Wild Rituals, Caitlin OConnell
Wild Rituals, Caitlin OConnell
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Wild Rituals
10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us About Connection, Community, and Ourselves

Author: Caitlin O'Connell

Narrator: Suehyla El-Attar

Unabridged: 6 hr 41 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/12/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

Wild Rituals explores how embracing the rituals of the animal kingdom can make us more connected to ourselves, nature, and others.

Behavioral ecologist and world-renowned elephant scientist Caitlin O'Connell dives into the rituals of elephants, apes, zebras, rhinos, lions, whales, flamingos, and many more.

This fascinating read helps us better understand how we are similar to wild animals, and encourages us to find healing, self-awareness, community, and self-reinvention.Filled with fascinating stories on 10 different animal ritualsFeatures original full-color photos, from the Caribbean to the African savannahDemonstrates the profound way we are similar to the wild creatures who captivate usWild Rituals journeys into the desert, tundra, and rainforest to reveal the importance of rituals and how they can help us find a simpler, more meaningful way of living.

In a culture of technology where we find ourselves living at a greater distance from nature and each other, this remarkable book taps into the unspoken languages of creatures around the world.Caitlin O'Connell is a Harvard assistant professor and award-winning author who spent more than 30 years studying animals in the wild.Makes a great gift for anyone curious about nature, animals, and how humans compare to and interact with bothAdd it to the shelf with books like Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel by Carl Safina; Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal; The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion—Surprising Observations of a Hidden World by Peter Wohlleben; and The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nursebookie on January 17, 2021

Dr. Caitlin O'Connell from Harvard Medical School is a world renowned expert on animal communication, and has written what I feel is a very timely book about what we need right now during this pandemic and those are the 10 lessons that animals can teach us about ourselves, our community and our conn......more

Goodreads review by John on November 23, 2021

This was a tough one to review. I buzzed through it and quite enjoyed it, but I’m not sure it gave me exactly what I was looking for, maybe my expectations were too high? The author – a behavioural ecologist who has studied elephants and other wildlife populations - writes very well, her descriptions......more

Goodreads review by Gerri on December 20, 2021

Enjoyable read. Underlying theme is that we're not so different after all from other animals - so many rituals found in nature have strong parallels in our own lives. This book helps build a stronger kinship with the animal kingdom.......more

Goodreads review by Bekah on August 29, 2021

Highly recommend this book! I learned so much from this!......more

Goodreads review by Linda on December 12, 2021

After losing my Dad, in July 2021, I found it difficult to focus. As a return to normalcy I gifted myself this treasure, Wild Rituals. We, all of us, human & nonhuman animals are deserving of our place on this Earth. We are more connected by our common ground & Wild Rituals as evolutionary processes......more