This is a fascinating read for any pet owners (or "pet staff" in the case of cats). It is even more thought-provoking if you have ever felt a special connection with one of your pets. As an aside, considering the author's pedigree, I think that his concept of "morphic resonance" should be taken seriously by the scientific establishment. Humans don't know all there is to know about the world. ( )

The catchy title caught my eye. In the end, this doesn't definitively answer any questions about the unique powers of animals. The author presents interesting anecdotes and relates them to animal research over the years which have indicated some kind of telepathy or precognition is going on. He also proposes that science needs to look more seriously into the powers of animals rather than askance and place them into a wider context of biology and evolution. More of a read to broaden one's mind about the potential of science to better understand animal behavior. ( )

Fascinating stuff with the weight of serious scientific inquiry relating the "paranormal" powers of animals--and people--to his theory of morphogenetic--morphic--fields. He suggests that animals exist within morphic fields that can be considered social fields and communicate telepathically and ancestrally within those fields. Also that a morphic field can be perceived as a kind of elastic band connecting animals to places--hence their remarkable ability to find their way home across unfamiliar territory and return to nesting areas despite shifting migratory routes. Morphic fields link animals to the objects of their intention and attention, enabling them to influence those objects. He also postulates that morphic fields evolve--considered the most controversial aspect of the theory. Obvious connections to Jungian archetypes, quantum theory, etc. ( )

Many of the stories are interesting. The book gets less and less so as you go along. ( )