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Exploring the hyperconnected social networks that have spread across animal communities worldwide.
An animal version of social media where science and narrative coexist
A book exploring the hyper-connected social networks that permeate animal societies around the world, from Australia and Asia to Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
It contains vivid testimonies and insights from researchers who have studied the social networks of animals in the wild around the world for over 20 years.
The behavior of numerous animals, including primates, birds, giraffes, elephants, kangaroos, Tasmanian devils, whales, bats, grassland crickets, and manta rays, is explained in the context of connections and relationships, and told in a captivating storytelling style.
Author Lee Allen Dugakin, an animal behaviorist and evolutionary biologist, introduces a new field of study by uncovering animal social networks that existed long before the advent of human social media.
Drawing on the latest research in animal behavior, evolution, computer science, psychology, anthropology, genetics, and neurobiology, this book examines the networks of food, reproduction, power, safety, movement, communication, culture, and health formed in animal societies. It can be considered an animal version of social networking services where science and narrative coexist.
Beyond the instinct for survival, a fascinating network of animals connected by friendship, cooperation, and sharing unfolds.
Behind all these behaviors—a vampire bat spitting out blood to a hungry friend, an elephant pilfering crops, a dolphin foraging for food for its human friend, a giraffe caring for its friend's baby—there is a complex and elaborate 'network of relationships' hidden.
This book questions the long-held belief that “only humans form relationships, form societies, and live through networks,” and asks us to reexamine the meaning of all the relationships we form.
Reviews include “A book that combines an accessible style with solid science” ([Wall Street Journal]), “20 nonfiction and popular science books to look forward to in 2024” ([New Scientist]), “A truly delightful book about animal social networks” ([Nature]), “A fascinating and readable must-buy” ([Library Journal]), “A fascinating exploration of the interconnectedness of the animal world” ([Kirkus Reviews]), and “A sparkling insight!” ([New York Times Book Review]).
An animal version of social media where science and narrative coexist
A book exploring the hyper-connected social networks that permeate animal societies around the world, from Australia and Asia to Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
It contains vivid testimonies and insights from researchers who have studied the social networks of animals in the wild around the world for over 20 years.
The behavior of numerous animals, including primates, birds, giraffes, elephants, kangaroos, Tasmanian devils, whales, bats, grassland crickets, and manta rays, is explained in the context of connections and relationships, and told in a captivating storytelling style.
Author Lee Allen Dugakin, an animal behaviorist and evolutionary biologist, introduces a new field of study by uncovering animal social networks that existed long before the advent of human social media.
Drawing on the latest research in animal behavior, evolution, computer science, psychology, anthropology, genetics, and neurobiology, this book examines the networks of food, reproduction, power, safety, movement, communication, culture, and health formed in animal societies. It can be considered an animal version of social networking services where science and narrative coexist.
Beyond the instinct for survival, a fascinating network of animals connected by friendship, cooperation, and sharing unfolds.
Behind all these behaviors—a vampire bat spitting out blood to a hungry friend, an elephant pilfering crops, a dolphin foraging for food for its human friend, a giraffe caring for its friend's baby—there is a complex and elaborate 'network of relationships' hidden.
This book questions the long-held belief that “only humans form relationships, form societies, and live through networks,” and asks us to reexamine the meaning of all the relationships we form.
Reviews include “A book that combines an accessible style with solid science” ([Wall Street Journal]), “20 nonfiction and popular science books to look forward to in 2024” ([New Scientist]), “A truly delightful book about animal social networks” ([Nature]), “A fascinating and readable must-buy” ([Library Journal]), “A fascinating exploration of the interconnectedness of the animal world” ([Kirkus Reviews]), and “A sparkling insight!” ([New York Times Book Review]).
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Recommended Reading: A Social Narrative of Beings Living Between Connection and Disconnection, Center and Edge, Trust and Boundaries_Lee Jeong-mo
Introduction: A thrilling journey exploring animal social networks.
