ISBN: HB: 9780300218152

Yale University Press

May 2017

368 pp.

23,5x15,6 cm

44 black&white illus.

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£53.00
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Carnivore Minds

Who These Fearsome Animals Really are

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.

About the author

G. A. Bradshaw is director of the Kerulos Center and president and co-founder of the International Association for Animal Trauma and Recovery. She frequently discusses the psychology of elephants, wildlife, and other animals in the national media, including "20-20" and "National Geographic" television and magazine. She was featured prominently in the October 2006 "New York Times Magazine" article "An Elephant Crackup?".