Meet the Neighbors - Animal Minds and Life in a More-than-Human World

Honeybees deliberate democratically. Rats reflect on the past. Snakes have friends. In recent decades, our understanding of animal intelligence has exploded-but the way we relate to wild animals has yet to catch up. In Meet the Neighbors, Brandon Keim asks what it would mean to take the minds of other animals seriously.
Science shows that the creatures who share our everyday landscapes are thinking, feeling individuals. Should we then see them as fellow persons, even citizens? Weaving in the latest research, Brandon Keim takes us into diverse environments to meet the philosophers, rogue pest controllers, ecologists, wildlife doctors and others who are reimagining our relationships to animals and to nature. A beguiling invitation to discover an expanded sense of community and kinship beyond our own species, Meet the Neighbors opens our eyes to the world of vibrant intelligence just outside our doors.

About the author

Brandon Keim is a journalist specializing in animals, nature, and science. His work appears regularly in the New York Times, Atlantic, Nautilus, and elsewhere. He lives in Bangor, Maine.

Product details

• Authors: Brandon Keim, Keim Brandon
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.10.2025
• EAN: 9781324110439
• ISBN: 978-1-324-11043-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 211 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 291 g
• Illustrations: 14 illustrations
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, NATURE / Animal Rights, NATURE / Animals / Wildlife, Zoology & animal sciences, Animals & society, Wildlife: general interest, Conservation of the environment, Animals and society, Zoology and animal sciences