The Homing Instinct: Meaning and Mystery in Animal Migration

A captivating exploration of the homing instinct in animals, and what it means for human happiness and survival, from the celebrated naturalist and author of Mind of the Raven, Why We Run, and Life Everlasting.

Acclaimed scientist and author Bernd Heinrich has returned every year since boyhood to a beloved patch of western Maine woods. What is the biology in humans of this deep—in—the—bones pull toward a particular place, and how is it related to animal homing?

Heinrich explores the fascinati...