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How Animals Talk - And Other Pleasant Studies of Birds and Beasts (Paperback, New Edition of the Classic)
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How Animals Talk - And Other Pleasant Studies of Birds and Beasts (Paperback, New Edition of the Classic)
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NATURE / SCIENCE"William Long presages numerous areas that are 'hot
topics' in the study of animal behavior and discusses a staggering
array of animals. His refreshing and open view of animal behavior
shows how much we really do know about animal emotions and
consciousnesss when we open our hearts to the amazing and
mysterious animal beings with whom we share the Earth."Marc Bekoff,
editor of the three-volume Encyclopedia of Animal BehaviorMany
sources have commented on the silent communication abilities of
pets, but never before and not since the first publication of this
book in 1919 has the subject of animal telepathy in the wild been
so fully researched. How Animals Talk explores the phenomenon of
vocal, silent, and even motionless communication among animals.
From crow talk to instant herd communication, author William J.
Long theorizes that animals are much more intelligent, emotional,
and moral than we have traditionally thought and that their ability
to sense the presence of other living beings is an innate ability
shared by humans as well. Long explores numerous examples of animal
behavior that defy conventional explanation, and seen in the
context of his work, unexplained human abilities such as telepathy
and premonition seem normal rather than paranormal.Long's findings
are based on many years of field observations, He believed in the
importance and validity of anecdotal evidence, pointing out the
dangers of conventional research in reducing anmals to mere numbers
and noting how the cold third-person prose of scientific study
objectifies animals, distancing "us" from "them." Biologists Rupert
Sheldrake, who has researched the unexplained powers of animals
since 1988, and MarcBekoff, cofounder with Jane Goodall of
Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, introduce this
classic text and praise Long for his innovative research style and
unique observations. They affirm that Long's understanding of the
impact of our presence on animal life--and the cost that we pay in
separating ourselves from animals, who help define our place in the
natural world--may be more relevant today than ever before.WILLIAM
J. LONG (1857-1952) was an American United Church of Christ
minister and a well-known naturalist of the early twentieth
century. He is the author of over twenty books, including School of
the Woods, Secrets of the Woods, and Brier-Patch Philosophy.
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