- How did Bill Gates achieve his single greatest act of social dominance by being nice? - How does the flattery of the rich resemble the grooming behavior of baboons? - What made the British aristocracy the single most successful animal dominance hierarchy in the history of the planet? - How does Old Money's disdain for the nouveaux riches resemble the pig-grunting of mountain gorillas This marvelously entertaining field guide captures in vivid detail the behaviors and habitats of the world's most captivating yet elusive animal.
- How did Bill Gates achieve his single greatest act of social dominance by being nice? - How does the flattery of the rich resemble the grooming beha...
In this thrilling foray into the animal kingdom, Richard Conniff takes readers on an adventure-packed journey as he courts the most dangerous animals and lives to tell the tale. He lets African wild dogs sniff his neck to test the idea that they are vicious man-eaters, sticks his hand in a fire ant mound and does multiple takes for a pretty camerawoman on a television shoot, and flings chicken carcasses into piranha-infested waters to clock how quickly they disappear--before diving in himself. This collection offers a rare chance to go along on these death-defying treks and see life...
In this thrilling foray into the animal kingdom, Richard Conniff takes readers on an adventure-packed journey as he courts the most dangerous anima...
