Pleasurable Kingdom: Animals and the Nature of Feeling Good

Pleasurable Kingdom presents new evidence that animals--like humans--enjoy themselves. From birds to baboons, insects to iguanas, animals feel good thanks to play, sex, touch, food, anticipation, comfort, aesthetics, and more. Combining rigorous evidence, elegant argument and amusing anecdotes, leading animal behavior researcher Jonathan Balcombe shows that the possibility of positive feelings in creatures other than humans has important ethical ramifications for both science and society. For more information please visit the author's website at www.pleasurablekingdom.com

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 07/01/2007
ISBN: 9781403986023
Pages: 274
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d