The Smile of a Dolphin: Remarkable Accounts of Animal Emotions

by Marc Bekoff, Stephen Jay Gould (Foreword)

A fascinating look at the complex emotional lives of animals presents firsthand accounts by leading animal behavior researchers that offer a compelling argument that humans are not the only creatures to experience emotion, in a collection that includes contributions by Jane Goodall, Roger and Deborah Fouts, Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, and others. 25,000 first printing.

Genres: Animals, Nonfiction, Science, Anthologies, Nature

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2000

About the author

Please see http://www.literati.net/authors/marc-... and you can read my essays for Psychology Today here -- http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/a... --

Reviews

[Ann]

This was an interesting if dated read. The ideas and attachments expressed were meaningful both personally and professionally, in terms of a more nuanced understanding of animal intelligence, emotion, and relationship. It is obvious that humans are part of a continuum and this book helps place us in that continuum. (Zoobiquity is a good follow up.) The essays range from more emotional connection and experience to more professional attempts to understand the fullness of the animals studied.

[Terra]

un libro per raccontare le emozioni degli animali: non l'avrei mai preso se non fosse stato per l'introduzione di stephen jay gould e perché ho visto che tutto gli interventi - tutti - sono di scienziati: etologi, biologi, naturalisti, gente che non dovrebbe lasciarsi andare a sentimentalismi ingiustificati. in effetti è così, non sono rimasta delusa se non in due casi. un capitolo sui cani e quello sugli squali balena scivolano nell'esoterico new age e stridono maledettamente col resto. pazienza, comunque: il resto è molto buono e interessante. poi ci sono le foto, e sono davvero spettacolari.

[Michelle]

This book was written with Marc Bekoff, who coauthored The Ten Trusts with Jane Goodall. Scientist accounts of being moved by their encounters with the non-humans. A bit light, but still five star enjoyable.

[Margy]

A very sweet book chronicling various animal species and different ways they display emotions - providing overwhelming evidence that animals really do experience love, grief, joy, etc. (as if I ever doubted!!)

[Samantha]

I wrote a review for this book on my blog:
The Real World According To Sam