I picked up this book in an airport earlier this month. You know, I just wanted something to read to help pass the time. I’ve become immune to book cover claims like, “Winner of the Pulitzer Prize” and “New York Times Bestseller,” but after reading the back cover, I decided to give it a try. And boy am I glad I did!
This book is absolutely fascinating. And not just for marine creature lovers, it discusses all types of animals, whether on land, sea or in the air. I was still in the Introduction when I started crying out, “Wow, I didn’t know that!” And it just keeps getting better. I was totally captivated by the perspective Ed Yong presents, of relating to the world through different senses, seeing our environment through other eyes. Check it out and let us know what you think!
Back Cover Excerpt:
The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of our immense world.
This book welcomes us into a previously unfathomable dimension – the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires, turtles that can track the Earth’s magnetic fields, fish that fill rivers with electrical messages, and humans who wield sonar like bats. We discover that plants thrum with the inaudible songs of courting bugs and that even simple scallops have complex vision. We learn what bees see in flowers, what songbirds hear in their tunes, and what dogs smell on the street. Throughout, acclaimed science journalist Ed Yong coaxes us beyond the confines of our own senses, showing us that to understand our world we don’t need to travel to other places – we need to see through other eyes.
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