Chapter 1: Networked Animals
The Rhesus Macaques of Cayo Santiago: Social Networks and the Secrets of Survival
Social bonds and mating strategies of the long-tailed manakin
Tiny Dancers of the Rainforest: Sociality and Survival Strategies of Manakins
Solidarity After the Storm: Reconstructing Social Networks
Chapter 2: Strong Bonds
The Evolution of Social Networks: A Convergence of Animal Behavior and Network Analysis
Citizen Science Unlocks the Secrets of the Parrot Network
The Effect of Egalitarian Networks on Rock Hyrax Lifespan
The Hidden Society of Manta Rays: The Secrets of Underwater Networks and Betweenness Centrality
Social Networks in Vervet Monkeys: The Correlation Between Power, Play, and Grooming
Chapter 3: Food Networks
Small World Under the Sea: Dolphins Sending Signals
The Secret Network of Vampire Bats
The social connections of predatory elephants
In Search of the Feeder: Survival Strategies of the Black-capped Tit
Networks from the Sea: Collaboration Between Humans and Dolphins
Chapter 4: Breeding Networks
Giraffe Social Solidarity: Childcare Network
Beyond Natural Selection: Social Flexibility in the Mexican Ginny
Hunting for Food and Power Struggles: The Secret Behind Kangaroo Society
Chapter 5 Power Networks
Pukeko's Power Game: Co-Spawning and Social Networks
Secret Competition in the Grasslands: The Crickets' Power Struggle
The Survival Rules of Smart Goats
Barbary Macaques and Power Networks: The Key to Survival in the Bitter Cold
Chapter 6 Safety Network
How Mice Cope with Disaster
The Secret of Survival: Waking Marmots from Their Winter Sleep
The alarm sounded in the Masai Mara
A surprising connection discovered in the mouse brain
Chapter 7 Mobile Networks
Leadership Above: The Collective Intelligence of the Dove
Valley of the Wild Monkeys: Will You Be a Fan or a Leader?
Breakups are also a strategy? The way monkeys divide into groups.
Decide your fate with a single flap of your wings
Chapter 8 Communication Networks
The Language of Gestures: Decoding Chimpanzee Gestures
Dancing bees, beckoning chimpanzees
The Secret Network of Bees
The Song and Social Networks of the Silver-Eyed Tit
Chapter 9 Cultural Network
Information Transmission Methods of Japanese Macaques and Crows, Cultural Transmitters
Tool Use and Cultural Diffusion in Bottlenose Dolphins
Tail-Slapping Hunting: The Story of Cultural Transmission by Whales
Cultural Innovations of the Parks: Learning and Spreading Through Social Networks
Evolving Networks: Chimpanzee Tool Use and Cultural Transmission
Chapter 10 Health Network
A Journey of Microbes: The Baboon Microbiome
The Intimate Connection Between Lemur Grooming Networks and the Microbiome
Indirect interactions between badgers and cattle through faecal networks
Tasmanian devils in crisis: animal social networks and the spread of infectious cancer.
Concluding Remarks: Witnessing the Complexly Connected World of Animal Social Networks and Their Evolution
Acknowledgements
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Introduction: A thrilling journey exploring animal social networks.
Chapter 1: Networked Animals
The Rhesus Macaques of Cayo Santiago: Social Networks and the Secrets of Survival
Social bonds and mating strategies of the long-tailed manakin
Tiny Dancers of the Rainforest: Sociality and Survival Strategies of Manakins
Solidarity After the Storm: Reconstructing Social Networks
Chapter 2: Strong Bonds
The Evolution of Social Networks: A Convergence of Animal Behavior and Network Analysis
Citizen Science Unlocks the Secrets of the Parrot Network
The Effect of Egalitarian Networks on Rock Hyrax Lifespan
The Hidden Society of Manta Rays: The Secrets of Underwater Networks and Betweenness Centrality
Social Networks in Vervet Monkeys: The Correlation Between Power, Play, and Grooming
Chapter 3: Food Networks
Small World Under the Sea: Dolphins Sending Signals
The Secret Network of Vampire Bats
The social connections of predatory elephants
In Search of the Feeder: Survival Strategies of the Black-capped Tit
Networks from the Sea: Collaboration Between Humans and Dolphins
Chapter 4: Breeding Networks
Giraffe Social Solidarity: Childcare Network
Beyond Natural Selection: Social Flexibility in the Mexican Ginny
Hunting for Food and Power Struggles: The Secret Behind Kangaroo Society
Chapter 5 Power Networks
Pukeko's Power Game: Co-Spawning and Social Networks
Secret Competition in the Grasslands: The Crickets' Power Struggle
The Survival Rules of Smart Goats
Barbary Macaques and Power Networks: The Key to Survival in the Bitter Cold
Chapter 6 Safety Network
How Mice Cope with Disaster
The Secret of Survival: Waking Marmots from Their Winter Sleep
The alarm sounded in the Masai Mara
A surprising connection discovered in the mouse brain
Chapter 7 Mobile Networks
Leadership Above: The Collective Intelligence of the Dove
Valley of the Wild Monkeys: Will You Be a Fan or a Leader?
