Wow this was a brilliant I loved every second of it.  It was so interesting and fascinating. I listened to the audiobook and loved the narrator voice. She brought so much life and atmosphere to the book it is definitely worth getting the audiobook if you can.  It was so full of interesting and fascinating stories from elephants painting, cheeky dolphin hiding rubbish and only taking a tiny piece at a time for food. I loved all the animals who learnt to mimic there Keepers. Its a really stunning book that is obviously very well researched with such a wide variety of animals and things they have learnt.  Its written style was so much fun and it flowed beautifully.  It is totally a page turner as I had to finish it in one sitting as it made me feel so happy and lighthearted and had me chucking in places. I can't recommend this audiobook/book enough its definitely a must read book that I'm positive you will enjoy. I just can't wait to read more from this author.  She is definitely one to watch out for.
The highest praise goes out to the author and publishers for creating this extremely interesting epic read for that feel good factor. 
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The more I ponder on just my own experiences with animals and pets, the more I am convinced of their intelligence and emotionality. There's something developing in my heart and mind, akin to a truth that im burying for my own convenience and gluttony -- that maybe it's not a kind thing to be eating other animals. Then again, many animals in the wild eat other animals however, they dont encapture them and force them to produce for them....or do they??? hmmm did you know that certain ants will hold captive another insect by intoxicating it and then milking its sweet nectar like substance that they enjoy?? crazy but true. Did you know that ants, as small as they are, have been farming for millenia before we humans ever tried? Did you know that elephants have excellent memory and can recognize a fellow elephant friend even after many years apart? Did you know that primates, elephants & crows do death rituals, burying and mourning of their loved ones? There is so much information in the book, read excellently by @haydenpanettiere ! Check this out for a new perspective on the animal kingdom!!
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Inside animal hearts and minds by Belinda Recio

I really enjoyed this one Such an amazing an informative listen, Cute stories for all ages would definitely recommend as a family read.
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This audiobook was very well done. I appreciate that there were a wide range of animals talked about, and not just the very typical animals what we already know are very intelligent. I felt that the narrator was a good fit for this book.

Thank you NetGalley for a free copy in exchange for an honest review. This was very interesting and most of the stories about animal intelligence were super cute. I caught myself going "aww" a lot while listening to this. If you want to read something that's uplifting and fascinating, you should definitely pick this up.

This book is full of stories about animals and their different abilities. Stories show animals laughing,, counting, demonstrating compassion, using their imaginations, creating art, and many more amazing things. Narrated by Hayden Panetier, the book teaches fascinating details about many different species. I would recommend this book for anyone who loves animals. A great read!

“My mission in writing this book is to help those voices be heard with the hope that as we learn more about the hearts and minds of animals, we will more readily recognize them as kindred spirits and treat them, and the environments that sustain them, more compassionately.”

This is an interesting book about animal intelligence. I really appreciated how the fun stories illustrated each specific point the author was making. For instance, the story about chicks counting illustrated how intelligent these animals are. I preferred the organization of this book compared to “When Animals Rescue”. The sections were broken up into chapters like “friendship” or “random acts of kindness” so that each chapter included various animals. This book was a fun, easy read but was very similar to “When Animals Rescue”, so I wish I had not read them back to back.

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the audiobook version of this. The book gives the reader a much better understanding of animal intelligence, emotions, how they think and feel.

To think that humans are the most or only intelligent species on earth is naive thinking. This book shares many examples of how different species from ants to apes are intelligent and have many things in common with us humans.

The book explains scientific experiments that have been conducted on the animals (humanely) in a very easy to understand way.
This is a must read if you are an animal lover or interested in biology/ other species.

I really enjoyed this audiobook. It made me cry at tines of how the animals are with each other and humans. Especially when Koko was mention as I remeber about the gorilla and all the stuff what went around with her.

Really fascinating book! The narrator did a great job. I found the book kept me interested with so many examples of animal emotion and intelligence. It was very high level and not as in depth as I personally would have liked. However, I think the book was better suited for high level information and is more of a book with fun facts that are to be read bit by bit over time vs. in one go.

This book is an excellent introduction for anyone that is interested in animals. It showcases relevant and fun stories intertwined with facts that make the reader understand animal behavior in a different way. It's a good starting off point for anyone who want to learn about animal behavior and conservation.

