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Animal Societies: How Co-Operation Conquered the Natural World
In our modern world of social media and relentless technological advancement, we are more connected than ever before. Though the scale of this connectivity is new, the instinctive desire to gather with our own kind has ancient roots. We can see the origins of our own societies in the social behaviour of the animals that share the planet with us. What's more, human characteristics such as altruism, empathy, leadership and language can also be witnessed among animal groups.
Join Biologist Ashley Ward as he takes listeners into the intimate worlds of social animals. Journeying from Aysgarth Falls to the Great Barrier Reef, it becomes clear that animals are not so far removed from us as we might imagine. In a time where humans are struggling to navigate cityscapes, isolation and a loneliness epidemic, Ward shows us that studying the social behaviour of animals offers insights valuable in their own right as well as a window into the evolutionary basis of our own species.
Join Biologist Ashley Ward as he takes listeners into the intimate worlds of social animals. Journeying from Aysgarth Falls to the Great Barrier Reef, it becomes clear that animals are not so far removed from us as we might imagine. In a time where humans are struggling to navigate cityscapes, isolation and a loneliness epidemic, Ward shows us that studying the social behaviour of animals offers insights valuable in their own right as well as a window into the evolutionary basis of our own species.
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June 24, 2020
This is a wonderful natural history book. It makes you think more about our natural world, and our relationship with the animals that we share this planet with. Recommended.
July 9, 2020
Really enjoyable, if you like David Attenborough you'll love this
July 6, 2020
Absolutely fascinating, from the teeny tiny ant colonies to the family units of elephants, this book shows us how closely the animal kingdom mimics our relationships and shows just how much we still have to learn.
January 18, 2024
This book is just cute. I haven't read the printed version of it, so I can't say if it's the same content-wise, but the audio version was very comforting to listen to. It's basically a collection of short-ish stories about different groups of animals, from krill and codfish to whales and monkeys, some I'd heard before, some really surprised me. What I liked the most was that you can feel the author's love for and curiosity about all the living creatures, and those are very infectious.
February 19, 2022
5 stars /
95%
Tl;dr: Really flipping good. Suitable for fresh-faced newbies to animal behaviour, and to weathered scientists alike.
This was a thoroughly entertaining, engaging, well read, well written piece of nature writing. Having been substantially involved with animal behaviour research, I am a discerning customer when it comes to books on animal behaviour. Instead of taking a specialised approach this was a smorgasbord of fantastic anecdotes and facts from Ashley's travels and research, with reviews from interviews and titbits he has found out on his scientific journey.
If anything it is a great place to start for any sort of animal behaviour reading if you want to start casually having a look at the minds of our neighbours on planet Earth. Even if you are well versed in the animal behaviour literature, I can guarantee you will learn something new, and otherwise see it as a "warm hug of a friend" kind of science books, possibly evoking memories of previous research and adventures. Highly highly recommend giving this one a listen
95%
Tl;dr: Really flipping good. Suitable for fresh-faced newbies to animal behaviour, and to weathered scientists alike.
This was a thoroughly entertaining, engaging, well read, well written piece of nature writing. Having been substantially involved with animal behaviour research, I am a discerning customer when it comes to books on animal behaviour. Instead of taking a specialised approach this was a smorgasbord of fantastic anecdotes and facts from Ashley's travels and research, with reviews from interviews and titbits he has found out on his scientific journey.
If anything it is a great place to start for any sort of animal behaviour reading if you want to start casually having a look at the minds of our neighbours on planet Earth. Even if you are well versed in the animal behaviour literature, I can guarantee you will learn something new, and otherwise see it as a "warm hug of a friend" kind of science books, possibly evoking memories of previous research and adventures. Highly highly recommend giving this one a listen
July 7, 2022
I did not anticipate finding krill so fascinating, nor relating to rats, but here we are.
A great book about animal societies that draws many parallels with our own (we are animals, after all).
Professor Ward added his own personal stories, from childhood to his life as a scientist, which gave an extra layer to the publication and made his jovial narration an even more conversational feel.
The author/narrator was engaging to the point that in my head, I'm writing this review in a Yorkshire accent. I'm not from Yorkshire...
My only issue with the audiobook was that at the end of the sections, music and/or other sound effects would play, increasing in volume. As I was wearing sound-cancelling headphones it unsettled me. Every. Time. But that's just me.