Breakups are also a strategy? The way monkeys divide into groups.
Decide your fate with a single flap of your wings
Chapter 8 Communication Networks
The Language of Gestures: Decoding Chimpanzee Gestures
Dancing bees, beckoning chimpanzees
The Secret Network of Bees
The Song and Social Networks of the Silver-Eyed Tit
Chapter 9 Cultural Network
Information Transmission Methods of Japanese Macaques and Crows, Cultural Transmitters
Tool Use and Cultural Diffusion in Bottlenose Dolphins
Tail-Slapping Hunting: The Story of Cultural Transmission by Whales
Cultural Innovations of the Parks: Learning and Spreading Through Social Networks
Evolving Networks: Chimpanzee Tool Use and Cultural Transmission
Chapter 10 Health Network
A Journey of Microbes: The Baboon Microbiome
The Intimate Connection Between Lemur Grooming Networks and the Microbiome
Indirect interactions between badgers and cattle through faecal networks
Tasmanian devils in crisis: animal social networks and the spread of infectious cancer.
Concluding Remarks: Witnessing the Complexly Connected World of Animal Social Networks and Their Evolution
Acknowledgements
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It was only about three months after Hurricane Maria that the shock began to subside.
Brent heard several stories from Danny Phillips and other field assistants who had returned to the island, and began to think seriously about the social networks of the rhesus macaques again.
The gist of the story they told was that “the monkeys are acting strangely.”
When Brent asked what was strange, everyone on site unanimously agreed that the monkeys seemed to be more friendly with each other than before.
--- p.34
Perryman speculated that, although not certain, juvenile stingrays are less mobile than adults, so once they settle into a "beauty salon" or "coral reef restaurant," they are unlikely to leave easily, and thus likely serve as a hub.
Conversely, females who had been pregnant at least once during the study period had the lowest betweenness centrality scores.
Perryman said.
“Pregnant females seemed to prefer to associate with a small number of other females and to avoid males.
“Because the male follows the pregnant female and harasses her until she lays her eggs and can resume her role as a partner.” --- p.59
Vampire bats obtain blood in two ways.
One is to fly stealthily and attach itself to a defenseless cow, and the other is to ask another bat to vomit blood.
Oddly enough, such requests are sometimes granted.
And this practice of begging other bats for good blood requires cooperation in the form of reciprocal altruism.
--- p.74
Chiyo and her colleagues found that if a young male within a faction has a close friend who is an older predatory elephant, he is more likely to become a predator himself.
This meant that young predator elephants were learning skills from older, more experienced elephants.
Considering the spear wound in Adam's side, this seems a very credible judgment.
--- p.84
When a dolphin spots a school of mullet, it arches its back and slaps its head or tail on the sea surface to signal the fishermen, who can then quickly cast their tarapa nets and catch a large number of mullet.
At this time, the school of mullet try to avoid the net, get entangled with each other, and run away in confusion, often unknowingly swimming into the mouths of dolphins.
This creates a perfect situation where both humans and dolphins benefit.
--- p.88
In any case, every individual they observed was willing to join a network that utilized the alarm calls of other species.
Participating in a network that included species that frequently sent warning sounds was particularly advantageous for survival.
The more species that send out warning sounds, the better other species that overhear them will be able to recognize danger.
In network communities, wiretapping can bring huge rewards.
--- p.147
When a bee returns from foraging, it dances to convey information about the food source it has just visited.
For example, if a bee dances at a 40-degree angle as it climbs vertically along the hive frame, this means that there is a food source 40 degrees from the hive in relation to the sun.
Also, if the dancing time in a certain section of the figure 8 dance is longer, it means that the resource is further away.
For example, if you dance for about 0.07 seconds longer, the resource will be about 100 meters further away from the hive.
--- p.175
The crowd effect was dramatic.
Each time a chimpanzee who didn't know how to make a sponge was in the audience, the odds of learning how to make a moss sponge increased 15-fold.
That is, after the second observation, the probability of learning the moss sponge crafting technique increased by 30 times.
The experience of being a spectator had a profound effect on the chimpanzees' learning, and the effect was particularly strong with repeated observations.
--- p.213
But we now know that many animals operate within networked societies for activities such as foraging, mating, power, security, movement, communication, and cultural transmission.
