The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery is a naturalist, documentary scriptwriter, and the author of thirty-one acclaimed nonfiction books for adults and children, including The Hummingbirds' Gift, the National Book Award finalist The Soul of an Octopus, and the New York Times bestseller The Good Good Pig.
Popular biologist Sy Montgomery has practiced genuine immersion journalism in search of the wild, solitary, predatory octopus. She has befriended octopuses with a wide range of characteristics, from New England aquarium tanks to the reefs of French Polynesia and the Gulf of Mexico—gentle Athena, aggressive Octavia, inquiring Kali, and cheerful Karma. Each creature demonstrates her cunning in a variety of ways, including fleeing enclosures like an orangutan, shooting water to bounce balls, and endlessly fooling partners with various "sleights of hand" to gain food.
Scientists have only recently accepted the intelligence of dogs, birds, and chimps, but they are now studying octopuses to interpret the meaning of the animal's color-changing tactics. Montgomery traces the growing admiration for this mollusc while telling a unique love tale with her "joyful devotion for these brilliant and fascinating creatures" (Library Journal Editors' Spring Pick). The Soul of an Octopus is a hilarious, fascinating, emotional, and insightful look at what octopuses can teach us about the meeting of two very different brains.
Author: Sy Montgomery
Link to buy: https://www.amazon.com/Soul-Octopus-Surprising-Exploration-Consciousness/dp/1451697724/
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