Books
Unlikely Friendships - 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom: signed by author
- Item Number
- 172
- Estimated Value
- 50 USD
- Sold
- 105 USD to Wagriff
- Number of Bids
- 16 - Bid History
Item Description
Written by National Geographic magazine senior writer Jennifer Holland, Unlikely Friendships documents one heartwarming tale after another of animals who, with nothing else in common, bond in the most unexpected ways. A cat and a bird. A mare and a fawn. An elephant and a sheep. A snake and a hamster. The well-documented stories of Koko the gorilla and All Ball the kitten; and the hippo Owen and the tortoise Mzee. And almost inexplicable stories of predators befriending prey - an Indian leopard slips into a village every night to sleep with a calf; a lionness mothers a baby oryx. Ms. Holland narrates the details and arc of each story, and also offers insights into why and how the young leopard, probably motherless, sought maternal comfort with the calf, and how a baby oryx inspired the same mothering instinct in the lionness. These are the most amazing friendships between species, collected from around the world and documented in a selection of full-color candid photographs.
Item Special Note
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Donated By:
Jennifer S. Holland
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