Meet the neighbors : animal minds and life in a more-than-human world /

"Honeybees deliberate democratically. Rats reflect on the past. Snakes have friends. In recent decades, our understanding of animal cognition has exploded, making it indisputably clear that the cities and landscapes around us are filled with thinking, feeling individuals besides ourselves. But...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Keim, Brandon, 1976- (Author)
Other Authors:	Lanas, Mattias (Illustrator)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company, [2024]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Cognition in animals. Animals. Human-animal relationships. Familial behavior in animals. Comportement familial chez les animaux. Cognition chez les animaux. Informational works. Instructional and educational works. Documents d'information. Matériel d'éducation et de formation.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
I: A neighborhood of minds. The essence of intelligence
Landscapes of the heart
No animal is an island
II: Rethinking animals. A new nature ethic
Animal personhood
Citizen animal
III: Close to home. Redeeming the past
The caring city
Living with coyotes
IV: In the wild. Under new management
The invaders
Wild hearts
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index.