Dimensions
155 x 204 x 26mm
It's a jungle out there, and in 'Becoming A Tiger' Susan McCarthy explores the way young animals discover their worlds and learn to survive. Contrary to common belief, not everything is "hardwired" - or instinctual - in the animal kingdom. Many skills an animal needs to learn are developed through play, painstaking teaching, and sometimes treacherous trial and error.
Using intriguing and often humorous examples of animal behavior in the laboratory and in the wild, backed by scientific research, McCarthy shows how clueless kittens, clumsy cubs, and scrawny chicks transform themselves into efficient predators, successful foragers, and deft nest-builders. From elephants to geese, dolphins to orangutans, mice to tigers, her warm, amusing, and insightful examinations of animal life and development provide a surprising look into the worlds of our furred, finned, and feathered friends.
