Sunday, December 22, 2024

Ten of the best animal books

The Zoomer Book Club's Nathalie Atkinson tagged ten "tales about our furry and feathered friends [that] give new meaning to creature comforts and prove the animal-human bond is mutually beneficial." One title on the list:
What the Chicken Knows by Sy Montgomery

The American naturalist and author of the beloved non-fiction book Soul of an Octopus shares insight into the world’s most familiar bird, in part through the flock of personalities in her own backyard, detailing their long memories, for instance, and capacity for spatial learning. Based on a chapter from her 2010 Birdology, What the Chicken Knows has just been published in a charming gift-book format for the holidays.
Read about another entry on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue