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A collection of essays from the author of "The Song Of The Dodo", giving his unique perspective on nature and the world around us.
Synopsis
From the award-winning author of "The Song of the Dodo" comes a collection of essays in which various weird and wonderful aspects of nature are examined. This book contains tales of vegetarian piranha fish, voiceless dogs, and a scientific search for the genes that threaten to destroy the cheetah.