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Are animals trying to tell us somethingand have we been too distracted to notice?

It started with a hummingbird dive-bombing Amelia Thomas over her morning coffee, and a pair of piglets who just wouldn’t stay put. Soon Amelia, journalist and new farmer, begins to question the communications of the creatures all around her: her pigs, her dogs, the pheasant family inhabiting her wood, her ‘difficult’ big red horse; even the earwigs in the farm’s dark, damp corners. Are they all just animals reacting instinctually to the world around themor are they trying to communicate something deeper?

Driven by lifelong curiosity, Amelia embarks on a journey to uncover what animals truly seek to say to humans. On the way, along with ground-breaking chimps and circumspect octopuses, she’ll meet an extraordinary cast of experts, from animal behaviourists and anthrozoologists to trackers and psychologists, and even explore the surprising insights of pet psychics, A.I. researchers, and animal mindfulness practitioners. Each perspective offers a new layer of understanding about the subtle, complex ways animals connect with usand will deepen our appreciation for every creature with whom we share our planet.

In What Sheep Think About the Weather, Amelia chronicles her sometimes difficult discoveries with humour, heart, and awe. More than just a memoir, this book is a call to listennot only to the animals we love but to the untamed world around us. What if the answers to some of humanity’s greatest questions have been whispered to us all along?