Beyond Words
What Animals Think and Feel
Picador · Print & ebook · July 12, 2016
I wanted to know what they were experiencing, and why to us they feel so compelling, and so-close.
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- Who it’s for
- For a thoughtful look at what animals think and feel, through science that stays close to.
- Genres
- Animal Behavior, Ecology, Natural History
- Published
- Picador, July 12, 2016
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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.
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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.
What Animals Reveal
For a thoughtful look at what animals think and feel, through science that stays close to.
Come here for
- animals, language, and science
- Carl Safina's close, observant eye
Expect
- measured, curious prose
- less splash, more attention
Where it sits
| Animal Behavior | 89% |
|---|---|
| Ecology | 20% |
| Natural History | 19% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Animals
- Wildlife
- Animal Rights
- Authors
- Carl Safina
- Publisher
- Picador
- Published
- July 12, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Animals