Arik Kershenbaum is a zoologist and Associate Professor at Girton College, University of Cambridge. He studies vocal communication in a wide range of species, including wolves, gibbons, and dolphins, both to understand their behaviour, and to develop novel conservation tools for monitoring critically endangered species. He is the author of the popular science books, "Why Animals Talk" (Penguin, 2024) and, "The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy" (Penguin 2020).