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Dale Peterson Ph.D.

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Dale Peterson's seventeen books include nearly a dozen about animals, conservation, natural history, and animal science or scientists. He's explored tropical forests from South America to Africa to South and Southeast Asia, looking for wild animals. He has also examined how people treat animals, conducting undercover investigations in the United States, Central Africa, and Asia. Working (and co-authoring a book) with Jane Goodall has introduced him to the scientific world of primatology and to field research on chimpanzees, as well to many issues related to conservation and the ethics of our relationship with the world's other living creatures. His latest book is The Moral Lives of Animals. To learn more, go to www.dalepetersonauthor.com.

Books by Dale Peterson Ph.D.
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Whales on the Edge of Non-existence
Whales are magnificent creatures who inspire us with their mass and power, whose continued existence lifts our spirits, and who remind us, in ways that few other living animals can, of our own fragile impermanence.
Those Lying Apes
Young Dandy was excitedly courting a female by, in the usual way, showing her his inspired erection, when suddenly an older and higher-ranking male appeared on the scene. For Dandy, that meant big trouble.
Murder and Morality
"On a typical day, Jimmy and I would spend an hour a day with Stevie, doing business. I mean, we weren't doing crimes every day. We weren't animals, and except for the business aspect of our lives, we had boring, regular lives."
Can an Animal Be a "Slave"?
Yes, when I see elephants in chains, I do sometimes think they are "slaves"--or at least, "being treated like slaves." But I'm making species distinctions, and I don't know how to avoid that.
Sex, Lies, and Fireflies

Serious deceit can cause serious damage. Say, for instance, you've gone out on a dark evening all by yourself looking for sex, just a little normal, ordinary sex, and you're quietly cruising through the flashing-light district. . . .

Serious deceit can cause serious damage. Say, for instance, you've gone out on a dark evening all by yourself looking for sex, just a little normal, ordinary sex, and you're quietly cruising through the flashing-light district. . . .