Becoming Wild

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

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.

Summary

We tend to think of culture as being exclusively human, but do animals have it too?

Report

'[A] bracing and enlightening book... Safina's writing on the watery depths and its denizens is sublime... [challenging] us to be more acutely aware of species whose social lives have much to teach us.'
SCIENCE

Product details

• Authors: Carl Safina
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.04.2020
• EAN: 9781786077240
• ISBN: 978-1-78607-724-0
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, Evolution, NATURE / Animal Rights, popular science, SCIENCE / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, Zoology & animal sciences, Animals & society, Animals and society, Zoology and animal sciences