Kingdom of Play: What Ball-Bouncing Octopuses, Belly-Flopping Monkeys, and Mud-Sliding Elephants Reveal about Life Itself - Paperback
by David Toomey
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Scribner Book CompanyISBN-13:9781982154479ISBN-10:1982154470UPC:9781982154479Book Category:Nature, Science, PsychologyBook Subcategory:Animals, Life Sciences, Animal & Comparative PsychologyBook Topic:Wildlife, ZoologySize:8.30 x 5.40 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCP040X6EG
Kingdom of Play: What Ball-Bouncing Octopuses, Belly-Flopping Monkeys, and Mud-Sliding Elephants Reveal about Life Itself
This "delightful...compelling" (Scientific American) and revelatory look at the science behind why animals play "will fill you with joy and wonder" (Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus). Acclaimed science writer David Toomey takes us on a fast-paced and entertaining tour of playful animals and the scientists who study them. From octopuses on Australia's Great Barrier Reef to meerkats...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Scribner Book CompanyISBN-13:9781982154479ISBN-10:1982154470UPC:9781982154479Book Category:Nature, Science, PsychologyBook Subcategory:Animals, Life Sciences, Animal & Comparative PsychologyBook Topic:Wildlife, ZoologySize:8.30 x 5.40 x 0.80 inchesWeight:0.5512Product ID:SCP040X6EG
David Toomey is a Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he teaches courses in writing and in the history of science. He is the author of several books of nonfiction, including Weird Life and The New Time Travelers. In his lifetime he has known and played with a great many animals, both human and non-human.
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