Supernavigators: Exploring The Wonders Of How Animals Find Their Way

by David Barrie

2021-05-28 03:51:31

"Just astonishing . . . Our natural navigational capacities are no match for those of the supernavigators in this eye-opening book."-Frans de Waal, The New York Times Book Review Publisher's note: Supernavigators was published in the UK under the... Read more
"Just astonishing . . . Our natural navigational capacities are no match for those of the supernavigators in this eye-opening book."-Frans de Waal, The New York Times Book Review

Publisher's note: Supernavigators was published in the UK under the title Incredible Journeys.

Animals plainly know where they''re going, but how they know has remained a stubborn mystery-until now. Supernavigators is a globe-trotting voyage of discovery alongside astounding animals of every stripe: dung beetles that steer by the Milky Way, box jellyfish that can see above the water (with a few of their twenty-four eyes), sea turtles that sense Earth''s magnetic field, and many more. David Barrie consults animal behaviorists and Nobel Prize-winning scientists to catch us up on the cutting edge of animal intelligence-revealing these wonders in a whole new light. Less

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ISBN9781615196692
David Barrie grew up on the south coast of England where he fell in love with sailing and - in particular - the art of navigation. At the age of 19 David crossed the Atlantic in the 35-foot yacht 'Sae...

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