This book was a great read with tons of stories and anecdotes about animal intelligence. I’ve been a vegetarian for almost 20 years and it’s hard that so many people choose to ignore animal intelligence because it’s uncomfortable for them. It is so obvious if you look around. This book is full of funny and touching stories that show animals think and feel and have personalities. I found myself looking up the stories so that I could see them with my own eyes. This was a fast listen and I enjoyed it.

For anyone who has ever doubted the emotional intelligence of animals, this book is for you.

The book is jam packed with examples of many different species of animals and real examples of their intelligence.

From smart crows to grieving elephants, the book proves there is still so much more to uncover about relationships in the animal kingdom.

This book is well written and fast paced with so many stories.

Highly recommend for adults and kids.

Format: audiobook
Author: Belinda Recio ~ Title: Inside Animal Hearts and Minds ~ Narrator: Hayden Panettiere
Content: 5 stars ~ Narration: 4 stars

This audiobook was such a delight to listen to. If you like animals, as I do, you will love this. Did you ever consider that animals laugh, bring gifts, play, can do a prank? This book contains an excellent collection of true stories about amazing things animals can do and we never thought about it. And not just domestic animals like cats and dogs. But also elephants, rats, crows, and others.

A good narration by Hayden Panettiere, star of Hero series.

This was a pleasant surprise for me. I would have never picked this one up but a friend referred it to me and I’m glad she did. I learn some amazing facts about primates, dolphins, whales, seals and even ants. The narration was great kept me interested. Definitely a fun listen on a road trip with the kids. Thank you NetGalley for this audio.

This book was so much fun!
I binge read (well, listened to the audiobook) all in one day! Though I took breaks, my mind kept thinking back to this book and I had to come back to it so I could finish it.

As a child I always adored animals and any facts and research applying to them. This book reignited that love in me. I saw this as a “ready to read” book on NetGalley and thought, hey! I used to love books like that, so I gave it a try. I also don’t tend to read much nonfiction so I took the opportunity to broaden my horizons and give myself more education on topics that interest me.

Who knew animals knew so much? I’ve always been one to think all animals have thoughts, consciences, feelings, hopes, dreams, and self awareness, but seeing the actual facts and proof of it, and in funny ways, is amazing, laughable, and reassuring.

Only reason I am giving it less than five stars is because there were a few chapters I found my mind wandering. And while I believe that we evolve, I used this book to strengthen my amazement at God’s wonderful and mighty ability to create such spectacularly detailed things rather than believe alone in evolution as the book might portray (I do not know for a fact it does, I just know talk of evolution grew heavy at times).

I recommend this read to anyone who loves animals, has a soft spot for funny stories, or wants a non fiction read. The narrator is also great for the audiobook!

My overall rating:

🌟🌟🌟🌟/5 Stars

Belinda gives us fascinating, well researched and truly hilarious stories about the animals we have the privilege to share the planet with. Really really enjoyed listening to this audiobook and recommend it!

This is not my normal book choice but as an animal lover I thought I would give this a go on Audio
apparently this has a lot of photos and pictures which you can download if you have the audio book but I imagine this makes the book a lot more interesting than the audio version
Unfortunately I got bored with listening to the narrator and gave up on this

Narrator 5 stars

Story 5 stars
This was just as good as the Animals saving book though this one is more scientific/study based.

Animal emotion. It’s such a complex and complicated subject, trying to strike the fine balance between observation, experiment and not imposing our own human emotions onto what we see. Anthropomorphism is so easy to do, thinking that an animal looks sad or happy, but are they? And do they experience similar emotions to us?

It was so eye opening in some of the stories found by researchers and those who have observed this in the natural world. Like apes displaying imagination and play. Some of the stories were so heartwarming (examples of friendships interspecies and with humans) and even examples of humour and sarcasm in animals too!

Into the mind of the famous Coco the gorilla was insanely interesting and still blows me away. Even examples of lies and such deep individual personality it was amazing. I loved learning about animal communication and it was mind blowing.

From birds, to dolphins, apes, goats and elephants to name a few, there were many examples of just how amazing animals are, unravelling a whole new layer to the animal kingdom.

It also included self awareness in insects and tests to measure animal intelligence, emotion, communication, awareness and perspective to even prairie dogs displaying grammar! The whole book was one big mind blowing read (or listen in my case. The audiobook was brilliant and fantastically narrated) and I thoroughly and completely recommend if you love animals, want a deeper understanding of them or are simply curious about this subject as a whole.