Mama’s Last Hug
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Mama’s Last Hug is a popular science book by primatologist Frans de Waal that explores the emotional lives of animals and what they reveal about human emotions.
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| Mama’s Last Hug canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7050515 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mama’s Last Hug Context triple: [Frans de Waal, notableWork, Mama’s Last Hug]
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Four Mothers
Four Mothers is a 1941 American drama film that continues the story of the Lemp family introduced in Four Daughters and its first sequel, Four Wives.
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Mama
Mama is a key supporting character in the video game "Death Stranding," a brilliant yet tragic scientist who aids protagonist Sam Porter Bridges with her expertise in chiral technology.
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Mama
"Mama" is a dark, emotionally intense 1983 song by the English rock band Genesis, known for its haunting atmosphere and Phil Collins's distinctive vocal delivery.
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Mama
"Mama" is a 1987 debut novel by Terry McMillan that follows a resilient Black single mother struggling to raise her children and rebuild her life amid poverty and personal turmoil.
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A Mother's Kisses
A Mother's Kisses is a darkly comic coming-of-age novel by Bruce Jay Friedman about an overprotected young man leaving home for college and confronting the absurdities of adult life.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mama’s Last Hug Target entity description: Mama’s Last Hug is a popular science book by primatologist Frans de Waal that explores the emotional lives of animals and what they reveal about human emotions.
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A.
Four Mothers
Four Mothers is a 1941 American drama film that continues the story of the Lemp family introduced in Four Daughters and its first sequel, Four Wives.
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B.
Mama
Mama is a key supporting character in the video game "Death Stranding," a brilliant yet tragic scientist who aids protagonist Sam Porter Bridges with her expertise in chiral technology.
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C.
Mama
"Mama" is a dark, emotionally intense 1983 song by the English rock band Genesis, known for its haunting atmosphere and Phil Collins's distinctive vocal delivery.
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D.
Mama
"Mama" is a 1987 debut novel by Terry McMillan that follows a resilient Black single mother struggling to raise her children and rebuild her life amid poverty and personal turmoil.
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E.
A Mother's Kisses
A Mother's Kisses is a darkly comic coming-of-age novel by Bruce Jay Friedman about an overprotected young man leaving home for college and confronting the absurdities of adult life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
challenge the idea that emotions are uniquely human
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show evolutionary continuity of emotions ⓘ |
| author | Frans de Waal ⓘ |
| basedOn |
observations of captive and wild primates
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research in primatology ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes | farewell between Mama the chimpanzee and Jan van Hooff ⓘ |
| explores |
biological basis of emotions
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communication of emotions in animals ⓘ moral behavior in animals ⓘ social bonding in animals ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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popular science ⓘ |
| hasPart |
case studies of primates
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discussion of emotional continuity between humans and animals ⓘ discussion of empathy in animals ⓘ discussion of grief in animals ⓘ discussion of joy in animals ⓘ |
| hasReview | generally positive critical reception ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
continuity between human and animal minds
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critique of human exceptionalism ⓘ ethical implications of animal emotions ⓘ evolution of emotions ⓘ |
| illustrates |
how emotions guide decision-making in animals
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importance of emotions in cooperation ⓘ role of emotions in social hierarchies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
animal emotions
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comparative psychology ⓘ human emotions ⓘ primatology ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Mama the chimpanzee ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
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Chimpanzee Politics ⓘ Our Inner Ape ⓘ |
| subtitle | Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in animal behavior ⓘ readers interested in psychology ⓘ |
| title | Mama’s Last Hug ⓘ |
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