Mama's Last Hug by Frans de Waal

Mama's Last Hug

Frans de Waal

324 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction psychology science emotional informative sad medium-paced

Description

Mama's Last Hug opens with the moving farewell between Mama, a dying 59-year-old chimpanzee matriarch, and Jan Van Hoof, who was Frans de Waal's mentor and thesis advisor. The filmed event has since gone viral (over 9.5 million views on YouTube), ...

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Moods

informative 100%
reflective 68%
emotional 36%
inspiring 36%
funny 15%
hopeful 10%
challenging 5%

Pace

medium 50%
slow 44%
fast 5%

Average rating

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