Zoobiquity: What Animals Can Teach Us About Health and the Science of Healing - Hardcover

Natterson-Horowitz, Barbara, M.D.; Bowers, Kathryn

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0307593487 ISBN 13: 9780307593481

Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2012

Synopsis

In the spring of 2005, cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz was called to consult on an unusual patient: an Emperor tamarin at the Los Angeles Zoo. While examining the tiny monkey’s sick heart, she learned that wild animals can die of a form of cardiac arrest brought on by extreme emotional stress. It was a syndrome identical to a human condition but one that veterinarians called by a different name—and treated in innovative ways.

This remarkable medical parallel launched Natterson-Horowitz on a journey of discovery that reshaped her entire approach to medicine. She began to search for other connections between the human and animal worlds: Do animals get breast cancer, anxiety-induced fainting spells, sexually transmitted diseases? Do they suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia, addiction?

The answers were astonishing. Dinosaurs suffered from brain cancer. Koalas catch chlamydia. Reindeer seek narcotic escape in hallucinogenic mushrooms. Stallions self-mutilate. Gorillas experience clinical depression.

Joining forces with science journalist Kathryn Bowers, Natterson-Horowitz employs fascinating case studies and meticulous scholarship to present a revelatory understanding of what animals can teach us about the human body and mind. “Zoobiquity” is the term the authors have coined to refer to a new, species-spanning approach to health. Delving into evolution, anthropology, sociology, biology, veterinary science, and zoology, they break down the walls between disciplines, redefining the boundaries of medicine.

Zoobiquity explores how animal and human commonality can be used to diagnose, treat, and heal patients of all species. Both authoritative and accessible, offering cutting-edge research through captivating narratives, this provocative book encourages us to see our essential connection to all living beings.

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Review:

"If common ancestors with worms, fish, and apes lie in our past, then "Zoobiquity" points the way to our future. The connections we share with the rest of life on our planet are a source of beauty and, in Natterson-Horowitz and Bowers' luminous new account, the inspiration for an emerging and powerful approach to human health. "Zoobiquity "is a book that explodes barriers and myths all in the purpose of bettering the human condition."
"--"Neil Shubin, paleontologist and author of" Your Inner Fish
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""Zoobiquity" is full of fascinating stories of intersection between human and nonhuman medicine -- fish that faint; dinosaur cancers; human treatments that cure dogs of melanoma; lessons from adolescent elephant behavior that explain human teenagers. I was beguiled."
--Atul Gawande, M.D.
"Centered on an insight rich with consequences, this beautifully written book is loaded with fascinating material that makes a compelling case for viewing human health and disease comparatively. We have more to learn from other species than I had ever suspected. Gripping and memorably engaging, it belongs in the hands of anyone with an ounce of curiosity about the biological sources of the human condition."
--Stephen Stearns, PhD., Edward P. Bass Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University
"Fascinating reading about the similarities in both the physiology and behavior of people and animals."
--Temple Grandin, Ph.D.
"astute and funny... revelatory..."Zoobiquity" is as clarion and perception-altering as works by Oliver Sacks, Michael Pollan, and E. O. Wilson." -"Booklist "
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"The book features countless intriguing anecdotes of cross-species health problems...after finishing, you're guaranteed to never look at your dog, cat, or any other animal the same way again." -"Publisher's Weekly"
"A groundbreaker written for the lay reader." -"Library Journal," 12/12/11
"Engaging and accessible...This book not only

