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The Animal Connection

By Pat Shipman

The Animal Connection

By Pat Shipman

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Why do humans all over the world take in and nurture other animals? This behavior might seem maladaptive-after all, every mouthful given to another species is one that you cannot eat-but in this heartening new study, acclaimed anthropologist Pat Shipman reveals that our propensity to domesticate and care for other animals is in fact among our species' greatest strengths. For the last 2.6 million years, Shipman explains, humans who coexisted with animals enjoyed definite adaptive and cultural advantages. To illustrate this point, Shipman gives us a tour of the milestones in human civilization-from agriculture to art and even language-and describes how we reached each stage through our unique relationship with other animals. The Animal Connection reaffirms our love of animals as something both innate and distinctly human, revealing that the process of domestication not only changed animals but had a resounding impact on us as well.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
336
Release Date:
2011-06-13
Publication Date:
2011-06-13
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0393070549
ISBN13:
9780393070545
Weight:
431 g
Height:
151 cm
Width:
217 cm
Thickness:
37 cm
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