Animal Biographies


Homer's Odyssey
A Lion Called Christian: The True Story of the Remarkable Bond Between Two Friends and a Lion
Flush
Rossetti's Wombat: Pre-Raphaelites and Australian Animals in Victorian London (Popular culture)
Mitz: The Marmoset of Bloomsbury
Florence Nightingale's pet owl, Athena : a sentimental history
Wild Orca: The Oldest, Wisest Whale in the World
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear
Ivan: The Remarkable True Story of the Shopping Mall Gorilla
Tarra & Bella: The Elephant and Dog Who Became Best Friends
Spray Anything: More True Tales of Homer and the Gang (The adventures of Homer! Book 3)
Bono: The Amazing Story of a Rescue Cat Who Inspired a Community
Born Free: A Lioness of Two Worlds (Story of Elsa, #1)
A Cat Abroad
Red Lead: The legendary Australian ship's cat who survived the sinking of HMAS Perth and the Thai-Burma Railway
“ Typical animal biographies include the name of the featured animal, date of birth, age, place of origin (for the species), physical appearance, species-specific behavior when found in their natural habitat, and natural and anthropogenic factors threatening survival. It should be noted that many zoo animal narratives explain how certain species migrate great distances, travel in herds, and form highly selective social groups, revealing the utter impossibility of meeting these needs in a captive s ...more ”
― Eve D'Vincent, Captive Ambassadors: The Hidden Lives of Zoo Animals