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A John Macrae Book.;Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Carl Safina shows there is indeed intelligent life in the universe, and it's all around us. At once moving and surprising, "Beyond Words" asks us to reexamine our relationship to other species-and to ourselves.--Elizabeth Kolbert, author of The Sixth Extinction

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This book breathes love of and respect for animals and is rich with observations and extraordinary travel experiences. It is a delightful and enlightening account of both how we relate to them and how they relate to each other.--Frans de Waal, author of The Bonobo and the Atheist

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Safina offers a rich and often heart-touching account of his journeys with scientists exploring the minds and emotions of elephants, wolves, and dolphins. His compassion and empathy for animals shines throughout, and he uses both to illuminate the booming field of animal cognition. A beautifully written, accessible, and compelling read.--Virginia Morell, author of Animal Wise: How We Know Animals Think and Feel

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Carl Safina's books contain a crucial jewel that refracts the experience of nature in a new and truthful way. In this emotional and scientific adventure, Safina somehow manages to produce a view of animal intelligence that is genuinely new, and truly enlightening.--Paul Greenberg, author of American Catch and Four Fish

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"Beyond Words" is a must-read. Animals think, mourn, dream, make plans, and communicate complex messages in much the same way that we do. Readers who knew this already will rejoice, others will learn the truth, and the more of us who capture the message, the sooner we will change the world.--Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Hidden Life of Dogs

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"Beyond Words" is a great read, seamlessly weaving scientific data with wonderful stories. People will feel 'rewilded' and motivated to do more on behalf of the innumerable animals who need our help. By expanding our compassion footprint we not only help other animals but also ourselves.--Marc Bekoff, author of Rewilding Our Hearts and The Emotional Lives of Animals

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"Beyond Words" is such a beautiful book, deep and tender, and will make you stay up all night reading. Carl Safina has a rare gift for imparting scientific insight with a storyteller's grace, and he writes with great knowledge and compassion. This vivid, far-ranging, and compassionate work is destined to become a classic.--Luanne Rice, author of The Lemon Orchard and Beach Girls

Table of Contents:
PROLOGUE: INTO THE MIND FIELDS 1
PART ONE: TRUMPETS OF ELEPHANTS 5
The Big Question 9
The Same Basic Brain 16
Distinctly Human? 25
Deep and Ancient Circuits 31
We Are Family 36
Motherhood Happens 42
Do Elephants Love Their Babies? 49
Elephant Empathy 58
Good Grief 66
I Don't Know How You Say Good-bye 75
I Say Hello 86
Holding Back, Letting Go 95
Troubled Minds 100
Ebony and Ivory 108
Where Baby Elephants Come From 126
PART TWO: HOWLS OF WOLVES 137
Into the Pleistocene 139
A Perfect Wolf 143
Packing and Unpacking 151
The Wolf Named Six 160
A Shattering of Promises 167
In a Time of Truce 177
Magnificent Outcasts 183
Where the Wolf Birds Lead Us 191
Wolf Music 200
The Hunter Is a Lonely Heart 210
A Will to Live 216
Domestic Servants 221
Two Ends of the Same Leash 229
PART THREE: WHINES AND PET PEEVES 241
Never Mind Theory 243
Sex, Lies, and Humiliated Seabirds 250
Conceit and Deceit 258
Chuckles and Wacky Ideas 266
Mirror, Mirror 273
And Speaking of Neurons 280
People of an Ancient Nation 286
PART FOUR: KILLER WAILS 295
Sea Rex 297
A More Complex Killer 304
Just Very Sexual 308
Inner Visions 316
Diverse Minds 325
Intelligent in What Way? 336
The Social Brain 345
Woo-Woo 351
Helping in Mind 367
Do Not Disturb 375
To Have and to Hold 383
Expect Personality 392
A Vision True and Mighty 399
EPILOGUE: FINAL SCRATCH 410
Notes 413
Selected Bibliography 437
Acknowledgments 439
Index 443