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HI GUYS, I’M ALEX FARNHAM AND THIS IS ANIMALIST NEWS.
EVER WONDER WHAT ANIMALS ARE THINKING? WELL SO DOES VIRGINIA MORELL, AND THAT’S
WHY SHE’S WRITTEN THE NEW BOOK “ANIMAL WISE: THE THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS OF OUR FELLOW
CREATURES”. MORELL’S BOOK IS AIMED AT MAKING READERS
REALIZE THAT NO MATTER HOW SIMPLE OR COMPLEX, ALL ANIMALS HAVE A BRAIN THAT THEY USE EVERYDAY.
THE BOOK TAKES YOU THROUGH THE MINDS OF ANTS, EARTHWORMS, RATS, DOLPHINS, AND MORE ALL WHILE
DISCUSSING HOW ANIMALS THINK. EACH CHAPTER BRINGS THE AUDIENCE INTO LABS
ACROSS THE WORLD TO LEARN FROM TOP RESEARCHERS IN ELEVEN COUNTRIES AS THEY TRY TO OVERTURN
MYTHS ABOUT ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE. IN FACT, THE RAPIDLY CHANGING FIELD OF ANIMAL
COGNITION SUGGESTS THAT ANIMALS HAVE THE ABILITY TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE, ARE CONSCIOUS, AND
MAY EVEN HAVE EMOTIONS. FOR EXAMPLE, WE RECENTLY TALKED ABOUT HOW
ELEPHANTS AND DOGS SHOW EMPATHY TOWARDS OTHERS AND THAT CHIMPS HAVE THE ABILITY TO CRAFT
TOOLS! I THINK IT’S REALLY GREAT THAT WE’RE STARTING
TO MOVE IN THIS DIRECTION! ANIMALS ARE ACTUALLY SMART, AND I HOPE THEY
START TO GET THE RECOGNITION THEY DESERVE. IF YOU GUYS WANT TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT “ANIMAL
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