How Animals Talk

And Other Pleasant Studies of Birds and Beasts

William J. Long (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

312 Seiten

2005 | New Edition of the Classic
Bear & Company (Verlag)
978-1-59143-056-8 (ISBN)

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The classic and original text that first explored the telepathic methods of communication of wild animals.

Many 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. Based on many years of field observations, this classic text contains numerous examples of animal behavior that defy conventional explanation. Long believed in the importance and validity of anecdotal evidence. He recognized the dangers of conventional research in reducing animals to mere numbers and how the cold third-person prose of scientific study can objectify animals, distancing ""us"" from ""them."" His findings on 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 (1867-1952) was an American United Church of Christ minister and a well-known naturalist of the early 20th century. He is the author of over 20 books, including School of the Woods, Secrets of the Woods, and Brier-Patch Philosophy.

Foreword
Preface
Editor’s Note to the Reader

How Animals Talk

I. A Little Dog-Comedy
II. Cries of the Day and Night
III. Chumfo, the Super-sense
IV. Natural Telepathy
V. The Swarm Spirit
VI. Where Silence is Eloquent

How to Know the Wood Folk

VII On Getting Acquainted
VIII. On Keeping Still
IX. At Close Range

My Pond: A Symphony of the Woods

X. The Trail
XI. Woodsy Impressions
XII. Larch-trees and Deer
XIII. Black Mallards
XIV. Memories
XV. Beaver Work

Vorwort	Rupert Sheldrake, Marc Bekoff
Zusatzinfo	50 b&w illustrations
Verlagsort	Rochester
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	431 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
ISBN-10	1-59143-056-9 / 1591430569
ISBN-13	978-1-59143-056-8 / 9781591430568
Zustand	Neuware