Ethology Books

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Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? (Paperback)
by (shelved 27 times as ethology)
avg rating 3.97 — 16,768 ratings — published 2016
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King Solomon's Ring King Solomon's Ring (Paperback)
by (shelved 25 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.13 — 4,762 ratings — published 1949
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On Aggression On Aggression (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,714 ratings — published 1963
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Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.21 — 5,796 ratings — published 2019
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The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy - and Why They Matter The Emotional Lives of Animals: A Leading Scientist Explores Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy - and Why They Matter (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,888 ratings — published 2007
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Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are Our Inner Ape: A Leading Primatologist Explains Why We Are Who We Are (Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.20 — 4,449 ratings — published 2005
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Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.41 — 4,756 ratings — published 2015
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The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.00 — 2,660 ratings — published 2009
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Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes Chimpanzee Politics: Power and Sex among Apes (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.27 — 2,063 ratings — published 1982
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A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.39 — 9,060 ratings — published 2001
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Other Minds Other Minds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as ethology)
avg rating 3.88 — 29,030 ratings — published 2016
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Man Meets Dog (Routledge Classics) Man Meets Dog (Routledge Classics)
by (shelved 8 times as ethology)
avg rating 3.85 — 1,841 ratings — published 1949
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Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior (A Harvest Book) Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior (A Harvest Book)
by (shelved 8 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.15 — 10,037 ratings — published 2004
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When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals When Elephants Weep: The Emotional Lives of Animals (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.02 — 5,057 ratings — published 1994
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The Genius of Birds The Genius of Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.04 — 14,054 ratings — published 2016
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The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.15 — 5,722 ratings — published 2013
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The Selfish Gene The Selfish Gene (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.16 — 195,894 ratings — published 1976
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Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach Animal Behavior: An Evolutionary Approach (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.11 — 394 ratings — published 1975
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Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.13 — 2,508 ratings — published 2013
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Sociobiology: The New Synthesis Sociobiology: The New Synthesis (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,797 ratings — published 1975
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Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as ethology)
avg rating 3.63 — 18,479 ratings — published 2009
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In the Shadow of Man In the Shadow of Man (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.37 — 9,638 ratings — published 1971
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Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.16 — 2,251 ratings — published 2022
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Becoming Wild: How Animals Learn Who They Are Becoming Wild: How Animals Learn Who They Are (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.19 — 1,653 ratings — published 2020
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S Chand Animal Behaviour (Ethology) S Chand Animal Behaviour (Ethology)
by (shelved 5 times as ethology)
avg rating 3.85 — 82 ratings — published
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Human Ethology Human Ethology (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.41 — 34 ratings — published 1989
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The Trials of Life The Trials of Life (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,233 ratings — published 1990
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In the Company of Crows and Ravens In the Company of Crows and Ravens (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as ethology)
avg rating 3.94 — 1,228 ratings — published 2005
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The Foundations of Ethology The Foundations of Ethology (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.38 — 86 ratings — published 1978
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Animal Minds: Beyond Cognition to Consciousness Animal Minds: Beyond Cognition to Consciousness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.00 — 88 ratings — published 1992
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Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as ethology)
avg rating 3.81 — 1,358 ratings — published 2006
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Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition Dog Behaviour, Evolution, and Cognition (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.22 — 102 ratings — published 2007
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What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.14 — 7,504 ratings — published 2023
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Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality Biology and Human Behavior: The Neurological Origins of Individuality (Audio CD)
by (shelved 4 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.58 — 769 ratings — published 2005
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The Question of Animal Awareness: Evolutionary Continuity of Mental Experience The Question of Animal Awareness: Evolutionary Continuity of Mental Experience (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethology)
avg rating 3.70 — 20 ratings — published 1976
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Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.37 — 33,413 ratings — published 2017
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The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethology)
avg rating 3.94 — 62,226 ratings — published 2015
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Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.48 — 2,104 ratings — published 1997
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Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethology)
avg rating 3.68 — 511 ratings — published 2009
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Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.04 — 6,227 ratings — published 2009
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Mind of the Raven Mind of the Raven (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.00 — 4,328 ratings — published 1994
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The Territorial Imperative: A Personal Inquiry Into the Animal Origins of Property and Nations The Territorial Imperative: A Personal Inquiry Into the Animal Origins of Property and Nations (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethology)
avg rating 3.86 — 294 ratings — published 1966
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The Pig Who Sang to the Moon: The Emotional World of Farm Animals The Pig Who Sang to the Moon: The Emotional World of Farm Animals (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,166 ratings — published 2003
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The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as ethology)
avg rating 3.99 — 1,343 ratings — published 1872
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The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.40 — 9,787 ratings — published 2002
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The Naked Ape The Naked Ape (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as ethology)
avg rating 3.93 — 11,954 ratings — published 1967
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Why Animals Talk: The New Science of Animal Communication Why Animals Talk: The New Science of Animal Communication (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ethology)
avg rating 3.65 — 413 ratings — published
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The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion: Surprising Observations of a Hidden World The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion: Surprising Observations of a Hidden World (Audio CD)
by (shelved 3 times as ethology)
avg rating 3.76 — 10,101 ratings — published 2016
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An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.46 — 37,860 ratings — published 2022
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Patterns of Behavior: Konrad Lorenz, Niko Tinbergen, and the Founding of Ethology Patterns of Behavior: Konrad Lorenz, Niko Tinbergen, and the Founding of Ethology (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as ethology)
avg rating 4.05 — 22 ratings — published 2005
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Ptera Hunter
“Plants can be just as deceptive as animals. They play the same games of mimicry, and they obey the same rules of diminishing returns.”
Ptera Hunter, The Wisdom of Loki: The Art of Lying in the Natural World

“Even today’s highly overbred domestic pigs still possess the behavioural repertoire of their free-roaming cousins. So, what would happen if the borders fell down? Sows would lay down in comfort to feed their young. They would create nests for them in small, leafy ditches, and wouldn’t have to push their noses into sad imitations over a blank, slatted floor. A sow spends the first days after birth alone with her young before gradually introducing them to the family. Free-roaming pigs also follow the kindergarten principle: if a sow needs to go and look for food, another will look after the little ones. ~ Hilal Sezgin”
Hartmut Kiewert, Animal Utopia: Perspektiven eines neuen Mensch-Tier-Verhältnisses = Perspectives of a New Human-Animal Relationship

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