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🐒 Primate Behavior

From chimpanzee politics to bonobo empathy, these books explore what our closest relatives reveal about cooperation, aggression, and the evolutionary roots of human nature. Science writing at its most humbling and illuminating.
Chimpanzee Politics
by Frans de Waal • 1982
A chimpanzee colony is a political machine, complete with coalition coups and fragile peace accords.
4.27
2k+
🧠 Animal Cognition🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🤝 Social Alliances
Chimpanzee Politics Summary
Chimpanzee Politics 92%
A chimpanzee colony is a political machine, complete with coalition coups and fragile peace accords.
by Frans de Waal 1982
4.27
2k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition🧬 Evolutionary Psychology🤝 Social Alliances
A Primate's Memoir
by Robert M. Sapolsky • 2001
A young scientist joins a baboon troop expecting gorillas and finds violence, humor, and himself.
4.39
9k+
🦍 Primatology🐘 Wildlife Conservation🔬 Science Memoir
A Primate's Memoir Summary
A Primate's Memoir 92%
A young scientist joins a baboon troop expecting gorillas and finds violence, humor, and himself.
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2001
4.39
9k+ ratings
🦍 Primatology🐘 Wildlife Conservation🔬 Science Memoir
The Naked Ape
by Desmond Morris • 1967
A zoologist treats Homo sapiens as just another animal. The report still bites.
3.93
12k+
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧬 Sociobiology🐒 Popular Ethology
The Naked Ape Summary
The Naked Ape 92%
A zoologist treats Homo sapiens as just another animal. The report still bites.
by Desmond Morris 1967
3.93
12k+ ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧬 Sociobiology🐒 Popular Ethology
Age of Empathy
by Frans de Waal • 2009
Empathy isn't a human invention. It's an animal legacy, and a primatologist has the evidence.
4.00
3k+
🐒 Primatology🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🐘 Animal Cognition
Age of Empathy Summary
Age of Empathy 91%
Empathy isn't a human invention. It's an animal legacy, and a primatologist has the evidence.
by Frans de Waal 2009
4.00
3k+ ratings
🐒 Primatology🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🐘 Animal Cognition
The Bonobo and the Atheist
by Frans de Waal • 2013
Chimps console, capuchins reject unfair pay; morality was ancient before religion claimed it.
4.15
6k+
🐒 Primatology⚖️ Origins Of Morality🫂 Animal Empathy
The Bonobo and the Atheist Summary
The Bonobo and the Atheist 90%
Chimps console, capuchins reject unfair pay; morality was ancient before religion claimed it.
by Frans de Waal 2013
4.15
6k+ ratings
🐒 Primatology⚖️ Origins Of Morality🫂 Animal Empathy
The Human Animal
by Desmond Morris • 1994
Of 193 primate species, only one is hairless. A zoologist explains what bare skin cost us.
3.9
263
🦍 Human Evolution🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Comparative Zoology
The Human Animal Summary
The Human Animal 90%
Of 193 primate species, only one is hairless. A zoologist explains what bare skin cost us.
by Desmond Morris 1994
3.9
263 ratings
🦍 Human Evolution🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🔬 Comparative Zoology
The Emotional Lives of Animals
by Marc Bekoff • 2007
Elephants mourn, dolphins laugh. Animal emotions are real, and the science demands a moral answer.
4.05
2k+
🐒 Animal Behavior🧠 Animal Cognition🔬 Comparative Psychology
The Emotional Lives of Animals Summary
The Emotional Lives of Animals 90%
Elephants mourn, dolphins laugh. Animal emotions are real, and the science demands a moral answer.
by Marc Bekoff 2007
4.05
2k+ ratings
🐒 Animal Behavior🧠 Animal Cognition🔬 Comparative Psychology
Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language
by Robin I.M. Dunbar • 1996
Gossip isn't petty. It's the reason language exists: a louder, faster replacement for grooming.
4.17
684
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🐒 Primatology🗣️ Origins Of Language
Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language Summary
Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language 89%
Gossip isn't petty. It's the reason language exists: a louder, faster replacement for grooming.
by Robin I.M. Dunbar 1996
4.17
684 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🐒 Primatology🗣️ Origins Of Language
Monkeyluv
by Robert M. Sapolsky • 2005
A parasite can make a rat crave the smell of a cat, and that's only the beginning.
