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Does what it says on the tin, which needn't be a bad thing. I love Rundell's writing, it feels like a less schmaltzy but still unique and appreciative voice for animals and the environment, similar to Sy Montgomery. 1/?

The downside of the fuck around and find out model. By the time you've found out, it's difficult to fix...

Please, please tell me this charming myth has spawned some truly wonderful art through the years. Google images, don't let me down. 🙏🏻😍

Okay, now I have a serious hankering for a historical novel where a condemned criminal becomes a wolf-stalker to stave off punishment, only to find themselves empathizing with the plight of the hounded wolf. Any chance this exists? Someone write it, please?!🙏🏻

Hood ornament and security system. 😯

This is where the eco-socialism model comes in. Helps everyone.💁🏼‍♂️

Disconcerting. 🫣

Lemur ball. 🥹

All credit to the illustrator Talya Baldwin, if faced with the requirement to draw a lemur, I too would want to draw more than one. ☺️

Oh, and I bet fermenting really helps with the smell! 🫢🤢 This definitely goes in the category of food where one questions humans persistence in trying to make things edible.
How about leaving the poor shark alone and having some chips instead? 🤷🏼‍♂️🦈♥️

Holy fuck! Everybody loses their shit about the tortoises, why have I never heard about the FIVE HUNDRED YEAR OLD sharks??!! 😲

Wombat = badASS? 🍑🤭
Certainly not to be underestimated. 😏

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On Storygraph I noticed I had read 4 books they categorized as “Sad“. I clicked to see if Fredrik Backman was there (the only book this year that made me cry) It was not but some I would consider Depressing were. Thinking about words and meanings. Sad is not what I would call the tagged book. Depressing is though. Sad sort of feels a bit trite for the fact that we are destroying habitats/ killing animals to extinction.
What do you think of SAD

3/5⭐. I think I was hoping for something similar to the gorgeous Amy Stewart dangerous creatures books, and this just didn't in any way live up to those books. It is a great concept but much too thin on everything. Each "treasure" gets a couple of pages where she spins a fun fact or a personal antidote and it just all fell a bit flat for me.

Interesting if slight. Off to do a deep@dive into golden moles.

Interesting!!!

Beautiful, short, informative wake-up call to humans: realize the magnificence of creatures before it‘s too late! Did you know the only iridescent mammal is the golden model? Well, the mole doesn‘t either, they are blind! Nature is amazing, our world is a mystery and we are primed to destroy it all. Habitat destruction and historical treatment is touched upon in each animal profile. I loved it - highly recommend it to fans of World of Wonders.

I love learning about all sorts of animals especially the unique or rarer ones. Rundell does a great job at introducing us to many creatures and giving an overview of their history and personalities. I only wish the book would have been longer to get more depth and information about each animal.

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I was so happy to read most of this one snuggled up against my husband to easily share the fantastic facts about the range of animals included here. Rundell includes wombats, Greenland sharks, raccoons, giraffes, swifts, lemurs, hermit crabs, seals, bears, narwhals, crows, hares, wolves, hedgehogs, elephants, seahorses, pangolins, storks, spiders, bats, tuna & golden moles— encouraging humans to do their best to treasure these precious creatures.