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Mama's Last Hug
by Frans de Waal
Animal emotions through the farewell of a dying chimpanzee matriarch: empathy, shame, disgust, fairness. De Waal's most moving book.
Read it if…
you want evidence that animals feel as we do.
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Skip it if…
you want a dry treatise.
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Three things you will actually use
- Emotions are shared.
- Empathy is old.
- Watch the faces.
Do this first
Read the opening story of Mama.
Our verdict
De Waal on emotion.
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