human-animal relationships

A collection of true stories that examine the ways in which various animals react to humans in the course of their daily lives.

The author, a biologist, describes his relationship with a stray cat, through which he developed a love of animals for the first time, at the age of forty-five.

Jon Katz describes the experiences he and his dogs had as they adjusted to the newest member of their family, a two-year-old border collie named Devon.

Brenda Peterson describes the bond she has formed with animals throughout her life.

Draws from history, literature, science, sports, and personal experience to explore the bond between humans and horses.

Al Cambronne ventures with botanists, ecologists, frustrated farmers and foresters, overworked body-shop owners, camoclad hunters, and humble deer enthusiasts. Along the way he gives readers an insider's tour of America's deer-industrial complex--and makes a convincing case that yes, there really is such a thing. Cambronne examines our history with whitetails, pinpoints where our ecological problems began, and asks tough questions about what it will take to restore the balance we've disrupted.

In this elegant and thought-provoking memoir, the author traces her personal growth from undiagnosed autism, to the moment, as a young woman, when she entered a zoo and became immediately fascinated with the gorillas. By observing them and later working with them, Price-Hughes was finally able to connect to living beings in a way she had never previously experienced. More than a story of autism, Songs of the Gorilla Nation is a poignant, beautifully written exploration of the rich landscape of human emotions and the ways we learn to love.

Scottish writer Esther Woolfson details fascination with corvids, based on experiences with her own pet birds, which includes a rook named Chicken, a talking magpie, a baby crow, a starling, a parrot, and others.

Studies the relationship between humans and dogs, looking at what human behavior toward canines says about society, with a variety of stories showing dogs as heros, adventurers, and hearthkeepers, and an investigation into dog loss and the resulting experience of grief.