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Author Berger, Joel.

Title The better to eat you with : fear in the animal world / Joel Berger.

Publication Info. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2008.

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 Moore Stacks  QL785.27 .B47 2008    Available  ---
Description xii, 305 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-292) and index.
Contents The wolf is at the door - who's afraid? -- The shy giant of the forest -- A tropical primate in Alaska -- Emissaries of a dying epoch -- Subarctic shadows -- To know thy enemy -- Among the naive -- A tiger east of the sun -- A continent of virgins and recent ghosts -- On being caribou and musk ox -- Islands of ice and innocence -- Changing the rules of engagement -- Nomads of the Gobi -- The silent cats of Patagonia -- A credibility conundrum -- Different sides of the Darwinian divide -- Of fear and culture.
Summary Can naive animals avoid extinction when they encounter reintroduced carnivores? To what extent is fear culturally transmitted? And how can a better understanding of current predator-prey behavior help demystify past extinctions and inform future conservation? The Better to Eat You With is the chronicle of Berger's search for answers. From Yellowstone's elk and wolves to rhinos living with African lions and moose coexisting with tigers and bears in Asia, Berger tracks cultures of fear in animals across continents and climates, engaging readers with a stimulating combination of natural history, personal experience, and conservation.
Subject Fear in animals.
Fear in animals.
ISBN 9780226043630 cloth alkaline paper
0226043630 cloth alkaline paper