A great book about animal societies that draws many parallels with our own (we are animals, after all).
Professor Ward added his own personal stories, from childhood to his life as a scientist, which gave an extra layer to the publication and made his jovial narration an even more conversational feel.
The author/narrator was engaging to the point that in my head, I'm writing this review in a Yorkshire accent. I'm not from Yorkshire...
My only issue with the audiobook was that at the end of the sections, music and/or other sound effects would play, increasing in volume. As I was wearing sound-cancelling headphones it unsettled me. Every. Time. But that's just me.
July 7, 2020
Highly recommended, fascinating insight into animal societies and social functioning. Well researched, succinctly presented, and a joy to read.
April 10, 2021
4.5* - amazing audiobook 🦦🦫🐇🐿🦡🐖🐄🐝
January 5, 2022
As the author says, "Understanding animals social behavior helps us understand the evolutionary basis for human social behavior". I certainly agree.
This book is quite a journey. A chronicle through many different places and times. Many different points of view. Have you ever thought about what it's like to be a cockroach? Maybe not. Me neither. Don't worry. He talks about cuter animals too, like birds and monkeys.
The author spent decades studying social behavior in many different animals, from tiny insects to humongous whales, and many things in between. Apparently, even after all this time, he still has a sense of wonder about it. It's impressive, admirable, and inspiring. Despite all that has been learned, it sounds like there's still much more to learn.
If the pay and career prospects were better, maybe I'd consider having a career like this. It's very amazing all the discoveries he imparts in this book.
All the knowledge in this book is hard to summarize succinctly. There's a lot of little stories and facts about so many different animals.
A few of the ones I found most interesting and why:
With this book, sometimes it's easy to forgot oneself and submerge one's consciousness into a fantasy of what it might be like to be one of these creatures.
Will definitely be reading more books along this theme.
This book is quite a journey. A chronicle through many different places and times. Many different points of view. Have you ever thought about what it's like to be a cockroach? Maybe not. Me neither. Don't worry. He talks about cuter animals too, like birds and monkeys.
The author spent decades studying social behavior in many different animals, from tiny insects to humongous whales, and many things in between. Apparently, even after all this time, he still has a sense of wonder about it. It's impressive, admirable, and inspiring. Despite all that has been learned, it sounds like there's still much more to learn.
If the pay and career prospects were better, maybe I'd consider having a career like this. It's very amazing all the discoveries he imparts in this book.
All the knowledge in this book is hard to summarize succinctly. There's a lot of little stories and facts about so many different animals.
A few of the ones I found most interesting and why:
With this book, sometimes it's easy to forgot oneself and submerge one's consciousness into a fantasy of what it might be like to be one of these creatures.
Will definitely be reading more books along this theme.
December 31, 2020
Ward makes animal behavioural science both a learning and a captivating listening experience. The personal thoughts are woven seamlessly into the more serious aspect of the book, which isn't without its merits when it comes to science.
It's quite curious how humans create this invisible barrier between themselves and animals. The hierarchy of living creatures - oh and humans must be perceived as different, because our evolution suggests a superiority. Not many think of comparing us to them. How can studying animal behaviour give us insight into societal roles, communities and behaviour? For some it's hard to fathom the commonalities and comparisons.
I especially enjoyed the last chapter, which suggests that we can't simply explain certain base instincts and behavioural patterns based on the echos of our ancestral dna. The differences in species and their responses to specific stimuli can help us to understand their behaviour and in turn ours.
It's a fascinating read, and I can honestly say I wouldn't hesitate to pick up another book or read by Ward for educational purposes and for a read or listen that promises an expansion of knowledge, as opposed to trying to rein it in with mothball covered theories that support antiquated thought processes.
On a final note, which takes me back to the start of this audiobook and indeed Ward's own travels. It might bring him some joy to know that where his journey was one of rejection and endurance at times, in regards to learning and sharing the same space with animals whilst doing so, that for younger generations it has become slightly easier to get access to this kind of learning and physical experience. Case in point when we spent a few weeks driving our daughter to Scarborough Sea Life Centre each day a few years ago so she could clean up smelly penguin poop and cut up baby chicks for the animals. Zoological careers and opportunities are evolving.