4.24
2k+
🧬 Gene-Environment Interaction🧠 Stress Physiology🦠 Parasite Manipulation
Monkeyluv Summary
Monkeyluv 89%
A parasite can make a rat crave the smell of a cat, and that's only the beginning.
by Robert M. Sapolsky 2005
4.24
2k+ ratings
🧬 Gene-Environment Interaction🧠 Stress Physiology🦠 Parasite Manipulation
Wildhood
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz • 2019
Adolescence is universal: four survival challenges link your teenager to every animal on the planet.
4.11
518
🐾 Animal Behavior🧑‍🎤 Adolescence🧬 Evolutionary Biology
Wildhood Summary
Wildhood 89%
Adolescence is universal: four survival challenges link your teenager to every animal on the planet.
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz 2019
4.11
518 ratings
🐾 Animal Behavior🧑‍🎤 Adolescence🧬 Evolutionary Biology
The Human Zoo
by Desmond Morris • 1969
Urban anxiety, status obsession, and self-destruction: a zoologist traces them back to captivity.
4.00
3k+
🏙️ Urban Anthropology🐒 Human Ethology🦒 Captivity Analogy
The Human Zoo Summary
The Human Zoo 89%
Urban anxiety, status obsession, and self-destruction: a zoologist traces them back to captivity.
by Desmond Morris 1969
4.00
3k+ ratings
🏙️ Urban Anthropology🐒 Human Ethology🦒 Captivity Analogy
Animal Wise
by Virginia Morell • 2013
Ants that teach, rats that laugh: inside the labs rewriting the science of animal minds.
4.13
3k+
🧠 Animal Cognition🔬 Comparative Psychology🐾 Cognitive Ethology
Animal Wise Summary
Animal Wise 89%
Ants that teach, rats that laugh: inside the labs rewriting the science of animal minds.
by Virginia Morell 2013
4.13
3k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition🔬 Comparative Psychology🐾 Cognitive Ethology
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament
by Robert M. Sapolsky • 1997
Testosterone amplifies aggression, it doesn't cause it. Biology is never destiny.
4.20
2k+
🧬 Behavioral Biology📝 Science Essays❤️ Stress And Health
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament Summary
The Trouble with Testosterone and Other Essays on the Biology of the Human Predicament 89%
Testosterone amplifies aggression, it doesn't cause it. Biology is never destiny.
by Robert M. Sapolsky 1997
4.20
2k+ ratings
🧬 Behavioral Biology📝 Science Essays❤️ Stress And Health
Mama's Last Hug
by Frans de Waal • 2019
Before humans felt, animals did. A primatologist on grief, empathy, and justice in the wild.
4.21
6k+
🧠 Animal Cognition📊 Comparative Psychology💕 Animal Emotions
Mama's Last Hug Summary
Mama's Last Hug 89%
Before humans felt, animals did. A primatologist on grief, empathy, and justice in the wild.
by Frans de Waal 2019
4.21
6k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition📊 Comparative Psychology💕 Animal Emotions
Animal Architecture
by Karl von Frisch • 1974
Termites air-condition, beavers dam, spiders weave: animal engineering that never needed a plan.
4.31
54
🐾 Animal Behavior🏗️ Natural Architecture🔬 Ethology
Animal Architecture Summary
Animal Architecture 89%
Termites air-condition, beavers dam, spiders weave: animal engineering that never needed a plan.
by Karl von Frisch 1974
4.31
54 ratings
🐾 Animal Behavior🏗️ Natural Architecture🔬 Ethology
The Human Swarm
by Mark W. Moffett • 2019
Societies don't run on cooperation. They run on identity markers strangers can spot at a glance.
3.65
466
🏘️ Social Cohesion🪪 Group Identity🏴 Tribalism
The Human Swarm Summary
The Human Swarm 89%
Societies don't run on cooperation. They run on identity markers strangers can spot at a glance.
by Mark W. Moffett 2019
3.65
466 ratings
🏘️ Social Cohesion🪪 Group Identity🏴 Tribalism
Animal Architects
by James L. Gould • 2007
From termite towers to bowerbird galleries, animal architecture is the fossil record of cognition.
