{"product_id":"the-well-connected-animal-social-networks-and-the-wondrous-complexity-of-animal-societies-9780226818788","title":"The Well-Connected Animal: Social Networks and the Wondrous Complexity of Animal Societies","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Combines accessible prose with solid science.\"--\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eDemonstrates that whatever creature you are--from a giraffe to a Tasmanian devil--life is all about who you know.\"--\u003ci\u003eNew Scientist \u003c\/i\u003e- \"Fascinating. . . . Easily the most intriguing, thorough explanation of animal behavior ever produced.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review) - \"This book makes a fitting companion to Ed Yong's \u003ci\u003eAn Immense World\u003c\/i\u003e. An entertaining tour of what we learn as we eavesdrop on the non-human conversations all around us.\"--\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e - \"Terrific.\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An engaging exploration of the wondrous social webs that permeate life in animal societies around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It's all about who you know. Whether vampire bats sharing blood meals for survival, field crickets remembering champion fighters, macaque monkeys forming grooming pacts after a deadly hurricane, or great tit birds learning the best way to steal milk--it pays to be well connected. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this tour of the animal kingdom, evolutionary biologist Lee Alan Dugatkin reveals a new field of study, uncovering social networks that existed long before the dawn of human social media. He accessibly describes the latest findings from animal behavior, evolution, computer science, psychology, anthropology, genetics, and neurobiology, and incorporates interviews and insights from researchers he finds swimming with manta rays, avoiding pigeon poop, and stopping monkeys from stealing iPads. With Dugatkin as our guide, we investigate social networks in giraffes, elephants, kangaroos, Tasmanian devils, whales, bats, and more. From animal networks in Australia and Asia to Africa, Europe, and the Americas, \u003ci\u003eThe Well-Connected Animal \u003c\/i\u003eis an eye-opening expos? of wild friends, enemies, and everything in between.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Alan Dugatkin\u003c\/b\u003e is an evolutionary biologist and historian of science in the Department of Biology at the University of Louisville. Among his many books, he is coauthor of \u003ci\u003eHow to Tame a Fox (and Build a Dog)\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of \u003ci\u003ePower in the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e, both also published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50598969508114,"sku":"9780226818788","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d461b153-e88c-4dc5-819f-69ca0a654c26.jpg?v=1732194858","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-well-connected-animal-social-networks-and-the-wondrous-complexity-of-animal-societies-9780226818788","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}