Animal Vegetable Criminal

What's to be done about a drunken elephant? A monkey caught mugging passers-by? A trespassing squirrel? Mary Roach delves into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet.'Delightful' Ed Yong, author of An Immense WorldFollow Mary Roach as she investigates laser scarecrows, robo-hawks, human-elephant conflict specialists and monkey impersonators. Travel to the bear-busy back alleys of Aspen, the gull-vandalized floral displays at the Vatican and leopard-terrorized hamlets in the Himalayas. In this fresh, funny and thoroughly researched book, dive into the weird and wonderful moments when humanity and wildlife bump up against one another.***AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2021'A provocative and engaging exploration of our evolving relationship with the rest of nature.' Guardian'Combining diligently researched scientific reporting with the sniggering wit of a stand-up comic... Animal Vegetable Criminal loves an eyebrow-raising anecdote.' The Times'An idiosyncratic tour with Roach as the wisecracking, ever-probing guide... My favorite moments, ultimately, weren't the funny ones, but those that reveal a bit of scientific poetry.' New York Times

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'A provocative and engaging exploration of our evolving relationship with the rest of nature.'
Guardian

Product details

• Authors: Mary Roach, Roach Mary
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9780861543649
• ISBN: 978-0-86154-364-9
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; NATURE / General, HUMOR / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, popular science, SCIENCE / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, natural history, Humour, Zoology & animal sciences, Biology, life sciences, Nature and the natural world: general interest, Zoology and animal sciences