3.90
89
🧠 Animal Cognition🐾 Ethology🏗️ Animal Architecture
Animal Architects Summary
Animal Architects 89%
From termite towers to bowerbird galleries, animal architecture is the fossil record of cognition.
by James L. Gould 2007
3.90
89 ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition🐾 Ethology🏗️ Animal Architecture
WARRIORS AND WORRIERS
by BENENSON • 2014
Men and women evolved to survive different threats, producing two human natures visible from birth.
4.09
167
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology♂️ Sex Differences⚡ Risk And Fear
WARRIORS AND WORRIERS Summary
WARRIORS AND WORRIERS 88%
Men and women evolved to survive different threats, producing two human natures visible from birth.
by BENENSON 2014
4.09
167 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology♂️ Sex Differences⚡ Risk And Fear
Origins of Human Communication
by Michael Tomasello • 1999
Language didn't start with a code. It started with pointing, pantomime, and the urge to help.
4.14
299
🧬 Evolutionary Linguistics🤝 Cooperative Communication👋 Gesture Studies
Origins of Human Communication Summary
Origins of Human Communication 88%
Language didn't start with a code. It started with pointing, pantomime, and the urge to help.
by Michael Tomasello 1999
4.14
299 ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Linguistics🤝 Cooperative Communication👋 Gesture Studies
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
by Frans de Waal • 2016
We tested animal minds as defective humans. Once we redesigned the tests, they stopped failing.
3.97
17k+
🧠 Animal Cognition❌ Human Exceptionalism🧬 Evolutionary Biology
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? Summary
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? 88%
We tested animal minds as defective humans. Once we redesigned the tests, they stopped failing.
by Frans de Waal 2016
3.97
17k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition❌ Human Exceptionalism🧬 Evolutionary Biology
Beyond Words
by Carl Safina • 2015
Science called animal minds unknowable. Elephants, wolves, and whales are proving otherwise.
4.41
5k+
🧠 Animal Consciousness💔 Animal Emotion🐘 Animal Societies
Beyond Words Summary
Beyond Words 88%
Science called animal minds unknowable. Elephants, wolves, and whales are proving otherwise.
by Carl Safina 2015
4.41
5k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Consciousness💔 Animal Emotion🐘 Animal Societies
Search for the Golden Moon Bear
by Sy Montgomery • 2002
One golden bear, unknown to science. The search for the first new bear species in a century.
3.83
127
🐾 Wildlife Conservation🔬 Field Biology👣 Cryptozoology
Search for the Golden Moon Bear Summary
Search for the Golden Moon Bear 88%
One golden bear, unknown to science. The search for the first new bear species in a century.
by Sy Montgomery 2002
3.83
127 ratings
🐾 Wildlife Conservation🔬 Field Biology👣 Cryptozoology
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal
by Justin Gregg • 2022
Human intelligence is overrated. Animal cognition reveals why our big brains are a liability.
3.89
3k+
🧠 Animal Cognition🧐 Human Exceptionalism🐬 Animal Consciousness
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal Summary
If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal 88%
Human intelligence is overrated. Animal cognition reveals why our big brains are a liability.
by Justin Gregg 2022
3.89
3k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition🧐 Human Exceptionalism🐬 Animal Consciousness
Cheaper, Faster, Better
by Tom Steyer • 2024
The invisible hand shaping your life is not economics: it's the social limit of 150 relationships.
3.87
461
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧬 Human Evolution🧩 Cognitive Limits
Cheaper, Faster, Better Summary
Cheaper, Faster, Better 88%
The invisible hand shaping your life is not economics: it's the social limit of 150 relationships.
by Tom Steyer 2024
3.87
461 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧬 Human Evolution🧩 Cognitive Limits
The Goodness Paradox
by Richard W. Wrangham • 2019
Our gentleness was forged by the systematic killing of aggressive males. The same force enabled war.
4.20
1k+
🦴 Human Evolution🧬 Self-Domestication😡 Aggression Theory
The Goodness Paradox Summary
The Goodness Paradox 88%
Our gentleness was forged by the systematic killing of aggressive males. The same force enabled war.
by Richard W. Wrangham 2019
4.20
1k+ ratings
🦴 Human Evolution🧬 Self-Domestication😡 Aggression Theory
A Natural History of Human Thinking
by Michael Tomasello • 2014
Apes think alone. We think together. The two-step evolution that made the difference.
