Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom

by Jennifer S. Holland

Book Overview

It is exactly like Isaiah 11:6: "The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid . . . " Written by National Geographic magazine writer Jennifer Holland, Unlikely Friendships documents one heartwarming tale after another of animals who, with nothing else in common, bond in the most unexpected ways. A cat and a bird. A mare and a fawn. An elephant and a sheep. A snake and a hamster. The well-documented stories of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761159134
• ISBN13: 9780761159131
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Charming!

We humans often underestimate the strengths of other forms of life and their interconnections. What we dismiss as “instinct” often has deeper roots than we recognize in nonhumans. These stories are heartwarming and amazing! Reading them is likely to increase our appreciation for and understanding of our nonhuman relatives. Even writing this review brings a smile to my face as I recall reading these remarkable stories!