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Mama's Last Hug by Frans de Waal audiobook

Mama's Last Hug: Animal and Human Emotion

By Frans de Waal
Read by L.J. Ganser

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10.65 Hours • Unabridged
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A New York Times Bestseller and winner of the PEN / E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Mama’s Last Hug is a fascinating exploration of the rich emotional lives of animals, beginning with Mama, a chimpanzee matriarch who formed a deep bond with biologist Jan van Hooff. Her story and others like it—from dogs “adopting” the injuries of their companions, to rats helping fellow rats in distress, to elephants revisiting the bones of their loved ones—show that humans are not the only species with the capacity for love, hate, fear, shame, guilt, joy, disgust, and empathy. Frans de Waal opens our hearts and minds to the many ways in which humans and other animals are connected. “Game-changing."—New York Times Book Review

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Summary

Finalist for the 2020 PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award

Longlisted for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction

A 2020 Audie Award Finalist for Best Narration in Nonfiction

A #1 Amazon.com bestseller in Zoology and Primatology

A New York Times Book Review Editor’s Choice

A New York Times Bestseller and winner of the PEN / E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award

Mama’s Last Hug is a fascinating exploration of the rich emotional lives of animals, beginning with Mama, a chimpanzee matriarch who formed a deep bond with biologist Jan van Hooff. Her story and others like it—from dogs “adopting” the injuries of their companions, to rats helping fellow rats in distress, to elephants revisiting the bones of their loved ones—show that humans are not the only species with the capacity for love, hate, fear, shame, guilt, joy, disgust, and empathy. Frans de Waal opens our hearts and minds to the many ways in which humans and other animals are connected.

“Game-changing."—New York Times Book Review

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Editorial Reviews

“Makes us think long and hard about the true nature of animal emotions.” —Desmond Morris, #1 New York Times bestselling author
“After you’ve read Mama’s Last Hug, it becomes obvious that animals have emotions. Learn how they resemble us in many ways.” —Temple Grandin, New York Times bestselling author
“Game-changing…For too long…animal emotions were simply ignored. But nothing could be more essential to understanding how people and animals behave.” —New York Times Book Review
“Through colorful stories and riveting prose, de Waal firmly puts to rest the stubborn notion that humans alone in the animal kingdom experience a broad array of emotions.” —NPR
“Moving, often funny, and almost always eye-opening.” —Science News
“De Waal is a skilled storyteller, and…turns his years of research into a delightful and illuminating read for nonscientists.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“In de Waal’s engaging inquiry, we roam the animal kingdom as he makes his most important point: we animals share the same emotions, just as we share the same organs.” —Booklist (starred review)
“De Waal’s masterful work of evolutionary psychology will leave both fellow academics and intellectually curious lay readers with much food for thought.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Narrator L. J. Ganser’s conversational delivery perfectly matches author-primatologist de Waal’s easygoing style…Ganser wisely honors the author’s storytelling approach to this complex subject, allowing his own enthusiasm and wonder to shine through. Through hearing examples of apes sharing a sense of humor and elephants being self-aware and imaginative, listeners will discover just how similar we are to fellow mammals.” —AudioFile
“Applying wide-ranging examples, from primates to schools of fish, he skillfully illustrates that emotions are an essential part of intellect for all species.” —Library Journal

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Author Bio: Frans de Waal

Author Bio: Frans de Waal

Frans de Waal (1948―2024) was a world-renowned primatologist who earned many awards and honoros and was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in 2007. He wrote several bestselling books, including Peacemaking among Primates, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Award, and Different: Gender through the Eyes of Primates, which was longlisted for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Award for Science Writing. He was C. H. Candler Professor Emeritus of Primate Behavior at Emory University and the former director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center. He was a member of the United States National Academy of Sciences and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

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Available Formats : CD, MP3 CD
Category: Nonfiction/Psychology
Runtime: 10.65
Audience: Adult
Language: English

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