Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched
Life and Lessons at the World's Premier School for Exotic Animal Trainers
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Nature, Animals, Mammals, Science, Biological Sciences, Zoology, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Amy Sutherland | ISBN: | 9781101218822 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group | Publication: | June 1, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Amy Sutherland |
| ISBN: | 9781101218822 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Publishing Group |
| Publication: | June 1, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Language: | English |
A rare and absolutely enchanting look inside the Harvard of wild animal wranglers
As is obvious to anyone who has read her most e-mailed New York Times article of 2006, ?What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage,? Amy Sutherland knows a thing or two about animals. In Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, she takes readers behind the gates of Moorpark Community College, where students are taught such skills as how to train a hyena to pirouette and coax a tiger to open wide for a vet exam. As she follows the faculty, student body, and four- footed teaching aides at Moorpark?s Exotic Animal Training and Management program, Sutherland produces a true walk on the wild side, filled with wonder, comedy, occasional heartache, and transcendent beauty.
A rare and absolutely enchanting look inside the Harvard of wild animal wranglers
As is obvious to anyone who has read her most e-mailed New York Times article of 2006, ?What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage,? Amy Sutherland knows a thing or two about animals. In Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched, she takes readers behind the gates of Moorpark Community College, where students are taught such skills as how to train a hyena to pirouette and coax a tiger to open wide for a vet exam. As she follows the faculty, student body, and four- footed teaching aides at Moorpark?s Exotic Animal Training and Management program, Sutherland produces a true walk on the wild side, filled with wonder, comedy, occasional heartache, and transcendent beauty.
