Bekoff (ecology and evolutionary biology, U. of Colorado, Boulder) is a regional coordinator for Jane Goodall's Roots & Shoots program and a member of the Ethics Committee of the Jane Goodall Institute. His main areas of research include animal behavior, cognitive ethology, and behavior ecology, and he has written extensively on animal protection. In this text, he combines stories of animal joy, empathy, grief, embarrassment, anger, and love with scientific research confirming the existence of animal emotions. Originally published in 2007, the text is made available to a wider audience with the 2008 paperback edition. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)