The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion―Surprising Observations of a Hidden World

Through vivid stories of devoted pigs, two-timing magpies, and scheming roosters, The Inner Life of Animals weaves the latest scientific research into how animals interact with the world with Peter Wohlleben’s personal experiences in forests and fields. Readers learn that horses feel shame, deer grieve, and goats discipline their kids. Ravens call their friends by name, rats regret bad choices, and butterflies choose the very best places for their children to grow up. In this captivating book, Peter Wohlleben follows the successful The Hidden Life of Trees with insightful stories into the emotions, feelings, and intelligence of animals. Readers will be amazed at not only the differences but the remarkable similarities between human and non-human animals.