Field journalist Richard Conniff examines the lives of dangerous creatures from around the globe, and this book proves that he survived these ill-advised adventures. Conniff shares his experiences as he pulls a 90-pound snapping turtle out of a Louisiana bayou, tracks leopards with natives in the Namibian desert, and combs the Himalayas in pursuit of tigers and the mythical migur. "Conniff's poetic accounts of giraffes drifting past like sail boats, and his feeble attempts to educate Vervet monkeys on the wonders of tissue paper will leave your heart and sides aching."—BBC Focus