Beastly Behaviors is a book for animal lovers everywhere and of all ages–a lively, illustrated armchair field guide to the behavior and body language of the world's most watchable zoo animals, arranged just the way exhibits are set up at the zoo: Animals of the African jungles, plains, and waterways; Asian forests; the warm oceans; North America; the Poles. In the friendly tone of a knowledgeable zookeeper, Janine Benyus draws from the extensive research of animal behaviorists and tells why and how these creatures scratch, run, preen, bathe, stretch and yawn, eat and play, confront each other and court their mates, give birth to young and keep them fed. Use it in any zoo or wild animal park, on safari, on camping trips, on hikes, or even at home while watching wildlife shows on TV. But most of all, use it for browsing before, during, after–or instead of–a visit to the zoo.
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