Animal Vegetable Criminal : When Nature Breaks the Law EPUB

What's to be done about a drunken elephant? A monkey caught mugging passers-by? A trespassing squirrel? Mary Roach delves into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet.

';Delightful' Ed Yong, author of An Immense World

Follow Mary Roach as she investigates laser scarecrows, robo-hawks, human-elephant conflict specialists and monkey impersonators. Travel to the bear-busy back alleys of Aspen, the gull-vandalized floral displays at the Vatican and leopard-terrorized hamlets in the Himalayas. In this fresh, funny and thoroughly researched book, dive into the weird and wonderful moments when humanity and wildlife bump up against one another.

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AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF 2021

';A provocative and engaging exploration of our evolving relationship with the rest of nature.' Guardian

';Combining diligently researched scientific reporting with the sniggering wit of a stand-up comic Animal Vegetable Criminal loves an eyebrow-raising anecdote.' The Times

';An idiosyncratic tour with Roach as the wisecracking, ever-probing guide My favorite moments, ultimately, weren't the funny ones, but those that reveal a bit of scientific poetry.' New York Times