The 248 pages book was presented as the zenith of intellectual research on the matter of cetacean ethics. But even a superficial analysis shows the many, many flaws of a work as shallow as the enclosed bays it defends.
Two cetologists directly challenged the very idea of cetacean cognitive equality and high intelligence. Do their arguments hold water ?
Bateson's genius brought us many great concepts, but his take on dolphin language falls to a strange form of double bind.
Elephants blowing air in their trunk to produce vocalizations appear to be cute and funny to the Elephant Nature Park. But there's more to it than meets the eye.
Or why culture is not your friend when it comes to recognizing the cognitive equality of some species.