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Tamed & untamed : close encounters of the animal kind / Sy Montgomery, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas ; foreword by Vicki Constantine Croke.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2017]Description: xv, 204 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781603587556
  • 1603587551
Other title:
  • Tamed and untamed
Subject(s):
Contents:
Animals and people -- Animals as teachers and healers -- Your brain on pets -- Is ESP possible? -- Thunder -- Animal minds -- Octopus love -- Bushmeat -- Cecil the lion -- Discarded animals -- A Memorial Day tribute to war animals -- A failure to communicate -- Fear of the dark -- Fear of snakes -- The spirits among us -- Birds -- Birds rock the beat -- Puffin M -- Chicken indestructible -- Hawk migration -- Bubbles wrapped in feathers -- Dogs and cats -- Pets with disabilities -- Breeding dogs -- Tiny dogs -- How best to educate a dog -- Cat vandalism -- Cat tracker -- Sleeping dogs -- Feral cats and stray cats -- Death of a dog -- Wild animals -- Bears -- The "dog" we love to hate -- Great white sharks -- Feeding deer -- The lion -- Hyraxes -- Christmas ermine -- One mouse -- Pink dolphins -- Happy rats : playful, ticklish, optimistic -- Tiny animals -- Slugs -- Worms : lowly and exalted -- Amphibians -- Bumble, bee bappy, bee smart, bee safe! -- Water bears -- Animal abilities -- Abandoned acrobats -- What's in a name? -- In the snow -- Music for Animals -- Animals who imbibe -- Do animals dream? -- Window to the wild -- Different information -- Does anybody know what time it is? -- Octopus : the MENSA mollusk.
Summary: "Tamed and Untamed -- a collection of essays penned by two of the world's most celebrated animal writers, Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas -- explores the minds, lives, and mysteries of animals as diverse as snails, house cats, hawks, sharks, dogs, lions, and even octopuses. Drawing on stories of animals both wild and domestic, the two authors, also best friends, created this book to put humans back into the animal world. The more we learn about what other animals think and do, they explain, the more we understand ourselves as animals, too. Writes Montgomery, "The list of attributes once thought to be unique to our species -- from using tools to waging war -- is not only rapidly shrinking, but starting to sound less and less impressive when we compare them with other animals' powers." With humor, empathy, and introspection, Montgomery and Thomas look into the lives of all kinds of creatures -- from man's best friend to the great white shark -- and examine the ways we connect with our fellow species. Both authors have devoted their lives to sharing the animal kingdom's magic with others, and their combined wisdom is an indispensable contribution to the field of animal literature. The book contains a foreword by Vicki Constantine Croke, author of the bestseller"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Extraordinary new insights into the minds and lives of our fellow creatures from two of the world's top animal authors, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and Sy Montgomery.

A Mail on Sunday "Critic's Pick" Best Read of the Year

"In their writing and in their lives and in their remarkable friendship, Liz and Sy break down false barriers and carry us closer to our fellow creatures."--from the foreword by Vicki Constantine Croke, author of Elephant Company

Tamed and Untamed―a collection of essays penned by two of the world's most celebrated animal writers, Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas―explores the minds, lives, and mysteries of animals as diverse as snails, house cats, hawks, sharks, dogs, lions, and even octopuses.

Drawing on stories of animals both wild and domestic, the two authors, also best friends, created this book to put humans back into the animal world. The more we learn about what other animals think and do, they explain, the more we understand ourselves as animals, too. Writes Montgomery, "The list of attributes once thought to be unique to our species―from using tools to waging war―is not only rapidly shrinking, but starting to sound less and less impressive when we compare them with other animals' powers."

With humor, empathy, and introspection, Montgomery and Thomas look into the lives of all kinds of creatures―from man's best friend to the great white shark―and examine the ways we connect with our fellow species. Both authors have devoted their lives to sharing the animal kingdom's magic with others, and their combined wisdom is an indispensable contribution to the field of animal literature.

The book contains a foreword by Vicki Constantine Croke, author of the bestseller Elephant Company.

Includes index.

Animals and people -- Animals as teachers and healers -- Your brain on pets -- Is ESP possible? -- Thunder -- Animal minds -- Octopus love -- Bushmeat -- Cecil the lion -- Discarded animals -- A Memorial Day tribute to war animals -- A failure to communicate -- Fear of the dark -- Fear of snakes -- The spirits among us -- Birds -- Birds rock the beat -- Puffin M -- Chicken indestructible -- Hawk migration -- Bubbles wrapped in feathers -- Dogs and cats -- Pets with disabilities -- Breeding dogs -- Tiny dogs -- How best to educate a dog -- Cat vandalism -- Cat tracker -- Sleeping dogs -- Feral cats and stray cats -- Death of a dog -- Wild animals -- Bears -- The "dog" we love to hate -- Great white sharks -- Feeding deer -- The lion -- Hyraxes -- Christmas ermine -- One mouse -- Pink dolphins -- Happy rats : playful, ticklish, optimistic -- Tiny animals -- Slugs -- Worms : lowly and exalted -- Amphibians -- Bumble, bee bappy, bee smart, bee safe! -- Water bears -- Animal abilities -- Abandoned acrobats -- What's in a name? -- In the snow -- Music for Animals -- Animals who imbibe -- Do animals dream? -- Window to the wild -- Different information -- Does anybody know what time it is? -- Octopus : the MENSA mollusk.

"Tamed and Untamed -- a collection of essays penned by two of the world's most celebrated animal writers, Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas -- explores the minds, lives, and mysteries of animals as diverse as snails, house cats, hawks, sharks, dogs, lions, and even octopuses. Drawing on stories of animals both wild and domestic, the two authors, also best friends, created this book to put humans back into the animal world. The more we learn about what other animals think and do, they explain, the more we understand ourselves as animals, too. Writes Montgomery, "The list of attributes once thought to be unique to our species -- from using tools to waging war -- is not only rapidly shrinking, but starting to sound less and less impressive when we compare them with other animals' powers." With humor, empathy, and introspection, Montgomery and Thomas look into the lives of all kinds of creatures -- from man's best friend to the great white shark -- and examine the ways we connect with our fellow species. Both authors have devoted their lives to sharing the animal kingdom's magic with others, and their combined wisdom is an indispensable contribution to the field of animal literature. The book contains a foreword by Vicki Constantine Croke, author of the bestseller"-- Provided by publisher.

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