In the spring of 2005, cardiologist Barbara Natterson-Horowitz was called to consult on an unusual patient: an Emperor tamarin at the Los Angeles Zoo. While examining the tiny monkey’s sick heart, she learned that wild animals can die of a form of cardiac arrest brought on by extreme emotional stress. It was a syndrome identical to a human condition but one that veterinarians called by a different name—and treated in innovative ways.

This remarkable medical parallel launched Natterson-Horowitz on a journey of discovery that reshaped her entire approach to medicine. She began to search for other connections between the human and animal worlds: Do animals get breast cancer, anxiety-induced fainting spells, sexually transmitted diseases? Do they suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder, bulimia, addiction?

The answers were astonishing. Dinosaurs suffered from brain cancer. Koalas catch chlamydia. Reindeer seek narcotic escape in hallucinogenic mushrooms. Stallions self-mutilate. Gorillas experience clinical depression.

Joining forces with science journalist Kathryn Bowers, Natterson-Horowitz employs fascinating case studies and meticulous scholarship to present a revelatory understanding of what animals can teach us about the human body and mind. “Zoobiquity” is the term the authors have coined to refer to a new, species-spanning approach to health. Delving into evolution, anthropology, sociology, biology, veterinary science, and zoology, they break down the walls between disciplines, redefining the boundaries of medicine.

Zoobiquity explores how animal and human commonality can be used to diagnose, treat, and heal patients of all species. Both authoritative and accessible, offering cutting-edge research through captivating narratives, this provocative book encourages us to see our essential connection to all living beings.

芭芭拉·纳特森—霍洛威茨（Barbara Natterson-Horowitz），在哈佛大学获得学士和硕士学位，加州大学洛杉矶分校（UCLA）医学博士。现为UCLA医学院心血管科主任，洛杉矶动物园医学顾问。通过对人兽同源学的研究，了解动物的健康状况，为人类身体及心理健康的改善和治愈提供了一个新的视角。《共病时代》是她最具影响力的作品。

凯瑟琳·鲍尔斯（Kathryn Bowers），曾担任《大西洋月刊》编辑，为CNN专栏制作人。现在UCLA教授医学叙事写作课程，并撰写生物学、进化学以及医疗健康等相关领域的文章。