Mama's Last Hug
Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
A New York Times Bestseller and winner of the PEN / E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award Frans de Waal has spent four decades at the forefront of animal research. Following up on the best-selling Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?, which investigated animal intelligence, Mama’s Last Hug delivers a fascinating exploration of the rich emotional lives of animals. Mama’s Last Hug begins with the death of Mama, a chimpanzee matriarch who formed a deep bond with biologist Jan van Hooff. When Mama was dying, van Hooff took the unusual step of visiting her in her night cage for a last hug. Their goodbyes were…
Primatologist Frans de Waal explores the fascinating world of animal and human emotions.