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Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry

starring: Sigourney Weaver
directed by: Carol L. Fleisher

: Why Dogs Smile and Chimpanzees Cry
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780784014356
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0784014353
Label: Family Home Ent
Manufacturer: Family Home Ent
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Academy Ratio
Publisher: Family Home Ent
Region Code: 1
Release Date: April 11, 2000
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 53484
Studio: Family Home Ent
Theatrical Release Date: 1999



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Amazon.com:
Are animals closer to humans on an emotional level than generally has been believed? The many scientists, researchers, wildlife photographers, and other animal experts interviewed in this Discovery Channel video answer with a resounding yes. They make their case in this 93-minute documentary, narrated by actress Sigourney Weaver, with stories of despondent dogs, grieving chimps, and lab rats who laugh when tickled. The first half focuses on happy bonds between mother and child, siblings, and animals and humans. The second half delves into the darker subjects of sadness and grief, offering astounding assertions such as elephants secrete a tearlike substance when upset and search dogs finding only corpses in the Oklahoma City bombing case needed treatment for depression. While the focus is on mammals, mollusks get some air time in the form of octopuses that appear to change color according to their situation. Backing up observations with brain imaging and genetic testing, the scientists--and this film--make a compelling view for any animal lover. --Kimberly Heinrichs



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