Therefore, we must consider whether we need to develop new ways to measure the direct and indirect costs and benefits of specific animal behaviors, and what cognitive strategies or abilities we should explore to understand animals' networked worlds.
Brent heard several stories from Danny Phillips and other field assistants who had returned to the island, and began to think seriously about the social networks of the rhesus macaques again.
The gist of the story they told was that “the monkeys are acting strangely.”
When Brent asked what was strange, everyone on site unanimously agreed that the monkeys seemed to be more friendly with each other than before.
--- p.34
Perryman speculated that, although not certain, juvenile stingrays are less mobile than adults, so once they settle into a "beauty salon" or "coral reef restaurant," they are unlikely to leave easily, and thus likely serve as a hub.
Conversely, females who had been pregnant at least once during the study period had the lowest betweenness centrality scores.
Perryman said.
“Pregnant females seemed to prefer to associate with a small number of other females and to avoid males.
“Because the male follows the pregnant female and harasses her until she lays her eggs and can resume her role as a partner.” --- p.59
Vampire bats obtain blood in two ways.
One is to fly stealthily and attach itself to a defenseless cow, and the other is to ask another bat to vomit blood.
Oddly enough, such requests are sometimes granted.
And this practice of begging other bats for good blood requires cooperation in the form of reciprocal altruism.
--- p.74
Chiyo and her colleagues found that if a young male within a faction has a close friend who is an older predatory elephant, he is more likely to become a predator himself.
This meant that young predator elephants were learning skills from older, more experienced elephants.
Considering the spear wound in Adam's side, this seems a very credible judgment.
--- p.84
When a dolphin spots a school of mullet, it arches its back and slaps its head or tail on the sea surface to signal the fishermen, who can then quickly cast their tarapa nets and catch a large number of mullet.
At this time, the school of mullet try to avoid the net, get entangled with each other, and run away in confusion, often unknowingly swimming into the mouths of dolphins.
This creates a perfect situation where both humans and dolphins benefit.
--- p.88
In any case, every individual they observed was willing to join a network that utilized the alarm calls of other species.
Participating in a network that included species that frequently sent warning sounds was particularly advantageous for survival.
The more species that send out warning sounds, the better other species that overhear them will be able to recognize danger.
In network communities, wiretapping can bring huge rewards.
--- p.147
When a bee returns from foraging, it dances to convey information about the food source it has just visited.
For example, if a bee dances at a 40-degree angle as it climbs vertically along the hive frame, this means that there is a food source 40 degrees from the hive in relation to the sun.
Also, if the dancing time in a certain section of the figure 8 dance is longer, it means that the resource is further away.
For example, if you dance for about 0.07 seconds longer, the resource will be about 100 meters further away from the hive.
--- p.175
The crowd effect was dramatic.
Each time a chimpanzee who didn't know how to make a sponge was in the audience, the odds of learning how to make a moss sponge increased 15-fold.
That is, after the second observation, the probability of learning the moss sponge crafting technique increased by 30 times.
The experience of being a spectator had a profound effect on the chimpanzees' learning, and the effect was particularly strong with repeated observations.
--- p.213
But we now know that many animals operate within networked societies for activities such as foraging, mating, power, security, movement, communication, and cultural transmission.
Therefore, we must consider whether we need to develop new ways to measure the direct and indirect costs and benefits of specific animal behaviors, and what cognitive strategies or abilities we should explore to understand animals' networked worlds.
--- p.244
Publisher's Review
'Animal version of SNS': Looking at relationships reveals society!
From the jungle to the ocean, tracing the "network" of animal societies.
Humans are often said to be 'relationship-forming beings'.
We use social media to communicate, collaborate at work or school, and form emotional bonds with friends and family.
But what if these behaviors aren't limited to humans? What if animals without smartphones or Facebook are "connecting" with even greater subtlety and sophistication than humans? When a chimpanzee shares food, when distant dolphins exchange signals, when a baby elephant lets out a cry—all of these behaviors are not mere instincts, but rather sophisticated relationships.
"The Social Network of Animals" is a story about the amazing social connectivity of the animal world, unraveled through years of research by the author, an evolutionary biologist and behavioral ecologist.
Through scientific research and heartwarming narratives, it shows how various animals, including chimpanzees, dolphins, bats, Tasmanian devils, and elephants, remember each other, exchange information, and sometimes connect emotionally.
We have only seen the animal world as a stage for survival where we eat and are eaten.
But this book is different.
The author uses various network theories to fascinatingly explain how animals care for their neighbors, maintain long-term social bonds, and sometimes even empathize and cooperate.
