The Emperor's Embrace: The Evolution of Fatherhood,9780671020842

The Emperor's Embrace: The Evolution of Fatherhood

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ISBN13: 9780671020842
ISBN10: 0671020846
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-05-01
Publisher(s): Pocket Books
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Summary

Controversial psychoanalyst and bestselling author Jeffrey Masson offers a remarkable look at fatherhood in the animal world. He showcases the unusual caring behavior of emperor penguins, wolves and South American marmosets. He also profiles deadbeat animal dads--lions, bears and langurs.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix
Introduction 1(12)
The Emperor's Embrace
13(24)
Wolves Make Good Fathers; Dogs Don't
37(19)
Fine Fathers: Fish, Frogs, and Horses of the Sea
56(22)
Dangerous Fathers: Lions, Langurs, and Bears
78(28)
Birds and Marmosets and Monogamy
106(41)
Are You Sure He's Yours? Who Cares about Paternity Certainty?
147(18)
Playful Prairie Dog Fathers
165(20)
Leaving the Nest
185(14)
Epilogue 199(12)
Endnotes 211(16)
Suggested Reading 227(12)
Index 239

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