*I received a courtesy copy*
It's quite curious how humans create this invisible barrier between themselves and animals. The hierarchy of living creatures - oh and humans must be perceived as different, because our evolution suggests a superiority. Not many think of comparing us to them. How can studying animal behaviour give us insight into societal roles, communities and behaviour? For some it's hard to fathom the commonalities and comparisons.
I especially enjoyed the last chapter, which suggests that we can't simply explain certain base instincts and behavioural patterns based on the echos of our ancestral dna. The differences in species and their responses to specific stimuli can help us to understand their behaviour and in turn ours.
It's a fascinating read, and I can honestly say I wouldn't hesitate to pick up another book or read by Ward for educational purposes and for a read or listen that promises an expansion of knowledge, as opposed to trying to rein it in with mothball covered theories that support antiquated thought processes.
On a final note, which takes me back to the start of this audiobook and indeed Ward's own travels. It might bring him some joy to know that where his journey was one of rejection and endurance at times, in regards to learning and sharing the same space with animals whilst doing so, that for younger generations it has become slightly easier to get access to this kind of learning and physical experience. Case in point when we spent a few weeks driving our daughter to Scarborough Sea Life Centre each day a few years ago so she could clean up smelly penguin poop and cut up baby chicks for the animals. Zoological careers and opportunities are evolving.
*I received a courtesy copy*
March 17, 2023
This book is, without a doubt, one of the most brilliant books that I have read in a long time. If I had more concentrated time, I would have devoured it a lot sooner! But, nonetheless, listening to the audiobook is something that I have looked forward to every evening while washing the dishes over the past few months. Such a fresh and interesting take on the social behaviour and interactions of various animals, including humans. I especially loved hearing Ashley's passion for nature and biology - it has certainly made me miss my own studies and has resparked a love of nature in me. I would and will definitely listen to this book again. Highly recommend!
October 19, 2020
If you are in any way interested in animal behaviour, or just animals in general, this is the book for you. Ashley Ward both wrote and narrated it, and it is just a delightful book to discover. It takes scientific research and knowledge and presents it a way that is accessible, enjoyable and just plain fascinating. It made Krill interesting, and that’s just the start. I just found this a very relaxing audiobook to listen to and can easily see myself revisiting it in future.
January 13, 2022
An enjoyable overview of sociability among animals from krill (yes really) to apes. I found the range of animals and different ways in interacting fascinating. Some of the information about more famously social and charismatic animals like lions and elephants is familiar to anyone who’s ever watched BBC wildlife documentaries though he dies debunk some assumptions. I liked the author’s cheery style though I see from other reviews that some found it irritating.
November 9, 2020
If you think humans are somehow unique among other animals - think again with the help of this book. Animal societies are amazingly complex, sophisticated and in many ways more advanced than our own social structures. We still know shamefully little about other animals but what we are finding out really is mindblowing.
November 25, 2022
This one is amazing! Took me a while to listen through the whole of it but wow, it gives an amazing insight into the animal kingdom. It just changes your perspective and shows you that animals have social interactions even better than ours, compassion when one is suffering and many more. Really enjoyed listening to it. It really opened my eyes for some things in our world :)
December 13, 2022
It's an interesting topic (for me at least) and the author helps make it extra interesting with a journey into various social animals, ending with the ones closest to us humans, mixing some very British humour along the way. Read by the author, one can tell it's not a professional voice actor but still not bad.
June 23, 2023
A very entertaining and informative look at the world of animal societies…… it humbles us as humans to discover that many simple life forms have such complicated and advanced structure and organization……
December 27, 2020
I enjoyed the book immensely. It’s perhaps the only book that I was sad when I finished it. I couldn’t get enough.
August 24, 2021
Great book.
July 6, 2023
Very interesting book.
As with many books, some chapters are more interesting than others.
It’s good that it’s written by a scientist and not just a journalist. He specialises in animal societies.
As with many books, some chapters are more interesting than others.
It’s good that it’s written by a scientist and not just a journalist. He specialises in animal societies.
October 7, 2024
- This remarkable book looks at a range of different animals and how they socially interact with one another to either protect themselves or to help others. And what’s also remarkable about this book is how the author often use of human descriptions of behaviour to describe why and how an animal might live or work in a social society.
