Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves

by Frans de Waal

Book Overview

Frans de Waal has spent four decades at the forefront of animal research. Following up on the best-selling Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, which investigated animal intelligence, Mama's Last Hug delivers a fascinating exploration of the rich emotional lives of animals.

Mama's Last Hug begins with the death of Mama, a chimpanzee matriarch who formed a deep bond with biologist Jan van Hooff. When Mama was dying, van Hooff...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393635066
• ISBN13: 9780393635065
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.5" x 9.4"