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

by Rob Dunn

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 154160573X
• ISBN13: 9781541605732
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.5"