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Carl Safina takes us inside the lives and minds of animals around the world, witnessing their profound capacity for perception, thought and emotion, showing why the word "it" is often inappropriate as we discover "who" they really are.
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Dog rescue is one of the largest underground movements in America. It is also one of the least understood.
Anyone who has shared their home and family with a particularly special dog, cat, or other pet is well aware of the value and joy this kind of relationship can bring into your life. Your companion animals express some of the most valuable ways of “being”, simply by being exactly who they are.
The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for white, or women created for men.
Susan Little talks about the importance of human-animal bond at the 2015 TEDxOStateU event, April 10, 2015, on the Oklahoma State University campus.
Drawing on the latest research and her own work, animal scientist and author Temple Grandin identifies the core emotional needs of animals. Then she explains how to fulfill them, and teaches us to challenge our assumptions about animal contentment and honor our bond with our fellow creatures.
Animals of all kinds, especially the ones sharing our home, can be our spiritual guides and healers if we pay attention.
In mythos and fairy tales, deities and other great spirits test the hearts of humans by showing up in various forms that disguise their divinity. They show up in robes, rags, silver sashes, or with muddy feet.
A wide-ranging take on why humans have a troubled relationship with being an animal, and why we need a better one Humans are the most inquisitive, emotional, imaginative, aggressive, and baffling animals on the planet. But we are also an animal that does not think it is an animal.
Some people believe it is possible for humans and other animals to bridge the gap of spoken language and understand each other.
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