Do the ways we think about and know animals have implications for our relationships to them? Sure they do. Check out a couple of books that look at challenging misconceptions and limitations.
Sarah reviewed a couple of animal books over at Puss Reboots this week that you might want to check out.
With the Month of Elephants series, my other reading is taking a back seat for the moment. In case you are looking for inspiration on some animal-related reading, here are some options from the blogosphere!
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Given all of the wonders in the animal world, anthropocentrism leads us to privilege certain traits, e.g. language, over others, reinforcing attitudes and ways of being that further separate us from animals and nature.
The text is divided into three parts, each associated with a way of thinking about the earth itself: geography, geology and ecology
What first caught my eye was the letter from a “lovelorn chimpanzee” to the female primatologist who had come to his group’s territory
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