Becoming Wild: How Animals Learn to be Animals
Apr 2020 · Simon and Schuster
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A New York Times Notable Book of 2020
‘Bracing and enlightening’ Science
Culture is something exclusive to human beings, isn’t it?
Not so, says intrepid researcher Carl Safina.
Becoming Wild reveals the rich cultures that survive in some of Earth’s remaining wild places. By showing how sperm whales, scarlet macaws and chimpanzees teach and learn, Safina offers a fresh understanding of what is constantly going on beyond humanity, and how we’re all connected.
‘Becoming Wild demands that we wake up’ Telegraph
‘Bracing and enlightening’ Science
Culture is something exclusive to human beings, isn’t it?
Not so, says intrepid researcher Carl Safina.
Becoming Wild reveals the rich cultures that survive in some of Earth’s remaining wild places. By showing how sperm whales, scarlet macaws and chimpanzees teach and learn, Safina offers a fresh understanding of what is constantly going on beyond humanity, and how we’re all connected.
‘Becoming Wild demands that we wake up’ Telegraph
About the author
Carl Safina is an award-winning science writer whose previous books include Song for the Blue Ocean and Beyond Words. He has written for the Guardian, New York Times, TIME and National Geographic, among others. He is the first Endowed Professor for Nature and Humanity at Stony Brook University, and founding president of the not-for-profit Safina Center. He lives on Long Island, New York, with his wife Patricia and their dogs and feathered friends.
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