tobogganing for fun. And at last we find out why wasps exist.As more and more researchers are discovering, animals experience a rich emotional life that is ready to be explored. The Inner Life of Animalswill show you these living things in a new light and will open up the animal kingdom like never before.

Reviews

"Always fascinating... Wry, avuncular, careful and kind, Wohlleben guides us from one creature to the next" -- Richard Kerridge * Guardian *


"Wohlleben presents short chapter in bite-sized portions, so the reader has a constant sense of learning something new almost with every page ... The formula is provably winning. I still felt I was on a robust learning curve as subjects as diverse as motherly love, gratitude, deception, desire, shame and knowledge of good and evil were explored one by one ... fascinating" -- Katharine Norbury * Observer *


"Wohlleben is connecting with something big here... He truffles up some wonderful animal facts, too... Wohlleben's empathy with animals can be touching and illuminating" -- James McConnachie * Sunday Times *


"Entertaining and enthusiastic" -- Tim Smith-Laing * Daily Telegraph *


"The Inner Life of Animals will rock your world. Surprising, humbling, and filled with delight, this book shows us that animals think, feel, and know in much the same way as we do -- and that their lives are, to them, as precious as ours are to us." -- Sy Montgomery, author of THE SOUL OF AN OCTOPUS


A wonderful follow up the ‘THe Hidden Life of Trees’ this insightful book delves into the emotions, feeling & intelligence of animals. Using engaging stories from the forest where he lives with family. Peter Wohllenben paints a magical and wondrous place & above all shows us animals are not so different from us.

Author description

Peter Wohlleben spent over twenty years working for the forestry commission in Germany before leaving to put his ideas of ecology into practice. He now runs an environmentally-friendly woodland in Germany, where he is working towards the return of primeval forests, as well as caring for both wild and domestic animals. Wohlleben has been celebrated for his distinctive approach to writing about nature; he brings to life groundbreaking scientific research through his observations of nature and the animals he lives amongst. He is also the author of the international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees.