Kingdom of Play: What Ball-Bouncing Octopuses, Belly-Flopping Monkeys, and Mud-Sliding Elephants Reveal about Life Itself

by David Toomey

For readers of Inside of a Dog and The Soul of an Octopus, a fascinating, charming, and revelatory look at the science behind why animals play that shows how life--at its most fundamental level--is playful.

In Kingdom of Play, critically acclaimed science writer David Toomey takes us on a fast-paced and entertaining tour of playful animals and the scientists who study them. From octopuses on Australia's Great...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1982154462
• ISBN13: 9781982154462
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: Scribner Book Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.2"