3.99
207
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧬 Cognitive Evolution🤝 Social Cognition
A Natural History of Human Thinking Summary
A Natural History of Human Thinking 88%
Apes think alone. We think together. The two-step evolution that made the difference.
by Michael Tomasello 2014
3.99
207 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🧬 Cognitive Evolution🤝 Social Cognition
Friends
by Robin I.M. Dunbar • 2021
Your brain caps your real friends at about 150. The rest is gossip.
3.63
562
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🤝 Social Bonding🗣️ Gossip And Language
Friends Summary
Friends 88%
Your brain caps your real friends at about 150. The rest is gossip.
by Robin I.M. Dunbar 2021
3.63
562 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology🤝 Social Bonding🗣️ Gossip And Language
How Dogs Work
by Raymond Coppinger • 2015
Dog behavior decoded not as thought but as physics: the shape, the motor, the emergent pattern.
3.79
168
🐺 Canine Ethology🦊 Animal Behavior🌊 Behavioral Emergence
How Dogs Work Summary
How Dogs Work 88%
Dog behavior decoded not as thought but as physics: the shape, the motor, the emergent pattern.
by Raymond Coppinger 2015
3.79
168 ratings
🐺 Canine Ethology🦊 Animal Behavior🌊 Behavioral Emergence
Humanimal
by Adam Rutherford • 2016
We alone compose symphonies. Yet every supposedly unique human trait exists elsewhere in nature.
3.83
3k+
🦴 Human Evolution🔬 Comparative Biology🧩 Animal Cognition
Humanimal Summary
Humanimal 88%
We alone compose symphonies. Yet every supposedly unique human trait exists elsewhere in nature.
by Adam Rutherford 2016
3.83
3k+ ratings
🦴 Human Evolution🔬 Comparative Biology🧩 Animal Cognition
Sociobiology
by Edward O. Wilson • 1975
Every society, from ant to human, is a gene-spreading machine; the logic is identical.
4.23
2k+
🧬 Social Evolution🫂 Kin Selection📡 Sociobiology
Sociobiology Summary
Sociobiology 88%
Every society, from ant to human, is a gene-spreading machine; the logic is identical.
by Edward O. Wilson 1975
4.23
2k+ ratings
🧬 Social Evolution🫂 Kin Selection📡 Sociobiology
Animals in Translation
by Temple Grandin • 2004
An animal scientist argues that autism unlocks how animals think, feel, and fear.
4.15
10k+
🧠 Animal Cognition👁️ Sensory Perception♾️ Neurodiversity
Animals in Translation Summary
Animals in Translation 88%
An animal scientist argues that autism unlocks how animals think, feel, and fear.
by Temple Grandin 2004
4.15
10k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition👁️ Sensory Perception♾️ Neurodiversity
An Immense World
by Ed Yong • 2022
Your world is one sliver of reality. A tour through the sensory universes other animals inhabit.
4.46
37k+
🐾 Animal Senses🔬 Sensory Biology👁️ Animal Perception
An Immense World Summary
An Immense World 88%
Your world is one sliver of reality. A tour through the sensory universes other animals inhabit.
by Ed Yong 2022
4.46
37k+ ratings
🐾 Animal Senses🔬 Sensory Biology👁️ Animal Perception
Why Is Sex Fun?
by Jared Diamond • 1997
Why human mating is nature's oddest: hidden ovulation, menopause, and the real reason men hunt.
3.71
7k+
🧬 Evolutionary Biology💞 Human Sexuality🦚 Sexual Selection
Why Is Sex Fun? Summary
Why Is Sex Fun? 87%
Why human mating is nature's oddest: hidden ovulation, menopause, and the real reason men hunt.
by Jared Diamond 1997
3.71
7k+ ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Biology💞 Human Sexuality🦚 Sexual Selection
Vanishing Treasures
by Katherine Rundell • 2024
Swifts that never land, sharks that outlive empires. What we're losing, and the hope we owe.
