| Authors: |
Conniff, Richard, 1951-
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| Material type: |
Book |
| Subject: |
Dangerous animals -- Anecdotes.
Animals -- Anecdotes.
Conniff, Richard,1951- -- Travel.
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| Language: |
English |
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New York : W.W. Norton, c2009. |
| Description: |
299 p. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780393068931 0393068935 |
| Notes: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [292]-299). |
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| Summary: |
Award-winning nature writer Richard Conniff takes the reader on a thrilling journey deep into the domains of strange--and often dangerous--animals. His many ill-advised forays include: pulling a huge snapping turtle out of a Louisiana bayou, tracking leopards with Kung San hunters in the Namibian desert, and flinging chicken carcasses into piranha-infested waters to check how quickly they disappear before diving in himself. |