Animal behavior is not simply instinct, but a history of relationships and social strategies.
It's not about 'who is stronger',
Who is connected to whom?
"Animal Social Networks" scientifically explores the social relationships of various animals, revealing the "connected structure" of the animal world that we were unaware of.
This book is not a simple "animal behavior observation book," but a humanistic animal education book that traces the patterns of emotional bonds, empathy, memory, and cooperation between animals with different ecological characteristics and social structures.
Based on scientific data, yet unpretentious and natural, this book asks readers questions beyond animal behavior through a new lens: the science of relationships.
“Are we and they really that different?”
Just as ‘connections’ and ‘networks’ spread information and influence in human society, the same is true in the animal world.
The book explains this perspective through network theory.
For example, in a troop of rhesus monkeys, the individual with the most connections to other monkeys determines the group's safety, rather than the strongest individual.
In a herd of elephants, an experienced leader designs survival strategies through memory.
Bats have a complex 'social exchange network' where they share food with close friends.
This book shows that the center of a group is not necessarily the 'leader'.
As we follow these interesting cases, we find ourselves confronted with questions that touch on the structure of human society.
“Does a leader always have to lead from the front?”
“What power do old relationships have within a group?”
“Who is the best at spreading information?”
In keeping with today's contemporary demands for bioethics and animal welfare, this book presents animals not as "instinctive survival machines," but as beings who remember, connect, and even share emotions.
Animals also form societies, share information, and sometimes show consideration and cooperation.
Now, we must read their world with new eyes.
Humans and Animals Connected by a Common Social Language
Animals have networks too.
They know who to reach out to first and who has the most information.
Sometimes they are jealous or exclusionary, and other times they maintain friendships for a long time.
And all of these complex flows take place within an invisible network.
"Animal Social Network" reveals that animals possess many of the qualities we've long believed to be unique to humans—understanding, empathy, cooperation, memory—and prompts a renewed reflection on the relationship between humans and nature.
What patterns do all our relationships follow? And how connected are we to life within nature? This book ultimately revisits the theme of "relationships."
As the Wall Street Journal put it, “I was connected to this book, and so will you.” This book will change our perspective and make us re-examine all our relationships.
“Life is ultimately about who you know,” says New Scientist about the book.
Nature asserts that “humans aren’t the only ones with complex social networks,” and Scientific American notes that “the study of animal networks is evolving with incredible precision, to the point where we’re numbering bees.”
This book will help you move beyond a human-centric perspective and face the emotions and sociality of animals.
Networking isn't just a cliche for 21st-century social media users.
Many animal species, perhaps most, network quite well without Facebook, X, or smartphones.
Dear readers, I connected with this book, and so will you.
_The Wall Street Journal
Our understanding of animal society is expanding at an ever-increasing pace.
Evolutionary biologist Dugakin shows that whether you're a giraffe or a Tasmanian devil, life ultimately comes down to who you know.
_New Scientist
It's time to cross another one off the list of 'what makes humans special,' says the author.
His delightful book shows that animals, too, have complex social networks, using a variety of species from around the world.
Now, studies of animal networks are being conducted with a level of precision we cannot even imagine.
_《Nature》
This fascinating and readable book provides the most fascinating and thorough account of animal behavior ever written.
And many of them show remarkable similarities to humans.
This is a must-buy book.
_《Library Journal》
A fascinating exploration of the interconnectedness of the animal world.
The belief that only humans create complex social networks has long been part of human supremacy, but we were wrong.
_《Kirkus Review》
Over the past two decades, social network analysis has revolutionized our understanding of animal societies.
By studying the flow of information within animal groups, animal behaviorists have discovered that elaborate social networks permeate the natural world.
Social network theory confirms that complex social dynamics are not unique to humans, to the point that researchers have to number bees.
_《Scientific American》
From the jungle to the ocean, tracing the "network" of animal societies.
Humans are often said to be 'relationship-forming beings'.
We use social media to communicate, collaborate at work or school, and form emotional bonds with friends and family.
But what if these behaviors aren't limited to humans? What if animals without smartphones or Facebook are "connecting" with even greater subtlety and sophistication than humans? When a chimpanzee shares food, when distant dolphins exchange signals, when a baby elephant lets out a cry—all of these behaviors are not mere instincts, but rather sophisticated relationships.
"The Social Network of Animals" is a story about the amazing social connectivity of the animal world, unraveled through years of research by the author, an evolutionary biologist and behavioral ecologist.