4.15
5k+
🦏 Endangered Species📖 Natural History🧠 Animal Intelligence
Vanishing Treasures Summary
Vanishing Treasures 87%
Swifts that never land, sharks that outlive empires. What we're losing, and the hope we owe.
by Katherine Rundell 2024
4.15
5k+ ratings
🦏 Endangered Species📖 Natural History🧠 Animal Intelligence
The Extended Phenotype
by Richard Dawkins • 1982
Genes don't stop at skin: a beaver dam is a genetic tool, like the teeth.
4.12
10k+
🧬 Evolutionary Biology🎯 Gene-Level Selection🔍 Adaptationism
The Extended Phenotype Summary
The Extended Phenotype 87%
Genes don't stop at skin: a beaver dam is a genetic tool, like the teeth.
by Richard Dawkins 1982
4.12
10k+ ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Biology🎯 Gene-Level Selection🔍 Adaptationism
Run, Spot, Run
by Jessica Pierce • 2016
Your beloved pet is part of an industry that breeds suffering and kills the leftovers.
3.81
236
🧭 Animal Ethics🐾 Animal Welfare🤝 Human-Animal Bond
Run, Spot, Run Summary
Run, Spot, Run 87%
Your beloved pet is part of an industry that breeds suffering and kills the leftovers.
by Jessica Pierce 2016
3.81
236 ratings
🧭 Animal Ethics🐾 Animal Welfare🤝 Human-Animal Bond
War, Peace, and Human Nature
by Douglas P. Fry • 2013
War began with farming, not in our genes. Twelve millennia of silence before that upends everything.
4.61
33
🧬 Human Evolution⚔️ Origins Of War🕊️ Peace Studies
War, Peace, and Human Nature Summary
War, Peace, and Human Nature 87%
War began with farming, not in our genes. Twelve millennia of silence before that upends everything.
by Douglas P. Fry 2013
4.61
33 ratings
🧬 Human Evolution⚔️ Origins Of War🕊️ Peace Studies
Zoobiquity
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz • 2012
Animals faint, self-harm, and overdose just like we do; their doctors know why ours don't.
4.12
3k+
🧬 Evolutionary Medicine🔬 Comparative Biology🌍 One Health
Zoobiquity Summary
Zoobiquity 87%
Animals faint, self-harm, and overdose just like we do; their doctors know why ours don't.
by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz 2012
4.12
3k+ ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Medicine🔬 Comparative Biology🌍 One Health
Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
by Olivia Judson • 2002
An animal advice column: promiscuous bees, murderous ducks, and the rotifers who ditched sex.
4.06
4k+
🧬 Evolutionary Biology🦚 Sexual Selection🐒 Animal Behavior
Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation Summary
Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation 87%
An animal advice column: promiscuous bees, murderous ducks, and the rotifers who ditched sex.
by Olivia Judson 2002
4.06
4k+ ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Biology🦚 Sexual Selection🐒 Animal Behavior
The Wisdom of Wolves
by Elli H. Radinger • 2017
Forget alpha leaders. The real secrets to family and leadership are running wild in wolf country.
4.13
2k+
🐺 Wolf Behavior🦉 Animal Wisdom🐾 Pack Dynamics
The Wisdom of Wolves Summary
The Wisdom of Wolves 87%
Forget alpha leaders. The real secrets to family and leadership are running wild in wolf country.
by Elli H. Radinger 2017
4.13
2k+ ratings
🐺 Wolf Behavior🦉 Animal Wisdom🐾 Pack Dynamics
The Selfish Gene
by Richard Dawkins • 1976
Natural selection works for genes, not for you. They built you to serve them.
4.16
194k+
🧬 Evolutionary Biology🤝 Evolution Of Cooperation🦊 Behavioral Ecology
The Selfish Gene Summary
The Selfish Gene 87%
Natural selection works for genes, not for you. They built you to serve them.
by Richard Dawkins 1976
4.16
194k+ ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Biology🤝 Evolution Of Cooperation🦊 Behavioral Ecology
I, Mammal
by Loretta Graziano Breuning • 2011
Your brain is a mammal's, chasing status not happiness. You can stop the war inside.
4.24
134
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology👑 Social Dominance⚗️ Brain Chemistry
I, Mammal Summary
I, Mammal 87%
Your brain is a mammal's, chasing status not happiness. You can stop the war inside.
by Loretta Graziano Breuning 2011
4.24
134 ratings
🧠 Evolutionary Psychology👑 Social Dominance⚗️ Brain Chemistry
Animal Madness
by Laurel Braitman • 2014
Dogs get panic attacks. Parrots self-harm. What animal mental illness reveals about our own.
