{"product_id":"wild-justice-the-moral-lives-of-animals","title":"Wild Justice: The Moral Lives of Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003eScientists have long counseled against interpreting animal behavior in terms of human emotions  warning that such anthropomorphizing limits our ability to understand animals as they really are. Yet what are we to make of a female gorilla in a German zoo who spent days mourning the death of her baby? Or a wild female elephant who cared for a younger one after she was injured by a rambunctious teenage male? Or a rat who refused to push a lever for food when he saw that doing so caused another rat to be shocked? Arent these clear signs that animals have recognizable emotions and moral intelligence? With Wild Justice Marc Bekoff and Jessica Pierce unequivocally answer yes. Marrying years of behavioral and cognitive research with compelling and moving anecdotes  Bekoff and Pierce reveal that animals exhibit a broad repertoire of moral behaviors  including fairness  empathy  trust  and reciprocity. Underlying these behaviors is a complex and nuanced range of emotions  backed by a high degree of intelligence and surprising behavioral flexibility. Animals  in short  are incredibly adept social beings  relying on rules of conduct to navigate intricate social networks that are essential to their survival. Ultimately  Bekoff and Pierce draw the astonishing conclusion that there is no moral gap between humans and other species: morality is an evolved trait that we unquestionably share with other social mammals. Sure to be controversial  Wild Justice offers not just cutting-edge science  but a provocative call to rethink our relationship withand our responsibilities towardour fellow animals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44984579424309,"sku":"ByrdShop_0226041611","price":24.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780226041612.jpg?v=1770837673","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/wild-justice-the-moral-lives-of-animals","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}