InanirreverentbutlovingtreatiseonthecreaturesofSouthAfricaandbeyond,DavidMuirheadfeatureseccentricanimalbehaviorsinhisnativehome.Mixingfolkloreandlegendwithaheavydoseofscience,Muirheadleavesnowartunexaminedinthesetalesofunrespectableanimals.Abookforthosedelightedtodiscoverwhat“pronking“means,orthatforpythons,swallowingaporcupinewholeistheeasypart;it’safterwardswhentheanxietyreallystarts.CatAmongthePigeonsallowsustolaughourwaytoareconnectionwiththecreaturesweco-evolvedwith,highlightingtheirimportancetoourcollectivepastandprecariousfutures.Areminderinourincreasinglyurbanworldthatthestrangeandfantasticalstillroam,crawl,wiggle,swimandsoarthroughtheterrestrialandaquaticworld,readytodelightandsurpriseus.
