Description
| Product ID: | 9781529030815 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Sentient |
| Subtitle: | What Animals Reveal About Human Senses |
| Authors: | Author: Jackie Higgins |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | Animals and society, Animals & society, Popular science, Evolution, Zoology and animal sciences, Human biology, Popular science, Evolution, Zoology & animal sciences, Human biology |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating An enthralling examination of some of the most remarkable creatures in the animal kingdom, and what they tell us about what it means to be human. <p><b>In <i>Sentient</i>, Jackie Higgins assembles a menagerie of zoological creatures – from land, air, sea and all four corners of the globe – to understand what it means to be human.<br><br>'Spellbinding . . . More than any other book, [<i>Sentient</i>] has made me think differently about the world this year.' – <i>Financial Times</i> Best Books of the Year</b><br><br>The peacock mantis shrimp can throw a punch that can fracture aquarium walls.<br><br>The great grey owl can hear many decibels lower than the human ear.<br><br>The star-nosed mole’s miraculous nose allows it to catch worms in as little as 120 milliseconds.<br><br>In <i>Sentient</i> we also meet the four-eyed spookfish and its dark vision, the vampire bat and its remarkable powers of touch, as well as the common octopus, the Goliath catfish and the duck-billed platypus. Each zoological marvel illustrates the surprising sensory powers that lie within us and enables us to engage with the world in ways we never knew possible.<br><br><b>'Lyrical and lucid . . . </b><b>Higgins makes popular science accessible</b><b>.</b><b>' </b><b>– </b><i><b>Observer</b></i></p> |
| Imprint Name: | Picador |
| Publisher Name: | Pan Macmillan |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-05-12 |
