Carnivore Minds

Who These Fearsome Animals Really Are

G. A. Bradshaw (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

360 Seiten

2017
Yale University Press (Verlag)
978-0-300-21815-2 (ISBN)

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An unprecedented scientific journey into the minds and experiences of grizzlies, sharks, rattlesnakes, crocodiles, and other carnivores we wrongly stereotype

Myth and media typically cast animals we consider predators or carnivores as unthinking killers—dangerous, unpredictable, and devoid of emotion. But is this portrait valid? By exploring their inner lives, this pioneering book refutes the many misperceptions that hide the true nature of these animals. We discover that great white sharks express tender maternal feelings, rattlesnakes make friends, orcas abide by an ancient moral code, and much more.

Using the combined lenses of natural history, neuroscience, and psychology, G. A. Bradshaw describes how predators share the rainbow of emotions that humans experience, including psychological trauma. Renowned for leading research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in elephants and other species, Bradshaw decries the irrational thinking behind wildlife policies that equate killing carnivores with “conservation.” In its place, she proposes a new, ethical approach to coexistence with the planet’s fiercest animals.

G. A. Bradshaw is founder and director of The Kerulos Center and the Tortoise and the Hare Sanctuary. Her groundbreaking discovery of post‑traumatic stress disorder in free‑living elephants launched the field of trans‑species psychology.

Erscheinungsdatum	05.05.2017
Zusatzinfo	44 b-w illus.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	739 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	0-300-21815-X / 030021815X
ISBN-13	978-0-300-21815-2 / 9780300218152
Zustand	Neuware