Kicked, Bitten, and Scratched
Life and Lessons at the World's Premier School for Exotic Animal Trainers
$52.84
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
29 May 2007
Summary
A rare and absolutely enchanting look inside the Harvard of wild animal wranglersAs 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 fol…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143111948 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143111949 |
| Author: | Amy Sutherland |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 29 May 2007 |
| Weight: | 306g |
| Dimensions: | 213mm x 141mm x 18mm |
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Anyone who reads [this book] will never view animals in quite the same way again. (Los Angeles Times)
About The Author
Amy Sutherland
Amy Sutherland is the author of Cookoff and was a features reporter at the Portland Press Herald in Portland, Maine, for seven years. Her articles have also appeared in the Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, The Christian Science Monitor, and Disney Magazine. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University.
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