Supernavigators
Exploring the Wonders of How Animals Find Their Way

Psst! Wanna learn about the birds and the bees? Or, at least, about how these animals—and many others, from dung beetles to human beings—find their way around? If so, read on... because that is the subject of David Barrie's lively science popularization, Supernavigators. You will learn a lot from thi......more

Navigation. Wie orientieren sich Tiere in der Welt? Warum können Vögel bis zu 9.000 Kilometer von A nach B und über den Ozean fliegen und dabei exakt dort ankommen, wo sie hinwollten? Haben sie einen inneren Kompass, orientieren sie sich am Magnetfeld oder am Himmelsbild? Diese Fragen klärt David Ba......more

There are few non-human animal mental feats harder for us to comprehend than navigation. And so, there are few better ways to contemplate how little we know of how other species experience the world than through reading about navigational feats of pigeons, dung beetles and salmon. Barrie brings plen......more

Supernavigators: Exploring the Wonders of How Animals Find Their Way by David Barrie documents the research uncovering fascinating insights on the navigation of animals, especially insects and birds. Although Barrie does mention larger animals, like crocodiles and elephants, he admits their navigati......more

I found it disappointing overall. I was so excited for this book after hearing the speaker interviewed (and taking call in questions too) on NPR. But the book probably spent 2/3 of its pages on insects. The majority of the remainder was on birds. Now I understand that those bugs and birds are the "s......more