Virginia Morell Explained

Virginia Morell (born 1949) is an American science writer.[1] [2] She is the author of several books, and is a contributor to National Geographic and Science, among other publications.[3]

Early life and education

Morell was born in 1949. She attended Pomona College, graduating in 1971.[1] She specializes in animal behavior, cognition and conservation.[4] Morrell resides in Oregon with her husband Michael McRae.[5] [6]

Career

Morell's book Ancestral Passions, a biography about the Leakey family, was positively reviewed as a scholary work.[7] [8]

Morrell authored Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures, which was named by Kirkus Reviews as one of the Best Books of 2013 on Nature and the Environment.[9] [10] The book documents research on animal cognition that reveals the mental and emotional lives of animals including ants, dogs, elephants, fish and parrots.[11] [12] Liza Gross who reviewed the book for KQED commented that "Morell obliterates the lines that might separate us from the rest of the animal kingdom by relating trailblazing discoveries of the emotional and intellectual lives of animals. In the process, she challenges us to rethink our ethical obligations to the creatures who share our world."[13] It was a New York Times Bestseller.[14]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Wood . Mark . I Wonder What They're Thinking . 17 October 2020 . Pomona College Magazine . 28 March 2013.
  2. Backstories: Virginia Morell '71. Pomona College Sagecast. Wood, Mark. Vest, Patty. 8 July 2020. 17 October 2020.
  3. Web site: Virginia Morell . . 17 October 2020 . en.
  4. https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/contributors/virginia-morell "Virginia Morell"
  5. https://creativenonfiction.org/people/virginia-morell/ "Virginia Morell"
  6. https://hakaimagazine.com/profiles/virginia-morell/ "Virginia Morell"
  7. News: Maddox . Brenda . Hominid Dreams . 17 October 2020 . . 6 August 1995.
  8. Bailey, Geoff. 1999. Book review of: Morrell, V. Ancestral passions. The Leakey family and the quest for humankind's origins . Simon & Schuster, New York: 1995.. Archives of Natural History. 26. 3. 435.
  9. https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/virginia-morell/animal-wise/ "Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures"
  10. Hertzberg, Richard. (2014). "On the Frontiers of Animal Research: A Conversation with Virginia Morell". lareviewofbooks.org. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  11. News: Kawczynska . Claudia . Book Review: Animal Wise . 17 October 2020 . The Bark . February 2013 . en.
  12. Raymond, Midge. (2013). "Book Review: Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures". ecolitbooks.com. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  13. https://www.kqed.org/quest/49780/book-review-animal-wise "Book Review: Animal Wise - The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures"
  14. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/117045/animal-wise-by-virginia-morell/ "Animal Wise: The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures"
  15. News: none . Maddox . Brenda . Hominid Dreams . 17 October 2020 . . 6 August 1995.
  16. News: none . Gross . Liza . Book Review: Animal Wise - The Thoughts and Emotions of Our Fellow Creatures . 17 October 2020 . . 20 February 2013 . en-us.
  17. News: none . Kawczynska . Claudia . Book Review: Animal Wise . 17 October 2020 . The Bark . February 2013 . en.
  18. https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781501181207 "Becoming a Marine Biologist"

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