The Secret Social Lives of Reptiles av J. Sean (Graduate Director University of South Florida) Doody, Vladimir (University of Tennessee Knoxville) Din

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<p><b>Covering diverse species from garter snakes to Komodo dragons, this book delves into the evolutionary origins and fascinating details of the mysterious social lives of reptiles.</b></p><p>Reptiles have been too often dismissed as dull animals with tiny brains and simple, "asocial" lives. In reality, reptiles engage in a remarkable diversity of complex social behavior. They can live in families; communicate with one another while still in the egg; and hunt, feed, migrate, court, mate, nest, and hatch in groups. In <i>The Secret Social Lives of Reptiles</i>, J. Sean Doody, Vladimir Dinets, and Gordon M. Burghardt¿three of the world''s leading experts on reptiles¿bring together a wave of new research with a synthesis of classic studies to produce the only authoritative look at the social behaviors of the most provocative animals on the planet. </p><p>The book covers turtles, lizards, snakes, crocodilians, and the enigmatic tuatara. Enhanced with dozens of images, it takes readers th