Beastly : a new history of animals and us
Carew, Keggie2023
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In a Polish forest a young woman befriends a boar. An Englishman sets up home with two beavers in Saskatchewan. A zoologist watches a fish make a conscious decision. Darwin finds the evidence for evolution in the backyards of pigeon fanciers. The entire population of Croatia anxiously awaits the arrival of a single stork. Animals have shaped our lives, our land, our civilisation, and they will shape our future. Yet as our impact on the world and the animals we share it with increases, there has never been a greater urgency to understand this foundational relationship. Beastly is the 40,000-year story of animals and humans as it has never been captured before, seen eye-to-eye and claw-to-hand through those humans who have stepped into the myriad worlds of our animal relatives. Our relationship with animals has always been paradoxical, but the greatest paradox may yet be this: diversity of life can heal ecosystems. Animals - if given the chance - could save us.
Main title:
Beastly : a new history of animals and us / Keggie Carew.
Author:
Carew, Keggie, author
Imprint:
Edinburgh : Canongate, 2023.©2023
Collation:
xvi, 368 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
Contents:
Wild thingGod damnThe animal withinDumbDam nationIf you kill it, you have to eat it1It's the environment, stupidIf you kill it, you have to eat it2DamnedGolden joinery.
ISBN:
9781786896902 (hbk)9781786896902
Dewey class:
590
Language:
English
BRN:
543126
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Animals | 590 CAR | Available |