The Call of the Honeyguide: What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life by Dunn, Rob
The Call of the Honeyguide: What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life by Dunn, Rob

The Call of the Honeyguide: What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life

How rethinking our relationships with other species can help us reimagine the future of humankind In the...
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SKU: 9781541605732
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Author: Rob Dunn
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Language: English
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The Call of the Honeyguide: What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life by Dunn, Rob

The Call of the Honeyguide: What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life

€45,88
The Call of the Honeyguide: What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life by Dunn, Rob

The Call of the Honeyguide: What Science Tells Us about How to Live Well with the Rest of Life

€45,88
Author: Rob Dunn
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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How rethinking our relationships with other species can help us reimagine the future of humankind

In the woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa, sometime deep in our species' past, something strange happened: a bird called out, not to warn others of human presence, but to call attention to herself. Having found a beehive, that bird--a honeyguide--sought human aid to break in. The behavior can seem almost miraculous: How would a bird come to think that people could help her? Isn't life simply bloodier than that?

As Rob Dunn argues in The Call of the Honeyguide, it isn't. Nature is red in tooth and claw, but in equal measure, life works together. Cells host even smaller life, wrapped in a web of mutual interdependence. Ants might go to war, but they also tend fungi, aphids, and even trees. And we humans work not just with honeyguides but with yeast, crops, and pets. Ecologists call these beneficial relationships mutualisms. And they might be the most important forces in the evolution of life.

We humans often act as though we are all alone, independent from the rest of life. As The Call of the Honeyguide shows, we are not. It is a call to action for a more beneficent, less lonely future.

Author: Rob Dunn
Publisher: Basic Books
Published: 08/26/2025
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Hardcover
Size: 9.50h x 6.25w x 1.21d
ISBN: 9781541605732

About the Author
Rob Dunn is professor in the Department of Applied Ecology and senior vice provost at North Carolina State University. He is the author of seven previous books, including A Natural History of the Future and Never Home Alone. He lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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