Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Berger, Joel.

Publication

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2008.

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Description

xii, 305 p., [40] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps; 24 cm.

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."--Publisher's description.

Uniform Title

University press scholarship online.

Subject

Fear in animals

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-292) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

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 cedibility conundrum -- Different sides of the Darwinian divide -- Of fear and culture.

ISBN

• 9780226043630 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0226043630 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2008000418

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library