The Secret Language of Animals: A Guide to Remarkable Behavior

Book Description

Unlock the secrets behind the behavior of the world’s most fascinating creatures? from the Adélie penguin to the plains zebra to the giant panda?in this wonderfully written, beautifully illustrated book.

In The Secret Language of Animals, biologist Janine Benyus takes us inside the animal kingdom and shows us the whys and the hows behind the distinctive behavior of creatures great and small in their natural environments.

Divided geographically into five sections?Africa, Asia, North America, the oceans, and the poles?the book examines and describes the behavior, body language, and patterns of communication of 20 different animals: the gorilla, lion, African elephant, plains zebra, black rhinoceros, giraffe, ostrich, greater flamingo, Nile crocodile, giant panda, peacock, Komodo monitor, bottlenose dolphin, California sea lion, gray wolf, bald eagle, sandhill crane, beluga whale, polar bear, and Adélie penguin.

For each animal, Benyus describes and explains basic behaviors (locomotion, feeding, drinking, bathing, grooming, sleeping), communication behavior (greeting, social play, group defense, conflict, aggression/submission, fighting, courtship, copulation), and parenting behavior (birth, care and feeding, teaching, communal care).

The book is illustrated throughout with tender yet precise line drawings that beckon us to the animals and vividly capture everything from changing facial expressions to nurturing postures to playful and aggressive interactions. The text, too, is both intimate and informative, allowing for a deep connection with, and a great admiration for, each one of the animals.

中文：

书名：动物的秘密语言：非凡行为指南

解开世界上最迷人生物行为背后的秘密？从阿德利企鹅到平原斑马再到大熊猫？在这本文笔精美、插图精美的书中。

在……里面 动物的秘密语言生物学家Janine Benyus带我们进入动物王国，向我们展示了为什么和如何在自然环境中大小生物的独特行为背后。

按地理位置分为五个部分：非洲、亚洲、北美、海洋和极地？这本书考察并描述了20种不同动物的行为、肢体语言和交流模式：大猩猩、狮子、非洲象、平原斑马、黑犀牛、长颈鹿、鸵鸟、大火烈鸟、尼罗河鳄鱼、大熊猫、孔雀、科莫多监视器、宽吻海豚、加州海狮、灰狼、白头鹰、沙丘鹤、白鲸、北极熊和阿德利企鹅。

对于每种动物，Benyus描述和解释了基本行为(运动、进食、饮水、洗澡、打扮、睡觉)、交流行为(问候、社交游戏、集体防御、冲突、攻击/屈服、打斗、求偶、交配)以及育儿行为(生育、照料和喂养、教学、公共照料)。

这本书从头到尾都用柔和而精确的线条图画向我们招手，向动物招手，生动地捕捉到从改变面部表情到养成姿势再到嬉戏和咄咄逼人的互动的一切。文本也是亲密和信息丰富的，允许与每一种动物建立深刻的联系，并对每一种动物表示极大的钦佩。