For over a century, scientists have tested and puzzled over one of nature’s most enchanting mysteries: the uncanny ability of animals to find their way home across impossible distances. Impossible Journeys is the first book to weave these extraordinary experiments together with unforgettable true stories — from wartime messenger dogs to cats who crossed continents, from cows reunited with calves to lifelong bonds between animals themselves.

Dr. Richard Sugg argues that the missing piece in our understanding is not a hidden sense of smell or magnetic compass, but something far more human: love. This emotional bond — between animal and home, owner and pet, or animal and animal — can drive breathtaking feats of endurance, navigation, and devotion that science has yet to explain.

From the real-life legend of Lassie to modern-day tales stranger than fiction, Impossible Journeys will appeal to anyone who has loved an animal, wondered at nature’s mysteries, or thrilled to true adventure. It is a book that transcends boundaries — uniting pet lovers, science readers, and fans of inspiring real-life stories — and it offers rich potential for global translation and adaptation.

With its blend of science, wonder, and heart, Impossible Journeys belongs on the same shelf as H is for Hawk, The Hidden Life of Trees, and The Soul of an Octopus — books that remind us how much we still have to learn about the living world and the bonds that sustain it.