sam n’s Reviews > How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals > Status Update
sam n
is 99% done
for further reading that pushed her to embark on a career of studying animals/natural world:
1. never cry wolf by farley moat "never let the facts get in the way of the truth" (to move readers to action, a book must have facts and emotional resonance)
2. my life w the chimpanzees by jane goodall
3. gorillas in the mist by diane fossey
4. of wolves and men by barry lopez
5. king solomon's ring by konrad lorenz
— Sep 02, 2026 07:05AM
1. never cry wolf by farley moat "never let the facts get in the way of the truth" (to move readers to action, a book must have facts and emotional resonance)
2. my life w the chimpanzees by jane goodall
3. gorillas in the mist by diane fossey
4. of wolves and men by barry lopez
5. king solomon's ring by konrad lorenz
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sam n
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6. the outermost house by henry beston
7. the lives of a cell by lewis thomas
8. the edgee of the sea by rachel carson (and silent spring)
9. lilly on dolphins by john lilly
10. life on a little known planet by howard ensign evans
— Sep 02, 2026 07:09AM
7. the lives of a cell by lewis thomas
8. the edgee of the sea by rachel carson (and silent spring)
9. lilly on dolphins by john lilly
10. life on a little known planet by howard ensign evans
sam n
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Thurber, a puppy she didn't expect to adopt right after the death of her previous dog, showed her that you never know what might happen next in life--it could be that something wonderful is right around the corner. and a teacher may find you even when you're not ready to be a student :')
— Sep 02, 2026 07:00AM
sam n
is 81% done
- sometimes octopi steal GoPros and cameras from divers and sometimes they tug on the divers' face masks or regulators.
- they take coconut halves to pull the two halves together around them to build a hut.
- they also bring stones back to their dens to build a wall
- they play with Mr. Potato Heads and legos
- after unscrewing jar lids to eat the crabs encased inside, they screw the lid back on afterwards
— Sep 02, 2026 06:26AM
- they take coconut halves to pull the two halves together around them to build a hut.
- they also bring stones back to their dens to build a wall
- they play with Mr. Potato Heads and legos
- after unscrewing jar lids to eat the crabs encased inside, they screw the lid back on afterwards
sam n
is 79% done
3/5 of their neurons aren't in the brains but in their ARMS ?? how r we living on the same earth as octopi
— Sep 02, 2026 06:19AM
sam n
is 75% done
from one calculation, an octopus's arms can pull 100x its own weight DAMN
— Sep 02, 2026 06:15AM
sam n
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ch 10: octavia (giant pacific octopus) and predecessor Athena
didn't know they had beaks lol
— Sep 02, 2026 06:10AM
didn't know they had beaks lol
sam n
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ch6-7: dogs named Tess (smart)and Sally (playful), love unconditionally
— Sep 02, 2026 06:07AM