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Book Review Flashback: How Animals Grieve by Barbara J. King

August 28, 2025 by John Yunker

It’s hard to believe that it’s been nearly 12 years since I reviewed How Animals Grieve by Barbara King. It’s a powerful book and I still recommend it today. Animals …

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Categories Animal behavior, Animal Rights, Animals, Flashback

Q&A with Barbara King, author of How Animals Grieve

September 10, 2013September 9, 2013 by John Yunker

 How Animals Grieve is an important book about the inner lives of animals. In April, author Barbara King was kind enough to answer of a few of my questions about …

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Categories Animal Behavior, Animal Rights, Birds, Endangered Species, Q&A

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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