“Do Animals Feel Joy and Grief? A Walk Through the Inner Lives of Animals”
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Title: The Inner Life of Animals
Author: Peter Wohlleben
Category: Nature, Climate & Environment
Do animals feel joy and grief? Sam and Sophie explore Peter Wohlleben's warm and surprising look at the emotional and cognitive lives of animals—from grieving geese to empathetic rats.
They walk through Wohlleben's case for animal emotions, including grief in geese and cows, empathy in rats, and personality in goats. The episode also covers animal communication, cultural learning in crows, and the ethical implications for domesticated animals.
If you've ever wondered what's going on inside the mind of a squirrel or a cow, this episode will change how you see the creatures around you. The takeaway: we share a deep emotional heritage with animals.
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Chapters
00:00Measuring Animals Wrongly00:52Grief, Empathy, and Personality02:28Communication and Cultural Learning02:56Ethics of Domesticated Animals04:10Invitation to Wonder