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Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us About Connection, Community, and Ourselves Hardcover – January 12, 2021

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Wild Rituals explores how embracing the rituals of the animal kingdom can make us more connected to ourselves, nature, and others.

Behavioral ecologist and world-renowned elephant scientist Caitlin O'Connell dives into the rituals of elephants, apes, zebras, rhinos, lions, whales, flamingos, and many more.

This fascinating read helps us better understand how we are similar to wild animals, and encourages us to find healing, self-awareness, community, and self-reinvention.

• Filled with fascinating stories on 10 different animal rituals
• Features original full-color photos, from the Caribbean to the African savannah
• Demonstrates the profound way we are similar to the wild creatures who captivate us

Wild Rituals journeys into the desert, tundra, and rainforest to reveal the importance of rituals and how they can help us find a simpler, more meaningful way of living.

In a culture of technology where we find ourselves living at a greater distance from nature and each other, this remarkable book taps into the unspoken languages of creatures around the world.

• Caitlin O'Connell is on the faculty at Harvard Medical School and an award-winning author who spent more than 30 years studying animals in the wild.
• Makes a great gift for anyone curious about nature, animals, and how humans compare to and interact with both
• Add it to the shelf with books like Beyond Words: What Animals Think and Feel by Carl Safina; Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are? by Frans de Waal; The Inner Life of Animals: Love, Grief, and Compassion—Surprising Observations of a Hidden World by Peter Wohlleben; and The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery.
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Customers find the book engaging and informative. They appreciate the author's work with elephants and their powerful connections.

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Customers enjoy the writing style. They find it entertaining, heartfelt, and organized. The book is described as a light and relaxing read.

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ABSOLUTELY fascinating and captivating book!
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ABSOLUTELY fascinating and captivating book!
From someone who has spent a lifetime connecting and dedicating my life to several animal species, I am absolutely delighted to read this book! I additionally love that the writing is entertaining, heartfelt, eloquently written and organized, well researched for a nerd like me...a page-turner!Dr. O'Connell's lifetime dedication to studying the ritual habits of animals, endless hours of patient observation, and evident scientific research, make this book a MUST read! I welcome this read even more during these pandemic times, an absolutely motivating book to my soul, a validation of my feelings. I recommend this book as a motivator, a guide, a "feel good" anytime book, one that we can open on any chapter.Thank you, Dr. O'Connell!And now this means I am going to want to get ALL of her books!
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  • Dan Streck
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Important Book That Will Change The Way You Look At The World
    Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2021
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    I think that this book is important in two ways. First, it provides a coherent overview to how our animal neighbors use ritual and how those rituals cut across species, to include humans. Second, the book places ritual into context and highlights the importance of ritual to social order and mental and emotional health. Reading this book has made me more mindful of the importance of these rituals in maintaining relationships and health. Performance of those rituals has been degraded by modern life, which tends to isolate us, and this book is a reminder that rituals provide value and must be maintained with intention. This is a beautifully written book, liberally illustrated with examples and anecdotes from O'Connell's long career as a scientist and elephant researcher. Highly recommended.
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  • Carolina Dratva
    5.0 out of 5 stars ABSOLUTELY fascinating and captivating book!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2021
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    From someone who has spent a lifetime connecting and dedicating my life to several animal species, I am absolutely delighted to read this book! I additionally love that the writing is entertaining, heartfelt, eloquently written and organized, well researched for a nerd like me...a page-turner!

    Dr. O'Connell's lifetime dedication to studying the ritual habits of animals, endless hours of patient observation, and evident scientific research, make this book a MUST read! I welcome this read even more during these pandemic times, an absolutely motivating book to my soul, a validation of my feelings. I recommend this book as a motivator, a guide, a "feel good" anytime book, one that we can open on any chapter.

    Thank you, Dr. O'Connell!

    And now this means I am going to want to get ALL of her books!
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    ABSOLUTELY fascinating and captivating book!

    Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2021
    From someone who has spent a lifetime connecting and dedicating my life to several animal species, I am absolutely delighted to read this book! I additionally love that the writing is entertaining, heartfelt, eloquently written and organized, well researched for a nerd like me...a page-turner!

