Why read Fear of the Animal Planet?

Book cover of Fear of the Animal Planet: The Hidden History of Animal Resistance

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A Siberian tiger at the San Francisco Zoo leaps a 12-foot high wall and mauls three visitors who had been tormenting her, killing one. A circus elephant tramples and gores a sadistic trainer, who had repeatedly fed her lit cigarettes. A pair of orangutans at the San Diego Zoo steal…

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Why read it?

1 author picked Fear of the Animal Planet as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Emma Marris

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I was absolutely riveted by this short but powerful book chronicling the fascinating and sometimes heartbreaking history of animal escapes from zoos, circuses, and other forms of captivity. Hribal makes the case that these stories of animal “resistance” are evidence that wild animals value their autonomy and I, for one, was very much convinced.

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