- In understanding all these social hierarchy in relationships in animal societies, you can see how much is formed by hormones and memories in our DNA as well as how animals respond to the surrounding environment. Animals have no language, but they still have hierarchies and behaviour that are embedded and ingrained in their interactions with each other, for example, feeding and caring for smaller and animals and protection strategies.
- Most animals that live in groups are often social animals though engagement with others is not universal. And these animals, including humans, have a clear benefit being close to others.
- KRILL: This wonderful book begins with the amazing krill, who sustain life for so many different animals, and that if they did not exist, so many other animals would not either, and yet they're about 85 different species and they are such life force to so many creatures even though they are so small and tiny. For every person alive, there might be 10,000 of these creatures living in near freezing southern seas.
- LOCUSTS: Locust are solitary until they get together and then seem to change completely. In groups, they develop insatiable appetites and swarm in large groups. They move fast in groups – the ones in front trying to stop the locust behind them from eating them alive. Neurotransmitters and hormones change their behaviour, making them become aggressive to become fully fledged instable crop destroyers.
- COCKROACHES: Most people dislike cockroaches, but they are sociable, navigating their worlds by smell. There are 5000 species and at most, only 30 cause us any problems – the other 4,970 species avoid us as much as we avoid them.
- RATS AND MOUSE: The section on rats in their ability and empathy and wonder should fill you full of wonder and the section on them is fascinating. Their social network is complex and they need love and other rats to help them develop and grow.
- I love the way that the stories of animal societies are discussed with the history and stories of humans and how they have developed and emerged over the years. For example, we have been on this planet 300,000 years of the best estimate. We have become a society of modern organisation only in the last 12,000 years, for example, in agriculture and citizen, leaving the nomadic lifestyle to living in larger communities of cities under government rules.
- COWS AND SHEEP: There is a fascinating section on the social ability of cows and sheep, and when you consider the very few range of animals that man has managed to herd control for farming, most of these are very sociable creatures, and in fact, cows and sheep cannot only recognise different cows and sheep from one another. They can also recognise humans and recognise and remember when human have been good or cruel to them.
- HYENAS: It's interesting to know that with hyenas, the female hyena is actually larger than the male which is unusual in mammal species, but in the majority of animals across the entire animal kingdom, it is more the norm that the female is bigger than male in size.
- DOGS AND WOLVES: It's interesting to note that dogs emerged from wolves but what caused this and how did this transformation occur. The author does very good job of explaining how this occurred, but that as wolves became tamer to scavenge from humans, they also ended up changing their features, so they became more doglike. An experiment via Russian has occurred showing that after only just 30 generations, these transformations occur when, through breeding, researchers would find the most sociable and agreeable wolves, mate these and changes in behaviour and appearance became evident.
- APES AND MONKEYS: The book looks at how close we are to monkeys and apes and how recently we have come on the scene. It’s interesting to know about monkeys is that apes like to drink alcohol – though they don’t need much to get drunk.
- The book also looks at chimpanzee and how close they are in both temperament and facial features and their ability to be influenced by their peers. So, for example, chimpanzees will eat grapes in a bar system, but if the dominant chimpanzee begins to eat carrots, then they will start eating carrots which shows how they are influenced is a similar way to how humans are by for example, celebrities
- The book also looks at our closest ape cousin, along with the chimpanzee, which is the bonobo. Just as chimpanzees can be quite aggressive, similar to man, bonobo’s are all about love, support, and peace and are often very forward in sexuality also. However, infanticide (the killing of the young is common. In some troops, three quarters of a troop’s offspring can be killed.
- EPILOGUE: Sociality is a fundamental part of the human existence but this book shows that many animals are also sociable in their nature and we can learn from this. Both in similarities and differences. Social relationships have significant influence promoting mental health and longevity, from crows to rats, baboons to humans. Social bonds form social cohesion. “We are chemical creatures. How two animals respond to one another when they meet is influenced by hormones. Their response might be anywhere on a continuum between aggression and affiliation. Comparisons between species shows how this works.” How animals respond to stress is also shaped by hormones. And these are the same hormones in animals, including fruit flies that are the same as those we can find in humans. The book states that the single most important driver of big brains is the group size in which animals live. The animals that have disproportionately large brains for their size such as chimpanzees, dolphin’s elephants and man are all social.
- And I love the fact that when lobsters say hello, they urinate in another lobster face and we all have a range of greetings that we all use to communicate and greet people.
