{"product_id":"unlikely-friendships-47-remarkable-stories-from-the-animal-kingdom-9780761159131","title":"Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom","description":"It is exactly like Isaiah 11:6: \u003ci\u003e\"The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid . . . \" \u003c\/i\u003eWritten by \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic \u003c\/i\u003emagazine writer Jennifer Holland, \u003ci\u003eUnlikely Friendships\u003c\/i\u003e documents one heartwarming tale after another of animals who, with nothing else in common, bond in the most unexpected ways. A cat and a bird. A mare and a fawn. An elephant and a sheep. A snake and a hamster. The well-documented stories of Koko the gorilla and All Ball the kitten; and the hippo Owen and the tortoise Mzee. And almost inexplicable stories of predators befriending prey--an Indian leopard slips into a village every night to sleep with a calf. A lionness mothers a baby oryx. Ms. Holland narrates the details and arc of each story, and also offers insights into why--how the young leopard, probably motherless, sought maternal comfort with the calf, and how a baby oryx inspired the same mothering instinct in the lionness. Or, in the story of Kizzy, a nervous retired Greyhound, and Murphy, a red tabby, how cats and dogs actually understand each other's body language. With Murphy's friendship and support, Kizzy recovered from life as a racing dog and became a confident, loyal family pet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are the most amazing friendships between species, collected from around the world and documented in a selection of full-color candid photographs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHolland, Jennifer S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJennifer S. Holland is a contributing writer for \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e. She has also written for, among others, The Discovery Channel, NPR, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, specializing in science and natural history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Workman Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50602894885138,"sku":"9780761159131","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_103ce01c-3222-40e3-b028-c0ff0ae78216.jpg?v=1737293250","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/unlikely-friendships-47-remarkable-stories-from-the-animal-kingdom-9780761159131","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}