Incredible Journeys: Exploring the Wonders of Animal Navigation
Publisher s note Supernavigators was published in the UK under the title Incredible Journeys.Animals plainly know where they re going, but how they get there has remained surprisingly mysterious until now.In Supernavigators, award winning author David Barrie catches us up on the cutting edge science Here are astounding animals of every stripe Dung beetles that steer by the light of the Milky Way Ants and bees that rely on patterns of light invisible to humans Sea turtles and moths that find their way using Earth s magnetic field Humpback whales that swim thousands of miles while holding a rocksteady course Birds that can locate their nests on a tiny island after crisscrossing an ocean.The age of viewing animals as unthinking drones is over As Supernavigators makes clear, a stunning array of species command senses and skills and arguably, types of intelligence beyond our own Weaving together interviews with leading animal behaviorists and the groundbreaking discoveries of Nobel Prize winning scientists, David Barrie reveals these wonders in a whole new light. Free Download [ Incredible Journeys: Exploring the Wonders of Animal Navigation ] Author [ David Barrie ] – kino-fada.fr Humans do NOT belong to a different order of being We are animals too and are the product of the same evolutionary processes that have given rise to bacteria, jellyfish, centipedes, lobsters, birds and elephants What sets us apart is that we are in a position to influence the fate of every other creature on the Planet and we have some choice in the matter Engaging, fascinating, smart and especially written for lovers of Lepidoptera Butterflies and Moths , Honeybees, Birds especially Humans do NOT belong to a different order of being We are animals too and are the product of the same evolutionary processes that have given rise to bacteria, jellyfish, centipedes, lobsters, birds and elephants What sets us apart is that we are...In his new release, Supernavigators, Barrie asks a tough question How do animal and humans find their way around To answer this, Barrie looks at different animal species such as butterflies, bees, fish, birds, ants, and beetles, and discusses in detail the complex ways each approach navigational challenges Be it long range migration, or a red ant s attack on a black ant hole a few yards away, observation and memory appear to be just as important in the animal world as it is to humans.The In his new release, Supernavigators, Barrie asks a tough question How do animal and humans find their way around To answer this, Barrie looks at different animal species such as butterflies, bees, fish, birds, ants, and beetles, and discusses in detail the complex ways each approach navigational challenges Be it long range migration, or a red ant s attack on a black ant hole a few yards away, observatio...David Barrie has compiled an interesting and accessible survey of the studies done to elucidate the variety of techniques and combinations thereof used by organisms everything from dung beetles, fish and birds, to humans and whales to find their way about both short range navigation and longer migrational navigation The chapter dealing with the effects of the built environment on other creatures, as well as the use of our new navigatio...There are few non human animal mental feats harder for us to comprehend than navigation And so, there are few better ways to contemplate how little we know of how other species experience the world than through reading about navigational feats of pigeons, dung beetles and salmon Barrie brings plenty of wonder to this broad survey of animal navigation.This is one of three books dealing with navigation released in as many months with the others being Wayfinding The Science and Mystery of How There are few non human animal mental feats harder for us to comprehend than navigation And so, there are few better ways to contemplate how little we know of how other species experience the world than through reading about navigational feats of pigeons...This book offers a fascinating glimpse into the methods and theories behind different ways of natural navigation If you ve ever wondered how racing pigeons find their way home and doubt the magnetic field theory in favour of somethingoutlandish such as scent or sound then this book is full of intriguing gems and is perfect for dipping in and out of If you have a particular love for lepidoptera, then you ll be delighted to find not just monarch butterflies here, but painted ladies This book offers a fascinating glimpse into the methods and theories behind different ways of natural navigation If you ve ever wondered how racing pigeons find their way home and doubt the magnetic field theory in favour of somethingoutlandish such as scent or sound then this book is full of intriguing gems and is perfect for dipping in and out of If you have a particular love for lepidoptera, then you ll be delighted to find not just monarch butterflies here, but painted ladies too, along with silver Y and bogong moths The last of which I d never heard of but was absolutely engrossed by as they travel over a thousand kilometres every spring, avoiding the heat of a Queensland summer by seeking mountain caves.Otherusual suspects also appear dung beetles, sea turtles, various seabirds, bees, whales, salmons and ants and of course humans Some of the scientific methods seem awful to modern eyes, but the incredible ingenuity and ...While listening to this book I would have rated it 3 5 but the last chapter bumped it to a 4 5 The last chapter is a must read for all If we don t change our anthropomorphic approach to the world, we will have nothing to leave for our children The author covers the navigational skills of...I found it disappointing overall I was so excited for this book after hearing the speaker interviewed and taking call in questions too on NPR But the book probably spent 2 3 of its pages on insects The majority of the remainder was on birds Now I understand that those bugs and birds are the supernavigators , but honestly, at some point it got incredibly boring to hear about ants again How about how do dogs find their way home from being lost hundreds of miles away How do wolves and I found it disappointing overall I was so excited for this book after hearing the speaker interviewed and taking call in questions too on NPR But the book probably spent 2 3 of its pages on insects The majority of the remainder was on birds Now I understand that those bugs and birds are the supernavigators , but honestly, at some point it got incredibly boring to hear about ...This was a book about how animals find their way homeA fascinating read about how animals are able to find their way utilizing a variety of means Whether by smelling their way home, reading the magnetic field of the earth, reading visual landmarks or hearing their way.Incredible Journeys is a book about how animals navigate They re not armed with map apps or a GPS and yet they make regular sometimes intercontinental journeys and have always known where they are going So how on earth do they do it David Barrie tells us all about it, in an enchantingly captivating way The book opens with a preface which asks the reader to imagine arriving in a strange city and to notice how much we would need to rely on signage and maps to find our way around This Incredible Journeys is a book about how animals navigate They re not armed with map apps or a GPS and yet they make regular sometimes intercontinental journeys and have always known where they are going So how on earth do they do it David Barrie tells us all about it, in an enchantingly captivating way The book opens with a preface which asks the reader to imagine arr...
- English
- 13 January 2018 David Barrie
- Kindle Edition
- 336 pages
- David Barrie
- Incredible Journeys: Exploring the Wonders of Animal Navigation