tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post2688670520372359877..comments2024-03-29T17:02:42.289-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel - Carl Safina Sam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-80649648594267221652021-09-19T15:06:12.755-05:002021-09-19T15:06:12.755-05:00I'm convinced of that. They are so emotionally...I'm convinced of that. They are so emotionally intuitive that it astounds me sometimes. You would like this book...a lot.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-28447585591492768222021-09-18T22:58:20.892-05:002021-09-18T22:58:20.892-05:00I am an animal nut hook, line, and sinker. Whether...I am an animal nut hook, line, and sinker. Whether they be elephants, dogs, or dolphins ... or whatever. Animals seem to think & feel much more than we ever give them credit for ... thecuecardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08870323589682197091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-49485448696147475632021-09-16T13:15:09.258-05:002021-09-16T13:15:09.258-05:00That Richard Powers novel sounds really good...new...That Richard Powers novel sounds really good...new to me, so I'll take a closer look at it. <br /><br />Human beings are tainted by ego and arrogance when it comes to our relationships with other animals. This book had some eye-opening things to say about that and our relationship with specific species. I think it should have been an important book, but I wonder if it turned out that way.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-29291841053446759352021-09-16T13:12:42.384-05:002021-09-16T13:12:42.384-05:00I'll really be curious to hear what reading th...I'll really be curious to hear what reading this one via an audiobook version is like. It's over 400 pages long, so it must be a pretty long audiobook. I hope you enjoy it.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-54437614609894074662021-09-16T13:11:49.804-05:002021-09-16T13:11:49.804-05:00I've always wondered about animals and just ho...I've always wondered about animals and just how aware they are of us and those around them, but this one of the better jobs of convincing me that humans are just way too arrogant to "get" animals.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-44096274720750333492021-09-16T12:23:36.285-05:002021-09-16T12:23:36.285-05:00This seems like a very important book, perhaps an ...This seems like a very important book, perhaps an antidote to human hubris. The world has much to communicate to us if we will only listen. This brings to mind Richard Powers' novel <i>Overstory</i> which dealt with the amazing interactive community of trees, also our ancient brothers.Dorothy Bordershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441731296027227394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-57871441936350511412021-09-16T09:24:24.898-05:002021-09-16T09:24:24.898-05:00This sounds so interesting! I can find any print o...This sounds so interesting! I can find any print or ebook copies at my library, but was happy to find the audio available through hoopla. Hope to listen soon.JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13691864361197071517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-8553523256203318362021-09-15T16:49:22.208-05:002021-09-15T16:49:22.208-05:00I might not have been interested in this a few yea...I might not have been interested in this a few years ago but something's changed and now I would be. I'll see if my library has it. Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06371069000185280668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-34206510057877511412021-09-15T12:36:34.219-05:002021-09-15T12:36:34.219-05:00I was much more a skeptic when I started this one,...I was much more a skeptic when I started this one, Jen, than I am now. I'm going to take a closer look at the site you recommend...thanks.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-67825137024269837042021-09-15T12:35:41.300-05:002021-09-15T12:35:41.300-05:00I really think this one will be right down your al...I really think this one will be right down your alley, Jeane. I'd love to know what you think of it because you read so many "animal books" on a regular basis.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-88084146948890142942021-09-15T12:34:58.984-05:002021-09-15T12:34:58.984-05:00Because this one is nonfiction, I found our treatm...Because this one is nonfiction, I found our treatment of some of these animals to be horrifying, especially when it comes to whales and dolphins. Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-25347721219171190522021-09-15T12:34:15.566-05:002021-09-15T12:34:15.566-05:00I enjoyed the sections on wolves and elephants, bu...I enjoyed the sections on wolves and elephants, but I was most touched by the one on whales...and most angered, too.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-36641078521922656562021-09-15T08:21:30.410-05:002021-09-15T08:21:30.410-05:00Examples of unusual animal friendships and birds, ...Examples of unusual animal friendships and birds, fish, and in one recent article, a bee that won't leave the human who saved it--has certainly increased my interest in this area. <a href="http://www.whitewolfpack.com/" rel="nofollow">White Wolf Pack</a> is one of my favorite animal sites. jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-12290251677331427072021-09-14T20:04:03.098-05:002021-09-14T20:04:03.098-05:00That sounds excellent, even better than I had imag...That sounds excellent, even better than I had imagined. I must bump this one up higher on my TBR list.Jeanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02270303640902731044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-84190854254893778332021-09-14T17:48:57.149-05:002021-09-14T17:48:57.149-05:00I love stories like this but, I worry whether if I...I love stories like this but, I worry whether if I need to worry about any terrible things happening to animals in this one? (Diane) Bibliophile By the Seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10519875632878992728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-56264022140960467102021-09-14T14:58:50.944-05:002021-09-14T14:58:50.944-05:00Wolves, whales and elephants. Sounds like a good r...Wolves, whales and elephants. Sounds like a good read to me. :)Lark https://www.blogger.com/profile/13777891312147377769noreply@blogger.com