New Zealand author.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-424).

Armadillos -- Australian magpie -- Badgers -- Bald eagle -- Bats -- Beetles -- Bengal tiger -- Bilby -- Bison -- Black-tailed prairie dog -- Bonobo -- Bottlenose dolphin -- Bowerbirds -- Butterflies -- Camels -- Cheetah -- Chicken -- Cochineal -- Coconut crab -- Cows -- Coyote -- Dog -- Domestic cat -- Ducks and geese -- Echidna -- Elephants -- Emperor penguin -- Flamingos -- Frogs -- Gannet -- Geckos -- Giant panda -- Giant squid -- Gibbons and siamangs -- Giraffe -- Glowworm -- Goats -- Gorilla -- Great horned owl -- Great white shark -- Grizzly bear -- Hippopotamus -- Honeybees -- Hummingbirds -- Humpback whale -- Jellyfish -- Kakapo -- Kangaroos -- Kiwis -- Koala -- Kookaburra -- Lemurs -- Lion -- Lobster -- Manatees and dugongs -- Mantises -- Meerkat -- Mulberry silkworm -- Naked mole rat -- Narwhal -- New Zealand longfin eel -- North American beaver -- Octopuses -- Okapi -- Orangutan -- Orca (killer whale) -- Otters -- Parrots -- Paua -- Pearl oysters -- Pigs -- Pinnipeds -- Polar bear -- Portia fimbriata spider -- Pronghorn -- Puma (cougar, mountain lion) -- Pythons -- Rabbits and hares -- Ratite birds -- Rats -- Raven -- Red fox -- Rhinoceroses -- Sea horses -- Sheep -- Stick insects -- Sturgeons -- Tapirs -- Tasmanian devil -- Tuatara -- Turkey -- Turtles -- Wallace's flying tree grog -- Wandering albatross -- Whooping crane -- Wild pigeon -- Wolves -- Wombats -- Yeti -- Zebras.

Masson pays tribute to one hundred of his favorite animals, offering fascinating profiles and information about the daily lives of dolphins, hummingbirds, dugongs, hippos, kakapos, and other familiar and little-known creatures.

The wondrous, remarkable, and outlandish activities of animals have long captured our curiosity, and no one has better explored or illuminated our fascination than Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson, bestselling author of the groundbreaking Dogs Never Lie About Love and When Elephants Weep. Masson's genuine passion for our two- and four-legged, invertebrate, flippered, and finned friends has turned into his life's calling and earned him a reputation as one of our most provocative authorities on animal behavior. Now Masson shares his vast knowledge in this comprehensive and charming volume featuring one hundred of his favorite animals. Drawing upon this affable expert's own experience and extensive research, Altruistic Armadillos, Zenlike Zebras offers fascinating facts, colorful anecdotes, and surprising tidbits on familiar creatures (bottlenose dolphins, hummingbirds, kangaroos) as well as lesser-known yet equally entrancing critters (bonobos, kakapos, wombats). This guide includes gorgeous photographs and links to educational websites. - Jacket flap.