Is anyone listening? : what animals are saying to each other and to us / Denise L. Herzing.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Herzing, Denise L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human-animal communication.

Animal communication.

Animal communication--Research.

Dolphins--Behavior.

Dolphins.

Physical Description:

xii, 217 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

What animals are saying to each other and to us

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2024.

Summary:

"If you could ask a dolphin one question, what would it be? What might a dolphin ask you? In her studies of marine mammal communication, researcher and author Denise Herzing has asked these and related questions for nearly forty years. In this wide-ranging and accessible book, Herzing connects research on dolphin communication to findings from Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Dian Fossey on mountain gorillas, Cynthia Moss on African elephants, and others driving today's exploration of animal language. Considering dolphins and other nonhuman animals as colleagues instead of research subjects, she asks us to meet animals as both speakers and listeners, learning from what others have to tell us, regardless of our agendas. Our ancestors evolved with plants, animals, and the earth itself. We breathe the same oxygen, walk in the same woods, and feel the same wind and water as other life. Understanding animal communication, Herzing reminds us, helps us start to appreciate that we are mutually curious species, carefully considering each other"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

When species meet

Lessons from other animals

Eavesdropping on dolphins

Talking back

Yesterday's tools

Tomorrow's Rosetta Stone

Every species has its ambassador

Big claims take big evidence.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [177]-193) and index.

ISBN:

9780226357492

022635749X

OCLC:

1424747216