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  • Non-fiction
  • 2024

The internet of animals

discovering the collective intelligence of life on Earth

Martin Wikelski

Keith Gaddis

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"All we need to do is give animals a voice and our perception of the world could change forever. That's what author Martin Wikelski and his team of scientists believe, and this book shares their story for the first time. As they tag animals around the world with minuscule tracking devices, they link their movements to The International Space Station, which taps into the 'internet of animals': an astonishing network of information made up of thousands of animals communicating with each other and their environments. Called the International Cooperation for Animal Research Using Space, or ICARUS, this phenomenal project is poised to change our world. Down on the ground, Wikelski describes animals' sixth sense first-hand. Farm animals become restless when earthquakes are imminent. Animals on the African plains sense when poachers are on the move. Frigatebirds in South America depart before hurricanes arrive."--

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Title Statement The internet of animals: discovering the collective intelligence of life on Earth / Martin Wikelski ; foreword by Keith Gaddis.
Author Wikelski, Martin
Additional Contributors Gaddis, Keith
Publication Vancouver, BC: Greystone Books,[2024]©2024
Extent of Item xi, 244 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
ISBN 9781771649599 (hardcover)
Other Number pr07385243
General Notes Includes index.
Summary "All we need to do is give animals a voice and our perception of the world could change forever. That's what author Martin Wikelski and his team of scientists believe, and this book shares their story for the first time. As they tag animals around the world with minuscule tracking devices, they link their movements to The International Space Station, which taps into the 'internet of animals': an astonishing network of information made up of thousands of animals communicating with each other and their environments. Called the International Cooperation for Animal Research Using Space, or ICARUS, this phenomenal project is poised to change our world. Down on the ground, Wikelski describes animals' sixth sense first-hand. Farm animals become restless when earthquakes are imminent. Animals on the African plains sense when poachers are on the move. Frigatebirds in South America depart before hurricanes arrive."--
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By Topic Animal intelligence
Animal marking
By Name ICARUS (Project)
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