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Where We Meet the World: The Story of the Senses
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I'm sorry, Zsaffryn - I only just saw your comment now (I assumed, wrongly, that I'd get an alert. Anyway, yes, I completely understand your concerns
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Thanks for your review, Maggie, I appreciate it, and I'm glad you enjoyed the book!
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"I'll say this - if you like animals, and I mean all animals, not only the species that are "famous and loved" but all the "ugly, dangerous, tiny, rare, boring or unnoticed" too, then this is THE book for you. It shows us that every single animal, reg"
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Thanks for taking the time to review, Curious Spoonie, I appreciate it! New book out on November 12th...
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"In The Social Lives of Animals author Dr. Ashley Ward views the complex and captivating animal kingdom through the lens of its varied and incredible social structures and connections. Ward gives the reader a peek into the communal interactions of a v"
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Sheila Ross's review
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Animal Societies: How Co-Operation Conquered the Natural World:
"A whistle stop tour of interesting facts about animal behaviour with examples ranging from honey bees and ants to sticklebacks, shoaling North Atlantic cod, ravens, rats, orcas, dolphins and monkeys. Topics including cooperative hunting, predators, f"
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Ivan Bergman's review
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Animal Societies: How Co-Operation Conquered the Natural World:
"If you want to learn how different animals collaborate, this is a must read, very entertaining and tons of research. Sometimes a little too deep for me, but very informative and nice read.
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Thanks, Dom. Very glad you enjoyed the book!
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Thanks for the review, Abi, I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it!
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“The question was, Could these few manage to lead the many, while still obeying the rule to remain within an arm’s length of at least one other person? Sure enough, so long as at least 5 percent of the group was given the instruction to move toward the target, they were capable of leading the rest of the people who were in the dark about this objective.”
― The Social Lives of Animals
― The Social Lives of Animals
“We might imagine a large brain to be essential, but it’s an expensive luxury.”
― The Social Lives of Animals
― The Social Lives of Animals
“There’s quite a bit of overlap between the larder and the toilet, in that mole-rats are avid consumers of turds.”
― The Social Lives of Animals
― The Social Lives of Animals
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