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008 081209s2009 nyu b 000 0deng
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020 $a0393068935 (hardcover)
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050 00 $aQL100$b.C66 2009
082 00 $a590$222
100 1 $aConniff, Richard,$d1951-
245 10 $aSwimming with piranhas at feeding time :$bmy life doing dumb stuff with animals /$cRichard Conniff.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bW.W. Norton,$cc2009.
300 $a299 p. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [292]-299).
505 0 $aWild dogs -- Life on the web -- The value of a good name -- Lemurs in love -- Oneness with nature -- Bluebloods -- The King of Pain -- Life list -- Ghosts in the grasslands -- The enemy within -- The monkey mind -- Hummers -- Tucking ptarmigans strictly prohibited -- Family politics -- A little sneaky sex -- Swamp thing -- Backyard wildlife -- On the track of the cat -- Every ant on Earth at your fingertips -- Jelly bellies -- All piranhas want is a nice piece of tail -- Intimate friends -- In the realm of virtual reality.
520 $aAward-winning nature writer Richard Conniff takes the reader on a thrilling journey deep in to the domains of strange--and often dangerous--animals. His many ill-advised forays include: pulling a huge snapping turtle out of a Louisiana bayou, tracking leopards with iKung San hunters in the Namibian desert, and flinging chicken carcasses into piranha-infested waters to check how quickly they disappear before diving in himself.
650 0 $aDangerous animals$vAnecdotes.
650 0 $aAnimals$vAnecdotes.
600 10 $aConniff, Richard,$d1951-$xTravel.