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When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals (Abridged) Audiobook, by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson Play Audiobook Sample

When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals (Abridged) Audiobook

By: Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals (Abridged) Audiobook, by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: David Ackroyd Publisher: Phoenix Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 2.00 hours at 1.5x Speed 1.50 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: December 1999 Format: Abridged Audiobook ISBN:
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This engaging and authoritative portrait of animals' emotional lives is as groundbreaking as Darwin's Origin of Species in the facts and insights it presents about the animal kingdom. You'll meet an Indian elephant known for his facial expressions, a shy gorilla who is proficient in sign language and loves to play house with dolls, and an African grey parrot who, when left at the veterinarian's, cried, Come here! I love you. I'm sorry. I want to go back. Animal lovers know that their dogs, cats, and birds have complex emotional lives, and now scientists have begun to chip away at this traditional scientific taboo.

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"Interesting book. Lays out the divide between the classical scientific approach to animal emotions and the common sense approach of most animal lovers. I really could have done without the graphic descriptions of animal experimentation. Be warned, they are upsetting to the core. "

— CJ (4 out of 5 stars)

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    " i absolutely loved this book. very very fascinating "

    — Ameer, 5/12/2011
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    " This is a must read for anyone who is interested in animals. The research is astounding into the emotional and intellectual lives of many animals. "

    — Debra, 2/13/2011
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    " Fantastic insight into the emotions of animals from someone who knows them well. "

    — Michigankim, 1/7/2011
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    " You'll learn at least one new word...and might question why are pets are so much like humans. "

    — Greg, 1/2/2011
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    " Didn't really finish it. There was a lot of anecdotal stories interspersed with scientific jargon. I can't say I learned anything new. I know that science has a hard time quantifying anything like emotion, but it doesn't mean it doesn't exist. And that was the point of the book. "

    — Liz, 12/26/2010
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    " First published 14 years ago, Masson's book is surely a classic, making the convincing argument that animals -- and even insects -- experience a range of emotions which, although they may not be all (or any) of the ones humans feel, nonetheless merit acknowlegement...and respect. "

    — Richard, 7/31/2010

About Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson is the author of twenty-five books, including the New York Times bestselling When Elephants Weep and Dogs Never Lie about Love, as well as The Pig Who Sang to the Moon, The Face on Your Plate, and The Assault on Truth. He was professor of Sanskrit at the University of Toronto, where he also trained as a Freudian analyst. An American, he lives in New Zealand with his family and companion animals.

About David Ackroyd

David Ackroyd is an American actor who first came to prominence in soap operas such as The Secret Storm and Another World. He was born in Orange, New Jersey, a suburb of Newark.