Through scientific research and heartwarming narratives, it shows how various animals, including chimpanzees, dolphins, bats, Tasmanian devils, and elephants, remember each other, exchange information, and sometimes connect emotionally.
We have only seen the animal world as a stage for survival where we eat and are eaten.
But this book is different.
The author uses various network theories to fascinatingly explain how animals care for their neighbors, maintain long-term social bonds, and sometimes even empathize and cooperate.
Animal behavior is not simply instinct, but a history of relationships and social strategies.
It's not about 'who is stronger',
Who is connected to whom?
"Animal Social Networks" scientifically explores the social relationships of various animals, revealing the "connected structure" of the animal world that we were unaware of.
This book is not a simple "animal behavior observation book," but a humanistic animal education book that traces the patterns of emotional bonds, empathy, memory, and cooperation between animals with different ecological characteristics and social structures.
Based on scientific data, yet unpretentious and natural, this book asks readers questions beyond animal behavior through a new lens: the science of relationships.
“Are we and they really that different?”
Just as ‘connections’ and ‘networks’ spread information and influence in human society, the same is true in the animal world.
The book explains this perspective through network theory.
For example, in a troop of rhesus monkeys, the individual with the most connections to other monkeys determines the group's safety, rather than the strongest individual.
In a herd of elephants, an experienced leader designs survival strategies through memory.
Bats have a complex 'social exchange network' where they share food with close friends.
This book shows that the center of a group is not necessarily the 'leader'.
As we follow these interesting cases, we find ourselves confronted with questions that touch on the structure of human society.
“Does a leader always have to lead from the front?”
“What power do old relationships have within a group?”
“Who is the best at spreading information?”
In keeping with today's contemporary demands for bioethics and animal welfare, this book presents animals not as "instinctive survival machines," but as beings who remember, connect, and even share emotions.
Animals also form societies, share information, and sometimes show consideration and cooperation.
Now, we must read their world with new eyes.
Humans and Animals Connected by a Common Social Language
Animals have networks too.
They know who to reach out to first and who has the most information.
Sometimes they are jealous or exclusionary, and other times they maintain friendships for a long time.
And all of these complex flows take place within an invisible network.
"Animal Social Network" reveals that animals possess many of the qualities we've long believed to be unique to humans—understanding, empathy, cooperation, memory—and prompts a renewed reflection on the relationship between humans and nature.
What patterns do all our relationships follow? And how connected are we to life within nature? This book ultimately revisits the theme of "relationships."
As the Wall Street Journal put it, “I was connected to this book, and so will you.” This book will change our perspective and make us re-examine all our relationships.
“Life is ultimately about who you know,” says New Scientist about the book.
Nature asserts that “humans aren’t the only ones with complex social networks,” and Scientific American notes that “the study of animal networks is evolving with incredible precision, to the point where we’re numbering bees.”
This book will help you move beyond a human-centric perspective and face the emotions and sociality of animals.
Networking isn't just a cliche for 21st-century social media users.
Many animal species, perhaps most, network quite well without Facebook, X, or smartphones.
Dear readers, I connected with this book, and so will you.
_The Wall Street Journal
Our understanding of animal society is expanding at an ever-increasing pace.
Evolutionary biologist Dugakin shows that whether you're a giraffe or a Tasmanian devil, life ultimately comes down to who you know.
_New Scientist
It's time to cross another one off the list of 'what makes humans special,' says the author.
His delightful book shows that animals, too, have complex social networks, using a variety of species from around the world.
Now, studies of animal networks are being conducted with a level of precision we cannot even imagine.
_《Nature》
This fascinating and readable book provides the most fascinating and thorough account of animal behavior ever written.
And many of them show remarkable similarities to humans.
This is a must-buy book.
_《Library Journal》
A fascinating exploration of the interconnectedness of the animal world.
The belief that only humans create complex social networks has long been part of human supremacy, but we were wrong.
_《Kirkus Review》
Over the past two decades, social network analysis has revolutionized our understanding of animal societies.
By studying the flow of information within animal groups, animal behaviorists have discovered that elaborate social networks permeate the natural world.
Social network theory confirms that complex social dynamics are not unique to humans, to the point that researchers have to number bees.
_《Scientific American》
GOODS SPECIFICS
- Date of issue: June 20, 2025
- Page count, weight, size: 270 pages | 152*225*20mm
- ISBN13: 9791163639558
- ISBN10: 1163639559
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