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Sentient
What Animals Reveal About Human Senses
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Sentient
An enthralling examination of some of the most remarkable creatures in the animal kingdom, and what they tell us about what it means to be human.
An enthralling examination of some of the most remarkable creatures in the animal kingdom, and what they tell us about what it means to be human.
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Spellbinding . . . More than any other book, Sentient has made me think differently about the world this year. - Financial Times Best Books of the Year
Lyrical and lucid . . . Higgins makes popular science accessible. - Observer
The peacock mantis shrimp can throw a punch that can fracture aquarium walls. The great grey owl can hear many decibels lower than the human ear. The star-nosed mole's miraculous nose allows it to catch worms in as little as 120 milliseconds.
In Sentient, Jackie Higgins assembles a menagerie of zoological creatures - from land, air, sea, and all four corners of the globe - to understand what it means to be human. In it, we also meet the four-eyed spookfish and its dark vision, the vampire bat and its remarkable powers of touch, as well as the common octopus, the Goliath catfish, and the duck-billed platypus.
Each zoological marvel illustrates the surprising sensory powers that lie within us and enables us to engage with the world in ways we never knew possible.
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Sentient by Jackie Higgins is praised for its ability to reveal the wonder and mystery of the natural world, making popular science accessible. Reviewers appreciate its spellbinding and gripping narrative, noting Higgins' flair for storytelling and lyrical style. The book is celebrated for its rich detail and for making readers think differently about the world, successfully drawing fascinating parallels between animal and human senses.
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ISBN: 9781529030815
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 12 May 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Picador
Illustration: Line drawings
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 23.0mm
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 244g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Jackie Higgins grew up by the sea in Cornwall and has always been fascinated by the natural world. She is a television documentary director and writer. She read zoology at Oxford University, as a student of Richard Dawkins. In her first job at Oxford Scientific Films, she made wildlife films for a decade, for BBC stands such as The Natural World and Wildlife on One, as well as for Channel 4, National Geographic and The Discovery Channel. She then moved in-house at the BBC for a further decade, where she worked in their Science Department: researching and writing, directing and producing films across the board, from Horizon to Tomorrow's World.
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