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Meet the Neighbors
Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World
Book • 2024
In 'Meet the Neighbors,' Brandon Keim delves into the inner lives of animals, taking readers through various settings such as courtrooms, wildlife hospitals, and natural habitats.
The book highlights recent discoveries in animal cognition, showing that animals like bats, swans, rats, and snakes exhibit complex behaviors such as trading favors, democratic decision-making, and social bonding.
Keim argues that recognizing these intelligent and emotional lives of nonhumans should lead to a kinder and more inclusive approach to coexisting with them.
He also explores historical and philosophical perspectives on human-animal relationships, advocating for a shift in how we treat and perceive animals in our communities.
The book highlights recent discoveries in animal cognition, showing that animals like bats, swans, rats, and snakes exhibit complex behaviors such as trading favors, democratic decision-making, and social bonding.
Keim argues that recognizing these intelligent and emotional lives of nonhumans should lead to a kinder and more inclusive approach to coexisting with them.
He also explores historical and philosophical perspectives on human-animal relationships, advocating for a shift in how we treat and perceive animals in our communities.
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Brandon Keim, "Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World" (Norton, 2024)
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