Beyond WordsAuthor :
Paperback
Published : Tuesday 12 July 2016
Description
I wanted to know what they were experiencing, and why to us they feel so compelling, and so-close. This time I allowed myself to ask them the question that for a scientist was forbidden fruit: Who are you?
Weaving decades of field observations with exciting new discoveries about the brain, Carl Safina's landmark book offers an intimate view of animal behavior to challenge the fixed boundary between humans and nonhuman animals. In Beyond Words, readers travel to Amboseli National Park in the threatened landscape of Kenya and witness struggling elephant families work out how to survive poaching and drought, then to Yellowstone National Park to observe wolves sort out the aftermath of one pack's personal tragedy, and finally plunge into the astonishingly peaceful society of killer whales living in the crystalline waters of the Pacific Northwest.
Beyond Words brings forth powerful and illuminating insight into the unique personalities of animals through extraordinary stories of animal joy, grief, jealousy, anger, and love. The similarity between human and nonhuman consciousness, self-awareness, and empathy calls us to re-evaluate how we interact with animals. Wise, passionate, and eye-opening at every turn, Beyond Words is ultimately a graceful examination of humanity's place in the world.
You may also like ...
by
Paperback
26 Nov 2024
Memoirs
€18.71
by
Hardback
30 Jul 2024
Childrens: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts
€17.54
by
Hardback
14 Nov 2023
Memoirs
€23.39
Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
by
Hardback
18 Sep 2023
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Wildlife and habitats
€19.88
Extended stock – Dispatch 5-7 days
Reviews