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“Do Animals Feel Joy and Grief? A Walk Through the Inner Lives of Animals”

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Title: The Inner Life of Animals
Author: Peter Wohlleben
Category: Nature, Climate & Environment

Do animals feel joy and grief? Sam and Sophie explore Peter Wohlleben's warm and surprising look at the emotional and cognitive lives of animals—from grieving geese to empathetic rats.

They walk through Wohlleben's case for animal emotions, including grief in geese and cows, empathy in rats, and personality in goats. The episode also covers animal communication, cultural learning in crows, and the ethical implications for domesticated animals.

If you've ever wondered what's going on inside the mind of a squirrel or a cow, this episode will change how you see the creatures around you. The takeaway: we share a deep emotional heritage with animals.

The Inner Life of Animals by Peter Wohlleben. If you want the full written summary, the whole library is on 7minutebooks.com/app — unlimited access from $2.99 a month, $9.99 a year, or $19.99 lifetime.

Chapters

• 00:00 Measuring Animals Wrongly
• 00:52 Grief, Empathy, and Personality
• 02:29 Communication and Cultural Learning
• 02:57 Ethics of Domesticated Animals
• 04:10 Invitation to Wonder

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