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An engaging and at times sobering look at the coexistence of humans and animals in the 21st century and how their sometimes disparate needs affect environments, politics, economies, and culture worldwide.

• Features five critical thinking activities to foster learning

• Includes excerpts from 20 primary source documents related to animals

• Offers a comprehensive look at a variety of aspects of human-animal relationships

• Discusses how human actions affect the survival of other species, such as the northern spotted owl and bluefin tuna

• Features cross-disciplinary perspectives from science to culture to philosophy in order to examine specific species and geographic locations