Science and Sentience

Best-selling exploration by a famed primate behaviorist of surprising levels of cognition in crows, dolphins, parrots, sheep, wasps, bats, chimpanzees, and bonobos.

In countering scientific skepticism about anthropomorphism, an anthropologist focuses on a single animal emotion, grief, and supports her contentions regarding its existence and depth through meticulous and interpretive reporting of animals who are very apparently mourning lost companions and mates.

Representative of a number of books by the same author regarding the emotional lives of animals as recounted through stories and observations.

One of many popular books by this author on the sentience and intelligence of various animals, this book focuses on the behavior of octopuses and what that reveals about consciousness.

Examines the available science of cognition regarding various species in order to explore the legal and policy question of who is entitled to rights under the law

Examines, in an accessible fashion, questions of fish sentience, intelligence and memory from consideration of the point of view of individual representatives of the over 30,000 species of fish, including practices such as courtship rituals, bonding, hunting cooperatively, tool use, deception, etc., and calls for a more enlightened and compassionate relationship with aquatic life.

Extends the consideration of scientific advances in our understanding of animal minds to animals commonly raised for food. Combines a review of the latest science with accounts of personal experience and accounts of the work of scientists, farmers, vets, and chefs.