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Animal Behavior

Book Review: Penguins: Natural History and Conservation

July 10, 2013 by John Yunker
Cover of Penguins: Natural History and Conservation, edited by Pablo Garcia Borboroglu and P. Dee Boersma

Let me preface this review by saying that I am a longtime fan of co-author Dee Boersma’s work. Years ago, I was part of a volunteer project at Punta Tombo, …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Birds, Book Reviews, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Nonfiction, Oceans

Book Review: The Hidden Life of Wolves

June 22, 2013June 22, 2013 by Beckie Elgin
Cover of The Hidden Life of Wolves by Jim and Jamie Dutcher

THE HIDDEN LIFE OF WOLVES  Jim and Jamie Dutcher National Geographic Press $25, 210 pages For six years they shared a 25-acre enclosure at the base of Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Book Reviews, Education, Endangered Species, Nonfiction

Book Review: How Animals Grieve by Barbara J. King

August 3, 2025April 30, 2013 by John Yunker
Cover of How Animals Grieve by Barbara J. King

Let me begin by saying I recommend this book to anyone who doubts that animals grieve. The evidence presented is overwhelming. Dolphins who try to keep their dead calves afloat. …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Birds, Book Reviews, Nonfiction
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