    Dr. O'Connell's lifetime dedication to studying the ritual habits of animals, endless hours of patient observation, and evident scientific research, make this book a MUST read! I welcome this read even more during these pandemic times, an absolutely motivating book to my soul, a validation of my feelings. I recommend this book as a motivator, a guide, a "feel good" anytime book, one that we can open on any chapter.

    Thank you, Dr. O'Connell!

    And now this means I am going to want to get ALL of her books!
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  • Monica May
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful, soothing read
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    I recently read this as part of a book club and found it to be a wonderful, soothing read--much needed right now. This made me want to read more about animals, a topic I haven't delved into before, and I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a light and relaxing read, which also gives you a different perspective on human behavior.
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  • Journeyto100km
    4.0 out of 5 stars Learning from animals everyday!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2021
    WILD RITUALS by Caitlin O’Connell

    First of all, I want to crush on this lady for a moment!! Dr. Caitlin O’Connell is a world renowned elephant scientist, she’s on the faculty at Harvard Medical School, she’s had an award winning Smithsonian documentary featuring her work… yeah… Just wow! Growing up I was obsessed with Jane Goodall and her studies. Did you know I was a vet tech before going into nursing school? This book reminded me of my deep deep love of animals and our necessary connection to them. 10 lessons animals can teach us about connection, community, and ourselves is what the world needs right now. Take a look at your behavior through the lens of an animal scientist. You’ll see that we’re not that different in rituals.

    Animals are funny. They display outlandish behaviors to get a mates attention, nest, burrow, and even sh** themselves to show affection. By seeing some of the behaviors that birds display for a mate, it may closely remind you of bathroom selfies, gym selfies, and bringing flowers to a significant other. Many animals mate for life, while others have one night stands and continue playing the field their whole lives. There’s no judgement in the animal kingdom. The common thread among species including our own, is the power of the collective. Singled out we may be prey, but together we can make big changes in our own ecosystems and harbor a healthy community.

    This book was so healing. It just put a direct injection of love straight to my heart. I highly recommend this for any animal lover, Nat Geo watcher, or science nerd. It’s extremely fascinating and heartfelt. O’Connell writes with passion, and a true love and understanding of not only the animal world, but the human world.
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  • Tina Seelig
    5.0 out of 5 stars Eye opening and inspiring!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2021
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    I love this book. Caitlin O'Connell gives us a front row seat to her work with wild animals, and helps us understand what we can learn from their rituals. I particularly appreciated reading about her work with elephants, and their powerful connections. In this time when we are so disconnected, this book really spoke to me and gave me hope.
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  • Josh Eckels
    5.0 out of 5 stars Understanding the behavior of humans and other animals
    Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2021
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    A great tour of animal behavior and engaging stories, and a reminder of how much humans have in common.
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  • Nurse_bookie
    5.0 out of 5 stars A fascinating must read
    Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2021
    Dr. Caitlin O'Connell from Harvard Medical School is a world renowned expert on animal communication, and has written what I feel is a very timely book about what we need right now during this pandemic and those are the 10 lessons that animals can teach us about ourselves, our community and our connection with nature.

    This book was completely fascinating and really eye opening for me - it taught me a lot about understanding our similarities with the animal kingdom and use that learned knowledge that science and neuropsychology brings to improve ourselves, encourage healing, find self-awareness and connect better with each other - whether be our colleagues, friends, our family.

    This is seriously a very captivating read from how we mindfully greet one another - offering a smile, making eye contact, these are what fosters and generate positive relationships among each other. By reading this book and learning about 10 focused life lessons, we can make for a better and healthier relationship. This is a beautifully written book that all of us must read.

    I highly recommend this book - this will also make for a great gift for those in leadership positions, professionals, and those who work in public sectors. This was simply amazing.
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  • Kaycee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2021
    Reading this book during the pandemic has made me realize how many important rituals we are missing - smiles are hard to detect with masks on, group activities are difficult. I’m looking forward to getting back to a time when we can make the connections described in the book. I have a feeling I will look at some of the things we do in a new light. I love the way the author drew so many parallels between rituals found in the animal world and our own common behaviors. I will definitely be more conscious of behaviors important to daily life and our relationship to the world around us. An engrossing read that renews our connection to nature. Highly recommended!
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