Bats Sing, Mice Giggle: The Surprising Science of Animals' Inner Lives, (Hardcover)

from Jennisis

When I started reading Bats Sing, Mice Giggle, I think that I anticipated something along the lines of Bill Bryson's "A Short History of Nearly Everything" about the science of Animal Behavior and Neurobiology. I was quite excited about the topic, as animal behavior is quite fascinating. However,...

from Sean191

Informative, fun and accessible for a wide range of readers. Authors Shanor and Kanwal offer a look at some interesting research being carried out regarding our animal neighbors. While some of what they offer was old news to me, other nuggets were fresh and interesting. Peppered throughout are an...

from TheDivineOomba

I finished this book awhile ago. I was expecting a book more animal lives and emotions, instead, the book was much more how an animal reacts, rather than why. It was interesting, and I learned a few things. This book I think could have been much better if the authors stuck to one or two topics. T...

from 4daisies

I was disappointed in this book. With a title so playful as Bat's Sing, Mice Giggle, The Surprising Science of Animals' Inner Lives, I was expecting a more "heartwarming" approach to teaching the reader the science of these mysterious phenomenons. It was just too heavy handed on the science side ...

from NellieMc

This book seemed to be caught in a quandary. The two authors are well-credentialed scientists and I had the feeling that they were torn. They wanted to write a book geared toward a wide audience -- people who are curious about animals, nature, and the increasingly confusing differentiation betwee...