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A review by savaging
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed Yong
5.0
A beautiful book about the bounty of animal sensory experiences. Yong is one of my favorite science writers -- he describes other beings clearly and with enthusiasm, but doesn't get carried away beyond what can be scrupulously shown through research.
I was a little bit disappointed with the sort of mild reformist advocacy at the end of the book. Red-spectrum street lights are nice, but doesn't the mass die-off of nearly all species demand some bigger changes? But still, sure, change the street lights and read this book.
I was a little bit disappointed with the sort of mild reformist advocacy at the end of the book. Red-spectrum street lights are nice, but doesn't the mass die-off of nearly all species demand some bigger changes? But still, sure, change the street lights and read this book.