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“The Cabaret of Plants brings to life a community of proactive, animal-defying, communicating plants that unfurl and dance across every page: carnivores engulfing insect prey with sinister jaws, orchids mimicking female insects to dupe male insects into mating with them, and arums that raise their own internal temperature to attract pollinating midges. Together, this ‘cabaret’ has the power to change our view of plants as passive objects; above all it gives them personality, and raises an age-old conundrum of whether or not plants can be said to be intelligent. Mabey’s message is that plants are not passive, or victims; rather they are vital, autonomous beings: listening to them is important for our co-existence.” Read more...
Chris Thorogood, Biologist
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