Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories From The Animal Kingdom

基本信息

Edited by：Jennifer S. Holland

Publisher：Workman Publishing

Published：27 Dec 2011

Language：English

Format Paperback：224 pages

ISBN10：0761159134

ISBN13：9780761159131

Weight： 499 g

Dimensions：178 x 203 x 13（mm）

页面参数仅供参考，具体以实物为准

书籍简介

正如《以赛亚书》11:6:“狼必与绵羊羔同住，豹必与绵羊羔同卧……”《不太可能的友谊》由《国家地理》杂志作者詹妮弗·霍兰德撰写，记录了一个又一个温暖人心的故事，这些动物没有任何共同点，却以最意想不到的方式联系在一起。一只猫和一只鸟。一匹母马和一只小鹿。一只大象和一只绵羊。一条蛇和一只仓鼠。它包括大猩猩科科和小猫所有球的详细故事;河马欧文和乌龟米奇。还有几乎无法解释的食肉动物和猎物成为朋友的故事——一只印度豹每天晚上溜进一个村庄，和一头小牛犊一起睡觉。一只狮子在喂养一只小羚羊。霍兰女士讲述了每个故事的细节和情节，也提供了一些见解，解释了为什么——如何年轻的豹子，可能是没有母亲的，寻求母亲的安慰与幼崽，以及小羚羊如何激发了母狮同样的母性本能。或者，在灵缇犬吉兹(Kizzy)和红虎斑猫墨菲(Murphy)的故事中，猫和狗是如何理解彼此的肢体语言的。

有了墨菲的友谊和支持，奇兹从赛车犬的生活中恢复过来，成为了一只自信、忠诚的家庭宠物。这些是来自世界各地的物种间最令人惊奇的友谊，并收录在一组精选的全彩偷拍照片中。

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 heart warming 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. It includes the well-documented stories of Koko the gorilla and All Ball the kitten; and the hippo Owen and the tortoise Mzee. And almost inexplicable stories of predators befriending prey - an Indian leopard slips into a village every night to sleep with a calf. A lionness mothers a baby oryx. Ms. Holland narrates the details and arc of each story, and also offers insights into why - how the young leopard, probably motherless, sought maternal comfort with the calf, and how a baby oryx inspired the same mothering instinct in the lionness. Or, in the story of Kizzy, a nervous retired Greyhound, and Murphy, a red tabby, how cats and dogs actually understand each other's body language.

With Murphy's friendship and support, Kizzy recovered from life as a racing dog and became a confident, loyal family pet. These are the most amazing friendships between species, collected from around the world and documented in a selection of full-colour candid photographs.

作者简介

Jennifer S. Holland是《国家地理》杂志的特约撰稿人。她还为探索频道、美国国家公共电台(NPR)和纽约时报等撰写科学和自然史方面的文章。

Jennifer S. Holland is a contributing writer for National Geographic. She has also written for, among others, The Discovery Channel, NPR, and The New York Times, specializing in science and natural history.