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Unlikely Friendships is the phenomenal New York Times bestseller that’s spent 44 weeks on the list and has 615,000 copies in print. It’s struck a chord with media, from CBS This Morning to USA Today, and Temple Grandin has praised it as “amazing. It shows the power of friendship.” Now its author, Jennifer Holland, who writes about animal relationships with insight, compassion, and a fine narrative touch, explores animal attachments that, in human terms, can only be called love.
Packed with beautiful, breathtaking full-color photographs, Unlikely Loves is a celebration of love between species. Here are stories of parental love, like the Dalmatian who mothers a newborn lamb—a lamb that just happens to be white with black spots! Stories of playful love, including the fox and the hound who become inseparable. And stories of orphaned animals who have found family-like ties in unexpected combinations, like the elephant who’s bonded with sea lions, goats, and other animals in her walks around the Oregon Zoo.
Ms. Holland has interviewed scientists, zoologists, and animal caretakers from around the world, tracking down firsthand sources and eyewitnesses. The stories are written with journalistic integrity and detail—and always filled with the author’s deep affection for her subjects.
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I loved "Unlikely Friendships" by the same author so was thrilled to see this sequel. These stories are remarkable, inspiring, and refreshing to my spirit. They put into words and pictures in a way I can't why I love and respect animals and am a vegetarian (basically I don't want to benefit from they're suffering). One reviewer complained there "weren't enough pictures." I don't know how you'd squeeze more in here! On at least every other page, there are big, clear, moving photos of the animal friends. Another bonus is that the stories highlight the work of humans who devote their lives to rescuing and caring for animals. These revive my faith and love of people, too. Another complaint here is that some of the stories end sadly. Well, the author works for National Geographic, which is dedicated to preserving animal species. I appreciate the facts she provides about endangered species and the impact we humans have on other species. It moves me to do something about it! Also, these stories are true, in every sense of the word. She wants us to know what animals really experience, and part of that world is death and suffering, often at the hands of humans. Finally, another reviewer states that "most or all of the stories are about dogs." (As if that would be a bad thing.) Actually, a third of the 47 stories involve dogs. There are stories here about cats, warthogs, donkeys, horses, zebras, giraffes, kudus, eagles, ducks, sheep, rhinos, llamas, moose, lions, pigs, and rats. While it's true that many of the friendships formed while the animals were under the care of, or at least the protection of, humans, that does not make these loves any less touching to our hearts or meaningful to the animals.
By Takeitlightly
This is a touching book. It gives you a perspective on life and love. If only humans could interact with such blindness to shape, color and size and live a life of such compassion. Great book
By Toni