- A really good book that I would recommend to learn more about animals and how we evolved and share similar traits to those that are sociable. It’s fascinating.
- In understanding all these social hierarchy in relationships in animal societies, you can see how much is formed by hormones and memories in our DNA as well as how animals respond to the surrounding environment. Animals have no language, but they still have hierarchies and behaviour that are embedded and ingrained in their interactions with each other, for example, feeding and caring for smaller and animals and protection strategies.
- Most animals that live in groups are often social animals though engagement with others is not universal. And these animals, including humans, have a clear benefit being close to others.
- KRILL: This wonderful book begins with the amazing krill, who sustain life for so many different animals, and that if they did not exist, so many other animals would not either, and yet they're about 85 different species and they are such life force to so many creatures even though they are so small and tiny. For every person alive, there might be 10,000 of these creatures living in near freezing southern seas.
- LOCUSTS: Locust are solitary until they get together and then seem to change completely. In groups, they develop insatiable appetites and swarm in large groups. They move fast in groups – the ones in front trying to stop the locust behind them from eating them alive. Neurotransmitters and hormones change their behaviour, making them become aggressive to become fully fledged instable crop destroyers.
- COCKROACHES: Most people dislike cockroaches, but they are sociable, navigating their worlds by smell. There are 5000 species and at most, only 30 cause us any problems – the other 4,970 species avoid us as much as we avoid them.
- RATS AND MOUSE: The section on rats in their ability and empathy and wonder should fill you full of wonder and the section on them is fascinating. Their social network is complex and they need love and other rats to help them develop and grow.
- I love the way that the stories of animal societies are discussed with the history and stories of humans and how they have developed and emerged over the years. For example, we have been on this planet 300,000 years of the best estimate. We have become a society of modern organisation only in the last 12,000 years, for example, in agriculture and citizen, leaving the nomadic lifestyle to living in larger communities of cities under government rules.
- COWS AND SHEEP: There is a fascinating section on the social ability of cows and sheep, and when you consider the very few range of animals that man has managed to herd control for farming, most of these are very sociable creatures, and in fact, cows and sheep cannot only recognise different cows and sheep from one another. They can also recognise humans and recognise and remember when human have been good or cruel to them.
- HYENAS: It's interesting to know that with hyenas, the female hyena is actually larger than the male which is unusual in mammal species, but in the majority of animals across the entire animal kingdom, it is more the norm that the female is bigger than male in size.
- DOGS AND WOLVES: It's interesting to note that dogs emerged from wolves but what caused this and how did this transformation occur. The author does very good job of explaining how this occurred, but that as wolves became tamer to scavenge from humans, they also ended up changing their features, so they became more doglike. An experiment via Russian has occurred showing that after only just 30 generations, these transformations occur when, through breeding, researchers would find the most sociable and agreeable wolves, mate these and changes in behaviour and appearance became evident.
- APES AND MONKEYS: The book looks at how close we are to monkeys and apes and how recently we have come on the scene. It’s interesting to know about monkeys is that apes like to drink alcohol – though they don’t need much to get drunk.
- The book also looks at chimpanzee and how close they are in both temperament and facial features and their ability to be influenced by their peers. So, for example, chimpanzees will eat grapes in a bar system, but if the dominant chimpanzee begins to eat carrots, then they will start eating carrots which shows how they are influenced is a similar way to how humans are by for example, celebrities
- The book also looks at our closest ape cousin, along with the chimpanzee, which is the bonobo. Just as chimpanzees can be quite aggressive, similar to man, bonobo’s are all about love, support, and peace and are often very forward in sexuality also. However, infanticide (the killing of the young is common. In some troops, three quarters of a troop’s offspring can be killed.
- EPILOGUE: Sociality is a fundamental part of the human existence but this book shows that many animals are also sociable in their nature and we can learn from this. Both in similarities and differences. Social relationships have significant influence promoting mental health and longevity, from crows to rats, baboons to humans. Social bonds form social cohesion. “We are chemical creatures. How two animals respond to one another when they meet is influenced by hormones. Their response might be anywhere on a continuum between aggression and affiliation. Comparisons between species shows how this works.” How animals respond to stress is also shaped by hormones. And these are the same hormones in animals, including fruit flies that are the same as those we can find in humans. The book states that the single most important driver of big brains is the group size in which animals live. The animals that have disproportionately large brains for their size such as chimpanzees, dolphin’s elephants and man are all social.
