A Walk in the Animal Kingdom: Essays on Animals Wild and TameDiversion Books, 10 jun 2015 Animals are everywhere in our lives. We follow them into the wild, we invite them into our homes, they inhabit our dreams, mythologies, folklores, and popular cultures. What is this powerful bond? Why are we so fascinated with animals of every kind? And why has our relationship with them always been riddled with such complexity and contradiction? A Walk in the Animal Kingdom explores the world of animals with the inquisitiveness, depth, and gentle humor that readers across the globe have come to expect from the acclaimed author-artist team of Jerry Dennis and Glenn Wolff. The book is an inquiry into animals of the world, their astonishing diversity and abundance; their mating habits, defensive strategies, and other behaviors; their extraordinary senses of sight, hearing, and smell. It is also an exploration of our profound connection with them, from the joys they inspire and the fears they arouse, to their prominence in our lives as pets, team mascots, and embodiments of wild nature—and the paradox that allows us to battle to protect certain species while ignoring others that are disappearing at a rate perhaps unequaled in the history of our planet. Like the previous collaborations of Dennis and Wolff, A Walk in the Animal Kingdom is certain to become a classic among books about nature—its wonders, its complexities, and our place in it. |
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Party Animals and Other Beastly Symbols | |
The Naming of the Shrew | |
Cry Coyote | |
Two Lanes No Shoulders | |
Sleepy Time | |
Tracks in the Sand | |
Wide Sargasso | |
Rhapsody in Feathers | |
The Music of This Sphere | |
Weird | |
Animal Dads | |
Mates for Life | |
Wild Pets | |
Shakespeares Birds | |
A Murmuration of Starlings | |
From a Hilltop Looking Back | |
ANIMAL BEHAVIOR 12 The Best Defenses | |
Stings and Arrows | |
THE SENSES 22 My What Big Ears You Have | |
Get a Whiff of This | |
To See for Miles | |
Aging Gracefully | |
ANIMAL MYTHS AND LEGENDS 26 Call of the Mermaid | |
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