# The Modern Bestiary

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- Book: [The Modern Bestiary](https://www.bookquiver.com/joanna-bagniewska/the-modern-bestiary) ([The Modern Bestiary.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/joanna-bagniewska/the-modern-bestiary.md))
- Authors: [Joanna Bagniewska](https://www.bookquiver.com/joanna-bagniewska)
- Publisher: wildfire
- Medium: audio
- ISBN: 978-14-7228-962-9
- Published: 2022-09-15
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Audiobook

## Description

A carefully curated collection of some of the world's most weird and wonderful animals, in a modern version of a medieval bestiary From the familiar to the improbable, the gross to the endearing, The Modern Bestiary is a compendium of curious creatures. It includes both animals that have made headlines and those you've probably never heard of, such as skin-eating caecilians, harp sponges, or zombie worms - also known as bone-eating snot flowers. Arranged by elements (Earth, Water, Air), The Modern Bestiary contains well-known species told from new, unexpected angles (rats that drive cars; fish that communicate by passing wind), as well as stranger and lesser-known creatures, including carnivorous mice that howl at the moon, cross-dressing cuttlefish, and antechinuses - small marsupials that literally mate themselves to death. Finally, there are the 'aliens on Earth' - the incredible, the surreal, the magical - such as tardigrades, tongue-eating lice and immortal jellyfish, creatures so astonishing that they make unicorns look rather commonplace. Written by a zoologist with a flair for storytelling, this is a fascinating celebration of the animal kingdom. (P) 2022 Headline Publishing Group Ltd