Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves - Frans De Waal (paperback)

From the jacket: “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 Hoof. 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.” You’ll come away from reading this book with Science’s most current and best understanding of animal emotion,plus motivation to advocate for compassionate treatment of our fellow sentient creatures… and maybe misty eyes. 325 pages.