- And I love the fact that when lobsters say hello, they urinate in another lobster face and we all have a range of greetings that we all use to communicate and greet people.
- A really good book that I would recommend to learn more about animals and how we evolved and share similar traits to those that are sociable. It’s fascinating.
April 5, 2025
How is this not more popular here? I always think that an Ashley is a girl, but apparently not. I think the problem (and also the beauty) of this book is that it covers such a wide range of animals that you are bound to find some that you are not interested in at all (like cockroaches), and some that you could read (listen) an entire book on (like bees). I learned about ants solving the postman problem by essentially following each others pheromone trails (to create popular routes), sort of a Strava heatmap. It didn't help me efficiently plan walking routes that touch every untouched-by-be roads, though. But nice to know how they work. I guess the author (the still-dude Ashley) had to pick these animals in particular, as they tend live in societies, no matter how much you were expecting cats or lynxes or whatever. I'd have preferred if the table of contents gave some indication about the animals in question, but surely there was a very wide array, and it didn't start with the cutest or more interesting ones for sure. There were baboons, sperm whales, krill... so not necessarily the most "popular" animals, but if you keep an open mind, you'll always wonder what comes next. I can totally see animal lovers enjoying this book, as it brings lots of facts and carries a good enough entertainment value for sure (easily understandable by the layperson). However, these fun facts are quickly forgotten, and ultimately, it's not much more different than watching a documentary show or series for the same amount of time. On some level, I prefer that instead, because at least I'd get to see the animals too and not have to imagine what they probably look like. I've learned that there are way too many ants, and after this (and similar books) I'm even less inclined to kill anything. I mean I have a glass and a piece of paper ready so I can safely drop visitors out the window instead of splatting them. I think I originally wanted to listen to The Social Lives of Animals and couldn't find the audio version, so ended up choosing this. By the way, I liked Where We Meet the World way more, and I'd even re-listen that.
March 18, 2025
Every chapter in this book is about a different animal. Like a nature show with plenty of episodes, we get to read about how different animals socialize and interact with each other, with a focus on co-operation. This is for the most part fascinating and entertaining, and the writing is well-paced and explains things in an easily understandable manner.
You will read about for example ants domesticating and milking aphids, baboon aristocrats, and some surprisingly advanced mechanisms like African buffaloes that vote which direction to move by standing up and gazing in their preferred direction.
You will read about for example ants domesticating and milking aphids, baboon aristocrats, and some surprisingly advanced mechanisms like African buffaloes that vote which direction to move by standing up and gazing in their preferred direction.
October 25, 2025
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, foraging for food, courting and sex. I found the discussion of differences between chimpanzees and bonobos most interesting.
I read the audiobook and found the surprising and loud background music
played over the narration at the end of each chapter disconcerting and totally unnecessary. Taken 0.5* off for this ridiculous interruption.
I read the audiobook and found the surprising and loud background music
played over the narration at the end of each chapter disconcerting and totally unnecessary. Taken 0.5* off for this ridiculous interruption.
April 8, 2024
Ward writes of the many and interesting versions of animal cooperation across the animal world. While the information he shares is certainly interesting and the prose is completely accessible to any reader, the book never rose above a compilation of interesting facts. The principle of cooperation, as presented by Ward, didn’t pose a new frame from which to take the disparate observations into anything greater. The book is not bad but neither is it particularly riveting.
December 11, 2025
Lots of factoids about a wide range of animal species, but also lots of surface level observations without a compelling hypothesis or narrative to tie them together. Wish there were fewer examples studied in greater depth. The narration by the author was nice.
March 2, 2025
This was an interesting read. I learned more about animals and their societal behaviour.
December 30, 2025
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.
April 30, 2021
Listened to this as an audiobook when I was going to sleep and it was really nice to listen to. I liked that he started off w really small animals and built up to mammals and primates. Was really interesting learning about more obscure animals.
Recommend if you like anything to do w biology, evolution etc. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
Recommend if you like anything to do w biology, evolution etc. 3.5 out of 5 stars.
March 3, 2021
I loved the science, so engaging and interesting!, but I would have loved a different narrator. I believe most authors should only narrated their own books if they're memoirs not any regular non-fiction.
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