Many Things Under a Rock : The Mysteries of Octopuses Paperback / softback
by David Scheel
Paperback / softback
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'Scheel brings the world of the octopus vividly alive.
The best nature books do not just describe animals: they give us a sense of what it might be like to shape-shift ourselves and live in their skins.' Financial Times'Fascinating.
The deepest of octopus books' Peter Godfrey-Smith'Octopuses are deeply, gloriously weird...
The book abounds with wonders.' Kathleen Jamie, New Statesman'Mind-blowing and soul-expanding.' Sy Montgomery, author of The Soul of an Octopus_________________The octopus is a highly intelligent and deeply mysterious creature.
It can communicate in sophisticated ways, change colour and texture in a split second, and sense aspects of the world that we cannot. Marine biologist David Scheel's lifelong preoccupation with these animals has led to a career of groundbreaking research.
Here he shares his latest scientific understanding of octopuses and recounts his intrepid adventures with these charismatic creatures.
Many Things Under a Rock celebrates octopuses as complex emotional beings and reveals what they can teach us about ourselves.
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- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
- Publication Date:07/03/2024
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- ISBN:9781529392647
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In Stock - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:320 pages
- Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
- Publication Date:07/03/2024
- Category:
- ISBN:9781529392647