Supernavigators: Exploring the Wonders of How Animals Find Their Way

Barrie, David

ISBN 10: 1615195378 / ISBN 13: 9781615195374

Published by The Experiment, 2019

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Supernavigators: Exploring the Wonders of How Animals Find Their Way
• Publisher: The Experiment
• Publication Date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1615195378
• ISBN 13: 9781615195374
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

“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 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. 15 B&W illustrations

About the Authors

 

David Barrie, a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation, has sailed all over the world and made many long passages. He is a series consultant for the National Geographic channel series, “Incredible Animal Journeys.” After studying experimental psychology and philosophy at Oxford University, he served in the British Diplomatic Service, then worked in the arts and as a law-reform campaigner. His book Sextant was shortlisted for the Mountbatten Literary Award and won the Royal Institute of Navigation’s Certificate of Achievement. The great-great-nephew of J. M. Barrie, he is married with two daughters. Learn more at davidbarrieauthor.org.

David Barrie, a Fellow of the Royal Institute of Navigation, has sailed all over the world and made many long passages. After serving in the British Diplomatic Service, Barrie worked in the arts and as a law-reform campaigner. His book Sextant was shortlisted for the Mountbatten Literary Award and won the Royal Institute of Navigation’s Certificate of Achievement. The great-great-nephew of J. M. Barrie, he is married with two daughters.