Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About Being HumanEngaging science writing that bravely approaches a new frontier in medical science and offers a whole new way of looking at the deep kinship between animals and human beings. Zoobiquity: a species-spanning approach to medicine bringing doctors and veterinarians together to improve the health of all species and their habitats. In the tradition of Temple Grandin, Oliver Sacks, and Neil Shubin, this is a remarkable narrative science book arguing that animal and human commonality can be used to diagnose, treat, and ultimately heal human patients. Through case studies of various species--human and animal kind alike--the authors reveal that a cross-species approach to medicine makes us not only better able to treat psychological and medical conditions but helps us understand our deep connection to other species with whom we share much more than just a planet. This revelatory book reaches across many disciplines--evolution, anthropology, sociology, biology, cutting-edge medicine and zoology--providing fascinating insights into the connection between animals and humans and what animals can teach us about the human body and mind. |
Contents
Two The Feint of Heart | |
THREE Jews Jaguars and Jurassic Cancer | |
FOUR Roargasm | |
FIVE Zoophoria | |
SIX Scared to Death | |
SEVEN Fat Planet | |
Grooming EIGHT Gone Wild | |
NINE Fear of Feeding | |
TEN The Koala and the Clap | |
ELEVEN Leaving the Nest | |
TWELVE Zoobiquity | |
A Note About the Authors | |
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Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health Dr. Barbara N. Horowitz,Kathryn Bowers No preview available - 2013 |
Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health Dr. Barbara N. Horowitz,Kathryn Bowers No preview available - 2013 |
Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health Barbara Natterson-Horowitz,Kathryn Bowers No preview available - 2013 |
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