Marc Bekoff
Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Description
Any dog owner knows that their own pet has feelings, and what does this evidence teach us? Bekoff, professor emeritus of biology at the University of Colorado, analyzes decades of animal research-behavioral, neurochemical, psychological and environmental history. He also explores the abuse animals regularly withstand in factory farms, research centers and elsewhere.
Author
Pub. Date
2018
Description
Just think about the different behaviors you see at a dog park. We have a good understanding of what it means when dogs wag their tails-but what about when they sniff and roll on a stinky spot? Why do they play tug-of-war with one dog, while showing their bellies to another? Why are some dogs shy, while others are bold? What goes on in dogs' heads and hearts-and how much can we know and understand?
Written by award-winning scientist-and lifelong...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
"In this inspirational call to action, Marc Bekoff, the world's leading expert on animal emotions, shows that improving our treatment of animals is a matter of rethinking our many daily decisions and "expanding our compassion footprint." He demonstrates that animals experience a rich range of emotions, including empathy and compassion, and that they clearly know right from wrong. Driven by moral imperatives and pressing environmental realities, Bekoff...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
"What would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without the help of humans? Many people assume that dogs are so dependent on people that they could not and would not survive in a world without us. But is this true? And why does it matter to contemplate such a scenario? In this book, the authors argue that dogs would, as a species, survive without us and that imagining a world for dogs without humans...
Author
Pub. Date
2002
Description
World-renowned behavioral scientists Jane Goodall and Marc Bekoff have set forth ten trusts that we must honor as custodians of the planet. They argue passionately and persuasively that if we put these trusts to work in our lives, the earth and all its inhabitants will be able to live together harmoniously. The Ten Trusts expands the concept of our obligation to live in close relationship with animals -- for, of course, we humans are part of the animal...
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