Ashley Ward

Some animal societies hold a mirror up to the human world: elephants hold funerals for departed family members. Pinyon jays run collective crèches. Rats will go out of their way to help a cold, wet stranger. Other lifestyles can seem intensely alien. Take locusts, surging over the land in their millions, unable to slow down for a moment because the...

Our senses are at the heart of how we navigate the world. Whittling this high-powered and deliciously varied palette down to just five does a great disservice to the sensory experience, Sensational argues. In fact, we could have as many as fifty-three—and they could explain such mysteries as why we kiss, in what way music is a form of emotional...

Explore the ingenious and funny behaviours found in the animal kingdom.Animals can't talk like we do, and yet they have found a variety of different ways to communicate. Find out how dolphins use unique whistles to identify themselves, and how ants leave smelly chemical messages to tell each other where to find food. Written by expert author Dr Ashley Ward,...

Explore the ingenious and funny behaviours found in the animal kingdom.To survive in the animal kingdom, creatures big and small have developed clever and sometimes surprising ways to change their behaviour and adapt to their surroundings. Find out how locusts transform from peaceful loners into an army of ravenous eating machine in times of food shortage, or how birds living...

A future classic of popular science Mail on Sunday A dazzling account Financial Times Absorbing, surprising and at times profound. After reading this, reality will never be quite the same Dave Goulson Our senses are how we navigate the world: they help us recognise the expressions on a loved one's face, know whether fruit is ripe by its smell, or...