Excerpt from Mama's Last Hug by Frans de Waal, plus links to reviews, author biography & more

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Mama's Last Hug by Frans de Waal

Mama's Last Hug

Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us About Ourselves

by Frans de Waal
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  • First Published:
  • Mar 12, 2019, 336 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Mar 2020, 352 pages
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