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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.
“An inherently fascinating, impressively informative, and thoroughly entertaining read from first page to last” — Midwest Book Review
1. Intro 2. Orca 3. Springbok 4. Waterbuck 5. Firefly 6. Elephants 7. Bat-Eared Fox 8. Dragonfly 9. Banded Mongoose 10. Squirrel 11. Penguin 12.Wild dogs 13. Hadeda 14. Python 15. Vlei Rat 16. Cockroach 17. Spring Hare 18. Caracal 19. Cookoo 20. Vervet Monkeys 21. Rhino 22. Albatross 23. Lion 24. Marabou Stork 25. Golden Orb-web Spider 26. African Buffalo 27. Leopards 28. Lammergeier 29. Pangolin 30. Night Jar 31. Brown Hyena 32. Coelacanth 33. Gorilla 34. Gemsbok 35. Hedgehog 36. Wasps 37. Wildebeest 38. Gecko 39. Rain Frog 40.Aardvark 45. Honey Bee 46. Octopus 47. Dassie 48. Honey Badger 49. Hamerkop 50. Hippo 51. Klipspringer 52. Spotted Hyena 53. Secretary Bird 54. Otter 55. Praying Mantis 56. Warthog 57. Eland 58. Crow 59. Kingfisher 60. Dugong 61. Boomslang 62. Guinea Fowl 63. Barn Owl 64. Crocodiles 65. Mole Rats 66. Pelicans 67. Baboons 68. Porcupine 69. Egyptian goose 70. Zebra 71. Cheetah 72. Ground-hornbill 73. Dung beetle 74. Leatherback Turtle 75. Bats 76. Bushbabies 77. Chameleon 78. Seahorse. 79. Monitor Lizard 80. Giraffe 81. Flamingo 82. Black Jacketed Jackal 83. Ostrich 84. Seals