Description
A vivid blend of memoir, natural history, and scientific exploration, this book follows a writer’s remarkable quest to understand octopuses through intimate encounters with aquarium residents and expeditions to observe them in the wild. Alongside devoted keepers and researchers, she discovers creatures capable of recognition, play, emotion, problem-solving, and distinct individual personalities. Her journey illuminates the mysteries of animal intelligence and consciousness while challenging assumptions about the boundaries between human and nonhuman minds. Written with infectious curiosity, wonder, and emotional openness, the book is both a celebration of octopuses and a thoughtful meditation on connection, empathy, and the many forms that intelligence can take.
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paperback
Simon and Schuster
Published Jan 1, 2015
ISBN: 9781471149382
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Details
First Published
2015
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery.