When Man Is the Prey: True Stories of Animals Attacking Humans

When Man Is the Prey: True Stories of Animals Attacking HumansSince we humans have evolved into the dominant species on this planet, we sometimes fail to recognize and respect the ever present threat posed by the animals we love or fear, hunt or fight to protect. Many of nature's most lethal residents have combative skills that have been honed by millions of years of adaptive survival, and it takes only a second for an otherwise evolved individual to become a helpless victim. WHEN MAN IS THE PREY is a one of a

Since we humans have evolved into the dominant species on this planet, we sometimes fail to recognize--and respect--the ever-present threat posed by the animals we love or fear, hunt or fight to protect. Many of nature's most lethal residents have combative skills that have been honed by millions of years of adaptive survival, and it takes only a second for an otherwise evolved individual to become a helpless victim. WHEN MAN IS THE PREY is a one-of-a-kind collection of real-life encounters between man and beast that explores the uneasy relationship that humanity has with its native habitat. From bears, boars, and black dogs to swimming with sharks and dancing with wolves, the stories in WHEN MAN IS THE PREY offer a fascinating, frightening, and enlightening look at the natural world and its many creatures.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 09/05/2000
ISBN: 9780312373009
Pages: 397
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2007 pg. 1096
People Weekly 12/17/2008 pg. 59
Booklist 12/15/2007 pg. 11