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Four Fifths a Grizzly: A New Perspective on Nature That Just Might Save Us All

Four Fifths a Grizzly: A New Perspective on Nature That Just Might Save Us All

Chadwick, Douglas

Hardcover

Environmental StudiesNature WritingZoology

Publisher Price: $27.95

ISBN10: 1952338018
ISBN13: 9781952338014
Publisher: Patagonia
Published: Jun 15 2021
Pages: 256
Weight: 1.55
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.06 Depth: 8.35
Language: English
Awards: Benjamin Franklin Award, Benjamin Franklin Award

What do you think of when you think of Nature?


Prolific author and National Geographic writer Doug Chadwick's fresh look at human's place in the natural world. In his accessible and engaging style, Chadwick approaches the subject from a scientific angle, with the underlying message that from the perspective of DNA humans are not all that different from any other creature. He begins by showing the surprisingly close relationship between human DNA and that of grizzly bears, with whom we share 80 percent of our DNA. We are 60 percent similar to a salmon, 40 percent the same as many insects, and 24 percent of our genes match those of a wine grape. He reflects on the value of exposure to nature on human biochemistry and mentality, that we are not that far removed from our ancestors who lived closer to nature. He highlights examples of animals using human traits, such as tools and play. He ends the book with two examples of the healing benefits of turning closer to nature: island biogeography and the Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative.

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