03433nam 2200721 a 450 991045692760332120210628184715.01-283-27777-897866132777700-520-94864-510.1525/9780520948648(CKB)2550000000031465(EBL)662118(OCoLC)705538922(SSID)ssj0000469049(PQKBManifestationID)11287800(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469049(PQKBWorkID)10507131(PQKB)10158176(MiAaPQ)EBC662118(DE-B1597)518945(OCoLC)712769766(DE-B1597)9780520948648(Au-PeEL)EBL662118(CaPaEBR)ebr10453197(CaONFJC)MIL327777(EXLCZ)99255000000003146520101027d2011 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe exultant ark[electronic resource] a pictorial tour of animal pleasure /Jonathan BalcombeBerkeley [Calif.] University of California Pressc20111 online resource (225 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26024-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Acknowledgments --INTRODUCTION --Play --Food --Touch --Courtship and Sex --Love --Comfort --Companionship --Other Pleasures --Conclusion: implications of animal pleasure --Notes --References --IndexNature documentaries often depict animal life as a grim struggle for survival, but this visually stunning book opens our eyes to a different, more scientifically up-to-date way of looking at the animal kingdom. In more than one hundred thirty striking images, The Exultant Ark celebrates the full range of animal experience with dramatic portraits of animal pleasure ranging from the charismatic and familiar to the obscure and bizarre. These photographs, windows onto the inner lives of pleasure seekers, show two polar bears engaged in a bout of wrestling, hoary marmots taking time for a friendly chase, Japanese macaques enjoying a soak in a hot spring, a young bull elk sticking out his tongue to catch snowflakes, and many other rewarding moments. Biologist and best-selling author Jonathan Balcombe is our guide, interpreting the images within the scientific context of what is known about animal behavior. In the end, old attitudes fall away as we gain a heightened sense of animal individuality and of the pleasures that make life worth living for all sentient beings.Emotions in animalsEmotions in animalsPictorial worksAnimal behaviorAnimal behaviorPictorial worksPleasurePleasurePictorial worksElectronic books.Emotions in animals.Emotions in animalsAnimal behavior.Animal behaviorPleasure.Pleasure591.5022/2Balcombe Jonathan1959-1043429MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456927603321The exultant ark2468396UNINA