Animals: General Resources

Do non-human animals experience emotions? If they do, how might humans change the way they live among other species? Modern science answers the first question in the affirmative: many animal species demonstrate having a unique inner life, each with its own emotions and intelligence. How we answer the second question remains in-process. Resources in this section provide an overview of animal sentience, cognition, communication, and related concepts. The inner world of animals is a marvelous reality that modern science is only now beginning to recognize.