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Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of our Fel- low Creatures

Virginia Morell

Did you know that dolphins are self-aware, rats love to be tickled and chimps mourn? Did you know that dogs have extensive vocabularies and birds practise songs in their sleep? That jays plan ahead, and a moth remembers its life as a caterpillar? 'Animal Wise' takes us on a dazzling, surprising, and enlightening exploration into the minds and emotions of animals, through the intimate experiences of the scientists who study them.

ScienceScience · medium confidenceScience81 signalsLlm Classifier: Science -> ScienceTopic Classifier: Natural History & Animals -> Nature & EnvironmentAward Category: Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology -> ScienceNatural History & AnimalsScience & DiscoveryTravel, Exploration & Place

Award History

0 wins · 2 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionMajor2014LonglistOfficial source
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and TechnologyMajor2013FinalistSecondary source
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