Der Ruf der rosa Delfine

MONTGOMERY, S.:
Der Ruf der rosa Delfine
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Hamburg 2020, HC., 272 pages, illustrations. What are the secrets that these clever mammals reveal us about the threatened Amazon? With her bestselling book »The soul of an octopus,« Sy Montgomery has catapulted herself into the premier league of science writers, also in Germany. Octopods are not the only beasts that excite our naturalist and author—she has risked her life and limb for many fascinating creatures, including Amazon river dolphin. She has traveled to the Amazon Delta four times to track them down, was bitten by fierce ants, shared quarters with spiders and swam with piranhas. And it has quickly become clear to her: you cannot understand pink dolphin if you do not know how they have evolved and what role they play in the rainforest ecosystem—there are numerous myths surrounding »botos,« local people worship them as much as they fear them. Montgomery meets all her characters at eye level: the »indigenas,« who are in a constant struggle for survival, researchers who have dedicated their lives to studying the Amazon Delta and last but not least the animals and plants that inhabit the region. Her passion for nature is contagious—and more relevant than ever amidst rising climate disasters. In German.
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Language German