The social lives of animals : how co-operation conquered the natural world
Ward, Ashley2022
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Some animal societies hold a mirror up to the human world: elephants hold funerals for departed family members. Pinyon jays run collective creches. Rats will go out of their way to help a cold, wet stranger. Other lifestyles can seem intensely alien. Take locusts, surging over the land in their millions, unable to slow down for a moment because the hungry ranks behind will literally bite their legs off if they don't stay one step ahead (actually, you might know a few people like that). But no matter how offputting an animal might be, behavioural scientist Ashley Ward can usually find something worth celebrating. Travelling the world from the Serengeti to the frozen Antarctic ocean, with stops in the muddy fields and streams of his native northern Yorkshire, he brings his curious eye and infectious humour right down to their level. The result is a world-expanding, myth-busting tour of some of nature's greatest marvels, in delightfully broad-minded company.
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Imprint:
London : Profile Books Ltd, 2022.
Collation:
386 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction - Brown ale and cannibalism -- Honey, I fed the kids (and now I'm going to explode) -- From ditches to decisions -- Clusterflocks -- Getting into mischief -- Following the herd -- Blood's thicker than water -- Codas and cultures -- War and peace -- Epilogue.
ISBN:
9781788168847 (hardback)
Dewey class:
591.5
Language:
English
BRN:
407579
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Nonfiction | 591.5 SOC | Available |