Waal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.)
Summary: Primatologist Frans de Waal draws on decades of observation and studies of both human and animal behavior to argue that despite the linkage between gender and biological sex, biology does not automatically support the traditional gender roles in human societies. While humans and other primates do share some behavioral differences, biology offers no justification for existing gender inequalities.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 612.6 WAAWaal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.)
Summary: Primatologist Frans de Waal examines how empathy comes naturally to a great variety of animals, including humans.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Tantor Audio 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 152.4 DE WWaal, F. B. M. de (Frans B. M.)
Summary: Mama's Last Hug opens with the dramatic farewell between Mama, a dying fifty-nine-year-old chimpanzee matriarch, and biologist Jan Van Hooff. This heartfelt final meeting of two longtime friends, widely shared as a video, offers a window into how deep and instantly recognizable these bonds can be. So begins Frans de Waal's whirlwind tour of new ideas and findings about animal emotions, based on...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019