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Liked It Rated 4 stars “Very reliable claims. Yet a bit confined view.” see full review » see other reviews »

Didn’t Like It Rated 2 stars “OK, I really liked parts of this, disliked other parts, and was really put off by other parts. The good: I very much enjoyed the details of the animal behavior studies. This is why I read the book. I find details of human and animal behavior quite interesting and I find it fascinating at the...” see full review » see other reviews »

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  • Rated 2 stars

  “OK, I really liked parts of this, disliked other parts, and was really put off by other parts. The good: I very much enjoyed the details of the animal behavior studies. This is why I read the book. I find details of human and animal behavior quite interesting and I find it fascinating at the range of behaviors animal's are capable of. The bad: This was no surprise, but evolution, evolution, evolution. The ugly: De Wall's conclusions about religion. Judeo-Christian religions are the only ones that treat man as distinct from animals because they began in a region where apes were not found. Anyone who grew up around apes would realize man is not significantly different from them and thus we are not special. Wow! This is an impressive leap in logic and extremely belittling of Judeo-Christian beliefs, neither of which is particularly surprising considering the source.”

  Dale W wrote this review Tuesday, April 10, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “Very reliable claims. Yet a bit confined view. ”

  Noel Kim wrote this review Tuesday, March 27, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “Very interesting! Humans have come a long way but need to be reminded of our roots to better understand who we are.
  
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  Trish wrote this review Monday, September 13, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 5 stars

  “Fantastic!! It gives immense insight into the two-legged and 4-legged animal connection, in the area of empathy. ”

  Darlene M wrote this review Wednesday, July 14, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No

  
  
  • Rated 4 stars

  “Charming, chatty, you get a real sense of the personality of the author. His observations of animal cultures inspire hope.”

  Karen M wrote this review Wednesday, December 9, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No