Becoming Wild: how animal cultures raise families, create beauty, and achieve peace

Carl Safina
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Safina looks at the cultures created by sperm whales, scarlet macaws, and chimpanzees and how those cultures change and evolve, much like human cultures. Written in accessible language this fascinating book sheds light on the experience of being an animal.


Tails and Tales for Adults

  • What it's like to be a bird : from flying to nesting, eating to singing -- what birds are doing, and why


  • How the Penguins Saved Veronica


  • World of Wonders: in praise of fireflies, whale sharks, and other astonishments


  • The Elephant of Belfast


  • Wolf Nation: the life, death, and return of wild American wolves


  • The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick’s dogs and their tale of rescue and redemption


  • Ten Million Aliens: a journey through the entire animal kingdom


  • The Story of Edgar Sawtelle


  • Becoming Wild: how animal cultures raise families, create beauty, and achieve peace


  • The Travelling Cat Chronicles


  • Brood


  • Dog On It