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Unlikely Loves: 43 Heartwarming True Stories From The Animal Kingdom (2013)

by Jennifer S. Holland(Favorite Author)

4.05 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0761174427 (ISBN13: 9780761174424)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Workman Publishing Company

review 1: I loved "Unlikely Friendships" by the same author so was thrilled to see this sequel. These stories are remarkable, inspiring, and refreshing to my spirit. They put into words and pictures in a way I can't why I love and respect animals and am a vegetarian (basically I don't want to benefit from they're suffering). On at least every other page, there are big, clear, moving photos of the animal friends. Another bonus is that the stories highlight the work of humans who devote their lives to rescuing and caring for animals. These revive my faith and love of people, too. The author works for National Geographic, which is dedicated to preserving animal species. I appreciate the facts she provides about endangered species and the impact we humans have on other species. It moves... more me to do something about it! Also, these stories are true, in every sense of the word. She wants us to know what animals really experience, and part of that world is death and suffering, often at the hands of humans. While it's true that many of the friendships formed while the animals were under the care of, or at least the protection of, humans, that does not make these loves any less touching to our hearts or meaningful to the animals.
review 2: The follow-up to Unlikely Friendships is much more detailed and focuses more on the psychological theories behind why these animals come together, providing less of an "adorable tale" and slightly more of a zoology and animal psychology study. Stories like these are proof that animals have feelings, especially those we slaughter to meat and sport, that they may attach as more than simple imprinting. less

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