From the shell wars of hermit crabs to little blue penguins spying
on potential rivals, power struggles in the animal kingdom are as
diverse as they are fascinating, and this book illuminates their
surprising range and connections. The quest for power in animals is
so much richer, so much more nuanced than who wins what knock-down,
drag-out fight. Indeed, power struggles among animals often look
more like an opera than a boxing match. Tracing the path to power
for over thirty different species on six continents, writer and
behavioral ecologist Lee Alan Dugatkin takes us on a journey around
the globe, shepherded by leading researchers who have discovered
that in everything from hyenas to dolphins, bonobos to field mice,
cichlid fish to cuttlefish, copperhead snakes to ravens, and
meerkats to mongooses, power revolves around spying, deception,
manipulation, forming alliances, breaking up alliances, complex
assessments of potential opponents, building social networks, and
more. Power pervades every aspect of the social life of animals:
what they eat, where they eat, where they live, who they mate with,
how many offspring they produce, who they join forces with, and who
they work to depose. In some species, power can even change an
animal's sex. Nor are humans invulnerable to this magnificently
intricate melodrama: Dugatkin's tales of the researchers studying
power in animals are full of unexpected pitfalls, twists and turns,
serendipity, and the pure joy of scientific discovery.
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