Brian’s Reviews > Bats Sing, Mice Giggle: The Surprising Science of Animals' Inner Lives > Status Update

"In the delicate balance of nature, elimination of any one piece of the ecological network can make a whole ecosystem maladaptive and even non-functional. Thus, adaptations, sensory and morphological, are meaningful not just from the perspective of a single species as observed by Darwin, but from the perspective of an ecosystem as a whole."

There's a ton of excellent information in this book so far.

"As we learn deeper truths about the life around us, perhaps we will also be able to better appreciate our own being and relationships, and even expand our capacity for affection, solace, hope and love."