The Deal With Animals with Marika S. Bell

111. December Special! What a Chicken Knows...with Author, Sy Montgomery

Marika S. Bell Season 2 Episode 111

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A delightful exploration of chickens as intelligent and complex creatures, prompting us to reconsider our perceptions of these common animals.

December Special! with Author Sy Montgomery Transcript

Guest: Sy Montgomery is a celebrated naturalist, author, and adventurer whose work has taken her to some of the wildest places on Earth. The Boston Globe described her as "Part Indiana Jones and Part Emily Dickenson". With 38 books to her name, including The Soul of an Octopus, The Good Good Pig, and now, What a Chicken Knows,  Montgomery has won numerous awards for her writing. She continues to inspire readers of all ages by exploring the profound connections between humans and animals at a critical moment for our planet's future.

Book Recommendations:  Exodus: Book 2-The Bible by Someone who was there?
(I don't think you need a link for this one) But her reason for choosing this one is apropos.

Other Links:

What a Chicken Knows by Sy Montgomery
Animal Liberation by Peter Singer


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Sy Montgomery
thanks to all the strides that Jane Goodall has made since 1960, in ethology, the study of animal behavior, it is now understood that it's essential. To understand each animal as an individual

Marika
this is the deal with animals. I'm Marika Bell, anthrozoologist, CPDT dog trainer, and an animal myself. This is a podcast about the connection and interaction between humans and other animals.

Marika (3)
Welcome back to the deal with animals! today. We're thrilled to have the remarkable Sy Montgomery with us. A true adventure naturalist, and one of the most curious and compassionate voices in the world of animal literature. Known for her fearless approach to exploring the animal kingdom.

Sy has traveled to some of the most remote and wild places on earth. Diving with octopus tracking tigers in India, and be funding, all sorts of interesting animals, all to understand their complex lives.

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