Foreword / by Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Selfless mother love

Instinct

a second-rate emotion?

Loving people

Anybody home?

Pig smarts

Gratitude

Lies and deception

Stop, thief!

Take courage!

Black and white

Cold hedgehogs, warm honey bees

Crowd intelligence

Hidden agendas

Simple sums

Just for fun

Desire

Till death do us part

What's in a name?

Grief

Shame and regret

Empathy

Altruism

Upbringing

Getting rid of the kids

Once wild, forever wild

Snipe mess

Something special in the air

Comfort

Weathering the storm

Pain

Fear

High society

Good and evil

Hey, Mr. Sandman

Animal oracles

Animals age, too

Alien worlds

Artificial environments

In the service of humanity

Communication

Where is the soul?