How to Speak Whale

'Dr. Doolittle wanted to speak to the animals, and many attempts to communicate with non-humans have involved trying to teach them to speak English. The frontier is in meeting other animals where they are, how they live, and for us to understand them by learning their modes of communication. In How to Speak Whale, Tom Mustill takes us farther, much farther, than Dr. Doolittle ever imagined. And he does it with humility and sensitivity that befits the subject' Carl Safina, New York Times-bestselling author of Song for the Blue Ocean and Beyond Words 'We are on the verge of a revolution in communicating with these smart, social, otherworldly leviathans. Tom Mustill's riveting reports from the cutting edge of science set my heart pounding! How to Speak Whale is one of the most exciting and hopeful books I have read in ages' Sy Montgomery, New York Times-bestselling author of The Soul of an Octopus 'Through his highly personal journey and discussions with experts, Tom Mustill conveys the richness of whale song and communication. Most of all we gain immense respect for these giants of the ocean' Frans de Waal, author of Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist 'Mustill guides the reader right to the edge of what we know (and don't know) about how whales and other non-human animals talk to one another. A lively and informative read that heralds what could be the golden age of animal communication' Jonathan Slaght, author of Owls of the Eastern Ice 'This is a scary, important and brilliant book ... Mustill's adventures into the inner space occupied by these watery aliens are by turns enthralling and revealing. And he's not afraid to ask ... if we do get to translate 'whale', will we like what they've got to say?' Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan, and Albert & the Whale