Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel

Carl Safina

Jul 2015 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Carl Safina

About this audiobook

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, listeners 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 the crystalline waters of the Pacific Northwest. Beyond Words brings forth powerful and illuminating insight into the unique personalities of animals through extraordinary stories of animal joy, grief, jealousy, anger, and love. The similarity between human and nonhuman consciousness, self-awareness, and empathy calls us to reevaluate how we interact with animals. Wise, passionate, and eye-opening at every turn, Beyond Words is ultimately a graceful examination of humanity's place in the world.

Ratings and reviews

Fantastisch boek! Mooi geschreven en enorm interessant om te lezen hoe dieren communiceren en leven. Heel veel geleerd van dit boek. iedereen zou dit boek moeten lezen. Dan zou er meer respect voor andere dieren zijn.

The great captivating writing and reading. I hope he produce more audio books.

About the author

Carl Safina is a professor at Stony Brook University and the recipient of a MacArthur "genius" fellowship. His writing has appeared in the New York Times, Time, the Guardian, Audubon, and National Geographic. He lives in East Setauket, New York.