Beyond words
by Carl Safina · first published 2015
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100% recommend
"Weaving decades of field observations with exciting new discoveries about the brain, Carl Safina's landmark book offers an intimate view of animal behavior to challenge the fixed boundary between humans and nonhuman animals. In Beyond Words, readers travel to Amboseli National Park in the threatened landscape of Kenya and witness struggling elephant families work out how to survive poaching and drought, then to Yellowstone National Park to observe wolves sort out the aftermath of one pack's personal tragedy, and finally plunge into the astonishingly peaceful society of killer whales living in
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If you're interested in these questions I highly recommend the book "Beyond Words" by Carl Safina. He embeds with researchers that have been living with different species for decades. Cataloging the exploits of individuals and families across generations. We should not simply assume…
on “Why killer whales should not be kept in captivity” ↗I recently listened to the audiobook "Beyond Words" by Carl Safina, I believe on the recommendation of an HN comment. If you're interested in the intelligence, empathy, and minds of animals, I can heartily recommend this book. The last third or so of…
on “Great White Sharks Are Terrified of Orcas” ↗If you're interested in this topic, I heartily recommend Carl Safina's Beyond Words. It presents compelling evidence for the thesis that the default in the animal kingdom is conscious & feeling.
on “Evidence that fish have feelings” ↗If you enjoyed this you should check out Carl Safina's book "Beyond Words" (review here: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2015/10/08/amazing-inner-liv...). While we shouldn't simply assume animals have minds, what we have tended to do instead is just as bad: assume they do…
on “Animals think, therefore...” ↗I recommend Carl Safina's "Beyond Words", which is an in-depth look at elephants, wolves, and orcas, and I recommend the audio book form, because he rants, with sincere anger, about how obvious it is that these animals display theory of mind.
on “Great apes appear to have “theory of mind”” ↗Yes! Highly recommend Carl Safina's Beyond Words.
on “Daniel Dennett’s Science of the Soul” ↗