3.85
1k+
🧠 Animal Cognition🏥 Animal Mental Illness🔗 Captive Animal Welfare
Animal Madness Summary
Animal Madness 87%
Dogs get panic attacks. Parrots self-harm. What animal mental illness reveals about our own.
by Laurel Braitman 2014
3.85
1k+ ratings
🧠 Animal Cognition🏥 Animal Mental Illness🔗 Captive Animal Welfare
Science of Consequences
by Susan M. Schneider • 2012
Pigeons learning, genes activating, societies changing: one set of rules governs them all.
4.02
280
🧠 Behaviorism🧬 Behavioral Genetics🔗 Neuroplasticity
Science of Consequences Summary
Science of Consequences 87%
Pigeons learning, genes activating, societies changing: one set of rules governs them all.
by Susan M. Schneider 2012
4.02
280 ratings
🧠 Behaviorism🧬 Behavioral Genetics🔗 Neuroplasticity
On Animals
by Susan Orlean • 2021
Pigeon racing, taxidermy, lion hugging: Susan Orlean on the animal obsessions that fill our lives.
3.83
6k+
🦁 Animal Essays🐾 Human-Animal Bond🌍 Wildlife Conservation
On Animals Summary
On Animals 87%
Pigeon racing, taxidermy, lion hugging: Susan Orlean on the animal obsessions that fill our lives.
by Susan Orlean 2021
3.83
6k+ ratings
🦁 Animal Essays🐾 Human-Animal Bond🌍 Wildlife Conservation
What the Bears Know
by Steve Searles • 2023
Hired to kill sixteen bears, a small-town trapper became their protector by learning their language.
4.18
401
🐾 Wildlife Management🏡 Wildlife Coexistence🧠 Animal Intelligence
What the Bears Know Summary
What the Bears Know 87%
Hired to kill sixteen bears, a small-town trapper became their protector by learning their language.
by Steve Searles 2023
4.18
401 ratings
🐾 Wildlife Management🏡 Wildlife Coexistence🧠 Animal Intelligence
What the Chicken Knows
by Sy Montgomery • 2024
Chickens know faces, navigate by landmarks, and form bonds you'd never expect from a bird.
3.82
3k+
🐔 Single-Species Study🧠 Avian Intelligence❤️ Human-Animal Bond
What the Chicken Knows Summary
What the Chicken Knows 87%
Chickens know faces, navigate by landmarks, and form bonds you'd never expect from a bird.
by Sy Montgomery 2024
3.82
3k+ ratings
🐔 Single-Species Study🧠 Avian Intelligence❤️ Human-Animal Bond
Meet Your Dog
by Kim Brophey • 2018
Your dog's behavior puzzle has four pieces. Most advice only hands you one.
4.33
824
🐕 Dog Behavior🔬 Ethology🏡 Environmental Enrichment
Meet Your Dog Summary
Meet Your Dog 87%
Your dog's behavior puzzle has four pieces. Most advice only hands you one.
by Kim Brophey 2018
4.33
824 ratings
🐕 Dog Behavior🔬 Ethology🏡 Environmental Enrichment
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves
by Jack Douglas • 1972
The title promised sex and cooking. The book delivered wolves, vacuums, and a marriage under siege.
3.27
205
🎤 Comic Memoir🐺 Exotic Pets💍 Marital Comedy
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves Summary
The Jewish-Japanese Sex & Cook Book and How to Raise Wolves 87%
The title promised sex and cooking. The book delivered wolves, vacuums, and a marriage under siege.
by Jack Douglas 1972
3.27
205 ratings
🎤 Comic Memoir🐺 Exotic Pets💍 Marital Comedy
The Social Instinct
by Nichola Raihani • 2021
Cooperation built life from genes to nations. The bill always lands on someone else.
3.90
670
🧬 Evolutionary Biology🦴 Human Evolution🤝 Cooperation
The Social Instinct Summary
The Social Instinct 87%
Cooperation built life from genes to nations. The bill always lands on someone else.
by Nichola Raihani 2021
3.90
670 ratings
🧬 Evolutionary Biology🦴 Human Evolution🤝 Cooperation
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