Beyond Tooth and Claw ／Jonathan Balcombe （HarperCollins）

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Bestselling author and PhD of ethology Jonathan Balcombe argues for a new perspective on natureーone that rejects the idea of the wild as cruel and savage and instead highlights the cooperation and compassion between speciesーand examines the role humans play in it. Turn on a nature documentary, and you’re likely to see the wild at its most brutal: terrified wildebeests crossing crocodile-infested rivers, or sharks snapping at chum in bloody frenzies. Since Charles Darwin coined the term “survival of the fittest,” the view of nature as a harsh, unfeeling, and competitive landscape has dominated scientific thinking and popular culture. Yet studies are emerging that refute this cynical perspective. In his new book, bestselling author and PhD of ethology Jonathan Balcombe argues it is not competition but cooperation that allows nature to thrive and animals to have an overall positive, at times even joyful, existence. He gathers evidence of acts of kindness, consideration, and generosity amo

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