The whole hog: exploring the extraordinary potential of pigs

WATSON, Lyall

ISBN 10: 1861977360 / ISBN 13: 9781861977366

Edité par Profile Books, London, England, 2004

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Published by Profile Books of London in 2004. Hardcover. 1st edition, 1st impression. See inside number sequence "1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2." Book condition: Near Fine. Black cloth boards with gilt titles to spine. Inside pages are in good order. Dust Jacket condition: Very Good. Price unclipped. Slight discolouration of the colour of the rear of the jacket. See photograph. Dims: 240mm x 160mm 29mm. 278 pages. Not all animals are created equal. For a start, pigs have it, sheep don?t; that is, that special quality of intelligence, a sense of play, and a gregariousness that make these tragically misunderstood?yet no less endearing?creatures more like us than any other animal. Best-selling author Lyall Watson takes a delightful look at the occasionally amusing, often instructive, and completely admirable qualities of pigs in this indispensable book, not only for everyone interested in natural history but also for fans of Babe , lovers of Piglet, readers of Charlotte?s Web and Animal Farm , gourmands and truffle hunters, folklorists, and, of course, believers in meaningful interspecies communication. The book is filled with both realistic and wonderfully fanciful illustrations of pigs that illuminate everything you could possibly want to know about the extraordinary family of Suids, from their origins and evolution, rich social lives, and combat strategies, to their special relationship with truffles, popularity in art and literature, and increasing use today in cutting-edge medical transplant technology.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The whole hog: exploring the extraordinary potential of pigs
• Éditeur: Profile Books, London, England
• Date de parution: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1861977360
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781861977366
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• Impression: 1st Printing
• État de l'article: Near Fine
• État de la jaquette: Very Good
• Poids: 0,7 kilogramme

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Synopsis

George Orwell was right. Pigs are unquestionably the farmyard animals most likely to succeed. But why, exactly? Science has been slow to pin down the source of their superiority. Pigs are dramatically different from their closest and more placid relatives, sheep, deer and cattle. During forty million years of evolution, they seem to have made a series of canny decisions, adapting to changing circumstances much as humans have - by becoming more versatile, more gregarious and more curious. Sixteen species of wild pigs now occupy every continent except Australia and Antarctica, filling in the environmental gaps by deploying a panoply of domestic and feral forms - pigs for all seasons. The Whole Hog is their story. The biologist Lyall Watson has tracked pigs in the wild, observed their resourceful and playful lives, deciphered their grunts and oinks - and is convinced pigs deserve new respect.

À propos de l?auteur

Lyall Watson is a curious naturalist and author of more than twenty books, including Supernature, Lifetide, Lightning Bird and Jacobson's Organ. He divides his time between a farmhouse on the west coast of Ireland and a ranch house in the high desert of New Mexico.