The animal connection a new perspective on what makes us human
Why do humans all over the world take in and nurture other animals? This behavior might seem maladaptive--after all, every mouthful given to another species is one that you cannot eat--but in this heartening new study, acclaimed anthropologist Pat Shipman reveals that our propensity to domesticate a...
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New York :
Norton,
c2011.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Begin at the beginning
- Evolve without evolving
- Attention must be paid
- Is a tool a tool a tool?
- Uniquely human?
- The bonobo solution
- A brief stop in the Levant
- Say what?
- Tell me all about it
- Spreading the word
- My cat wants you to open the door
- Living together
- The wolf at the door
- Signs of domestication
- Baa, baa, black sheep, have you any wool?
- Riding into the sunset
- The animal connection in the modern world.
