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How sad are the monkeys in the zoo?

2023/5/12
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Dr. Laurel Braitman discusses the evolution of understanding animal emotions, starting from Descartes' view of animals as machines to Darwin's observations of emotional expressions in animals, highlighting the shift in scientific perspectives over centuries.

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To answer this question, we’ll unpack a scientific battle centuries in the making, one that involves a serial killer elephant and a suicidal dog. We’ll also learn a new way that people who are ambivalent about zoos can now go to zoos in good conscience. Guest: Dr. Laurel Braitman, author of Animal Madness.

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Animal-Madness/Laurel-Braitman/9781451627015)

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