I love coyotes. I know it is controversial to say that, because to many people they are pests who kill chickens and cats, depending on where you live. But in my neighborhood and in many urban neighborhoods across the country we are in an uneasy coexistence. For me, they represent the wild in the city …
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Muir Among the Animals (collected writings 1874-1916)
My Edition: Title: Muir Among the Animals: The Wildlife Writings of John Muir Author: John Muir. Lisa Mighetto, ed. Publisher: Sierra Club Books Device: Hardcover book Year: 1986 Pages: 196 Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much the larger and better in every way.[i] John Muir …
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The Island of Dr. Moreau, H.G. Wells (1896)
My Edition: Title: The Island of Dr. Moreau Author: H.G. Wells Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC, Kindle Edition Device: Kindle Fire Year: 1896 Pages: 114 For a plot summary These creatures you have seen are animals carven and wrought into new shapes. To that, to the study of the plasticity of living forms, my life …
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