Tamed and Untamed: Close Encounters of the Animal Kind

By: Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, Sy Montgomery

Narrated by: Sy Montgomery, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas

Extraordinary new insights into the minds and lives of our fellow creatures from two of the world's top animal authors, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas and Sy Montgomery.

Tamed and Untamed - a collection of essays penned by two of the world's most celebrated animal writers, Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas - explores the minds, lives, and mysteries of animals as diverse as snails, house cats, hawks, sharks, dogs, lions, and even octopuses.

Drawing on stories of animals both wild and domestic, the two authors, also best friends, created this book to put humans back into the animal world. The more we learn about what other animals think and do, they explain, the more we understand ourselves as animals, too. Writes Montgomery, "The list of attributes once thought to be unique to our species - from using tools to waging war - is not only rapidly shrinking, but starting to sound less and less impressive when we compare them with other animals' powers."

With humor, empathy, and introspection, Montgomery and Thomas look into the lives of all kinds of creatures - from man's best friend to the great white shark - and examine the ways we connect with our fellow species. Both authors have devoted their lives to sharing the animal kingdom's magic with others, and their combined wisdom is an indispensable contribution to the field of animal literature.

©2017 Sy Montgomery and Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (P)2017 Chelsea Green Publishing

good read

loved this book and highly recommend it to everyone who loves animals.... even thos who don't.

Qouit listening

Too disturbing to listen to. Depressing for the most part. Many short stories Different narrators

It breaks my heart that we eat animals.

Although veganism is often hated by non-vegans, I rarely judge. I do wish everyone could read, or listen, to this book. It might change some minds!

worth the listen

great series of essays some very interesting, little-known facts on animal behavior and cognition. I thoroughly enjoyed it.