TY  - BOOK
AU  - Henderson,Caspar
TI  - The Book of barely imagined beings: a 21st century bestiary 
SN  - 9780226044705
AV  - QL50.H463 B66 2013
U1  - 591.68 23
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Chicago, Ill., London
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Bestiaries
KW  - Rare animals
KW  - Curiosities and wonders
KW  - Animals
KW  - Miscellanea
KW  - fast
KW  - Bestiarier
KW  - sao
KW  - lcgft
KW  - Nonfiction
N1  - Originally published: London : Granta Books, 2012; Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-411) and index; Axolotl -- Barrel sponge -- Crown of thorns starfish -- Dolphin -- Eel -- Flatworm -- Gonodactylus -- Human -- Iridogorgia -- Ja
N2  - In the spirit of medieval bestiaries, presents a series of bizarre creatures that are very much a part of the real world, including the honey badger, giant squid, axolotl, zebrafish, waterbear, and yeti crab; "From medieval bestiaries to Borges's Book of Imaginary Beings, we've long been enchanted by extraordinary animals, be they terrifying three-headed dogs or asps impervious to a snake charmer's song. But bestiaries are more than just zany zoology--they are artful attempts to convey broader beliefs about human beings and the natural order. Today, we no longer fear sea monsters or banshees. But from the infamous honey badger to the giant squid, animals continue to captivate us with the things they can do and the things they cannot, what we know about them and what we don't. From medieval bestiaries to Borges's Book of Imaginary Beings, we've long been enchanted by extraordinary animals, be they terrifying three-headed dogs or asps impervious to a snake charmer's song. But bestiaries are more than just zany zoology--they are artful attempts to convey broader beliefs about human beings and the natural order. Today, we no longer fear sea monsters or banshees. But from the infamous honey badger to the giant squid, animals continue to captivate us with the things they can do and the things they cannot, what we know about them and what we don't. With The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Caspar Henderson offers readers a fascinating, beautifully produced modern-day menagerie. But whereas medieval bestiaries were often based on folklore and myth, the creatures that abound in Henderson's book--from the axolotl to the zebrafish--are, with one exception, very much with us, albeit sometimes in depleted numbers."--Publisher's description
ER  -