Animals Strike Curious Poses

Description:

Sixteen essays about individual animals, including wild (woolly mammoth, rhinoceros, starling, crocodile, gorilla, lion) and domesticated (housecat, racing pigeons, elephant, horses, goats), named and made famous by humans.

subjects: Miscellanea,  Famous animals,  Human-animal relationships,  Animals,  Essays (single author),  Animals, folklore,  New York Times reviewed,  Animals -- Folklore,  Human-animal relationships -- History,  Famous animals -- Miscellanea