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Your new book is called The Great Animal Orchestra. Why orchestra?
When all the creatures in a given habitat vocalise together, they have to find their own bandwidth in order to be heard. After all, if they are vocal critters, their ability to vocalise determines their survival. These creatures are singing in niches; amphibians have their niche, birds have theirs and insects have theirs. They are vocalising together in a sort of proto-musical orchestra.
So human…
