The Soul of an Octopus : A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness

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  • Orion Book Award (2016)
  • National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction (2015)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Science & Technology (2015)
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The Soul of an Octopus : A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness

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ISBN: 9781451697728
Authors: Sy Montgomery
Date of Publication: 2016-04-05
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Biographies & Memoirs, Nature, Science
Goodreads rating: 3.93
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In pursuit of the wild, solitary, predatory octopus, popular naturalist Sy Montgomery has practiced true immersion journalism. From New England aquarium tanks to the reefs of French Polynesia and the Gulf of Mexico, she has befriended octopuses with strikingly different personalities—gentle Athena, assertive Octavia, curious Kali, and joyful Karma. Each creature shows her cleverness in myriad ways: escaping enclosures like an orangutan; jetting water to bounce balls; and endlessly tricking companions with multiple “sleights of hand” to get food.Scientists have only recently accepted the intelligence of dogs, birds, and chimpanzees but now are watching octopuses solve problems and are trying to decipher the meaning of the animal’s color-changing techniques. With her “joyful passion for these intelligent and fascinating creatures” (Library Journal Editors’ Spring Pick), Montgomery chronicles the growing appreciation of this mollusk as she tells a unique love story. By turns funny, entertaining, touching, and profound, The Soul of an Octopus reveals what octopuses can teach us about the meeting of two very different minds.
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