"Full of fascinating stories. . . . I was beguiled. Atul Gawande, M.D., bestselling author of "Complications
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Provocative. . . . It s exciting to watch a doctor discovering just how much the animal kingdom has to teach her. Carl Zimmer, "The Daily Beast"
Illuminating . . . [and] difficult to put down. . . . Reading "Zoobiquity" gave this reader a totally new perspective on his furred and feathered neighbors. Dennis Rosen, "The Boston Globe
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[A] pacy, readable, and entertaining manifesto for a zoobiquitous approach to health and wellbeing, to be welcomed by vets and other human animals. "The Observer" (London)
Not only [have the authors] presented a very credible argument for collaboration between disciplines, but she has done so in a most entertaining and beautifully written manner. "New York Journal of Books
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[The authors] make a convincing case. . . . You will find the argument hard to resist. Plus you will have some killer dinner party gems. "New Scientist
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Tremendously interesting and beautifully written. . . . At once entertaining and respectful of the reader s intelligence. "Winnipeg Free Press
"
Profoundly illuminating. . . . As clarion and perception-altering as works by Oliver Sacks, Michael Pollan, and E. O. Wilson. " Booklist (starred review)
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The book features countless intriguing anecdotes. . . . After finishing, you re guaranteed to never look at your dog, cat, or any other animal the same way again. "Publishers Weekly"
The authors provide solid evidence that humans are not as far removed from the rest of the natural world as we might have thought. Engaging [and] useful. "Kirkus Reviews
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This beautifully written book is loaded with fascinating material that makes a compelling case for viewing human health and disease comparatively. We have more to learn from other species than I had ever suspected. Gripping and memorably engaging, it belongs in the hands of anyone with an ounce of curiosity about the biological sources of the human condition. Stephen Stearns, Ph.D., Edward P. Bass Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University
Fascinating reading about the similarities in both the physiology and behavior of people and animals. Temple Grandin, Ph.D., author of "Animals Make Us Human
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The connections we share with the rest of life on our planet are a source of beauty and, in Natterson-Horowitz and Bowers luminous new account, the inspiration for an emerging and powerful approach to human health. Neil Shubin, paleontologist and author of "Your Inner Fish
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This important book shatters barriers between disciplines and professions. . . . A must read for students interested in animals and evolution who are considering careers as biologists, ethologists, physicians, veterinarians, nurses, dentists, psychotherapists, nutritionists and many others. Marc Bekoff, author of "Minding Animals" and "The Emotional Lives of Animals," and co-founder with Jane Goodall of Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals"

"Full of fascinating stories. . . . I was beguiled." --Atul Gawande, M.D., bestselling author of Complications

"Provocative. . . . It's exciting to watch a doctor discovering just how much the animal kingdom has to teach her." --Carl Zimmer, The Daily Beast

"Illuminating . . . [and] difficult to put down. . . . Reading Zoobiquity gave this reader a totally new perspective on his furred and feathered neighbors." --Dennis Rosen, The Boston Globe

"[A] pacy, readable, and entertaining manifesto for a zoobiquitous approach to health and wellbeing, to be welcomed by vets and other human animals."--The Observer (London)

"Not only [have the authors] presented a very credible argument for collaboration between disciplines, but she has done so in a most entertaining and beautifully written manner." --New York Journal of Books

"[The authors] make a convincing case. . . . You will find the argument hard to resist. Plus you will have some killer dinner party gems." --New Scientist

"Tremendously interesting and beautifully written. . . . At once entertaining and respectful of the reader's intelligence." --Winnipeg Free Press

"Profoundly illuminating. . . . As clarion and perception-altering as works by Oliver Sacks, Michael Pollan, and E. O. Wilson." --Booklist (starred review)

"The book features countless intriguing anecdotes. . . . After finishing, you're guaranteed to never look at your dog, cat, or any other animal the same way again." --Publishers Weekly

"The authors provide solid evidence that humans are not as far removed from the rest of the natural world as we might have thought. Engaging [and] useful." --Kirkus Reviews

"This beautifully written book is loaded with fascinating material that makes a compelling case for viewing human health and disease comparatively. We have more to learn from other species than I had ever suspected. Gripping and memorably engaging, it belongs in the hands of anyone with an ounce of curiosity about the biological sources of the human condition." --Stephen Stearns, Ph.D., Edward P. Bass Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University

"Fascinating reading about the similarities in both the physiology and behavior of people and animals." --Temple Grandin, Ph.D., author of Animals Make Us Human

"The connections we share with the rest of life on our planet are a source of beauty and, in Natterson-Horowitz and Bowers' luminous new account, the inspiration for an emerging and powerful approach to human health." --Neil Shubin, paleontologist and author of Your Inner Fish

"This important book shatters barriers between disciplines and professions. . . . A 'must read' for students interested in animals and evolution who are considering careers as biologists, ethologists, physicians, veterinarians, nurses, dentists, psychotherapists, nutritionists and many others." --Marc Bekoff, author of Minding Animals and The Emotional Lives of Animals, and co-founder with Jane Goodall of Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

Book Description:

Dr House meets Dr Doolitte in this 'big ideas book' that reminds us of the real biological connection between human and animals

About this edition

• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0307593487
• ISBN 13: 9780307593481
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 308