Bibliograph

Cat among the pigeons, a riotous assembly of unrespectable African creatures, David Muirhead, Patricia de Villiers

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Label

Cat among the pigeons, a riotous assembly of unrespectable African creatures, David Muirhead, Patricia de Villiers

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Cat among the pigeons

Oclc number

1140074129

Responsibility statement

David Muirhead, Patricia de Villiers

Sub title

a riotous assembly of unrespectable African creatures

Summary

"Fall in love with the hilarious habits of African creatures you thought you knew and those you've never heard of. In an irreverent but loving treatise on the creatures of South Africa and beyond, David Muirhead features eccentric animal behaviors in his native home. Mixing folklore and legend with a heavy dose of science, Muirhead leaves no wart unexamined in these tales of unrespectable animals. A book for those delighted to discover what "pronking" means, or that for pythons, swallowing a porcupine whole is the easy part; it's afterwards when the anxiety really starts. Cat Among the Pigeons allows us to laugh our way to a reconnection with the creatures we co-evolved with, highlighting their importance to our collective past and precarious futures. A reminder in our increasingly urban world that the strange and fantastical still roam, crawl, wiggle, swim and soar through the terrestrial and aquatic world, ready to delight and surprise us"--, Provided by publisher

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