Ashley Ward. The Social Lives of Animals: How Co-operation Conquered the Natural World. London, Profile Books Ltd, 2022.

Countering the view of nature as a fierce battle for survival, red in tooth and claw, biologist Ashley Ward focuses on the ways in which animals can be social and often altruistic. His studies take him to Kenya to observe the mothering instincts of lionesses; Trinidad, where vampire bats regurgitate blood to feed their hungry fellows; Nevada, where pinyon jays run creches; and the Azores, to swim with whales and dolphins.