There are areas in our brains that are responsible for complex emotions such as empathy or compassion.
But exactly the same zones — one after another — scientists discover in the brain of animals, and not only those whose intelligence has long been recognized by people — monkeys, dogs, horses, elephants and dolphins, but even gray mice. Does this mean that animals experience the same feelings as humans? «Yes!» postulates zoologist Mark Bekoff, who has been studying the emotions of pets and wild animals for 30 years. His book is an attempt to change our attitude to animals as primitive creatures that reflexively respond to incentives, to pay attention to their content in circuses and zoos, as well as to the deterioration of living conditions due to man-made and environmental disasters. After all, they suffer just like humans.
All, 208 p.