Decoding Animal Behavior: Sex, Culture, Feelings and Addictions in the Wild

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Insects, animals, fish, and birds aren’t as simple as we might think. The data from the latest scientific research is quite convincing: our world differs from the animals’ world in very few essential ways.

See for yourself:

– ducklings can think abstractly;

– snails consciously engage in sports;

– dogs may feel offended, but they’ll forgive you if you apologize;

– the society of baboons is built on the principles of democracy.

Karsten Brenz­ing is a biologist specializing in animal behavior and scientific director of the German office of the World Association for the Conservation of Whales and Dolphins (WDC). The author of several books on thinking, feelings, animal language—Brenz­ing advocates granting them personal rights.

You may be surprised, but logical thinking, communication, and even harmful habits are not foreign to humans, monkeys, or fruit flies. Although only some animal species wage wars, and BDSM practices occur only among humans.

Biologist Karsten Brenz­ing will tell you about these facts and many other discoveries that amaze researchers from all over the world. The diversity of sexual practices, verbal and nonverbal language, developed thinking and emotions, traditions and innovations in behavior—none of this is any longer considered exclusively a human achievement.

So how are we different from animals? you might ask. Good question. It’s time to figure it out!