{"product_id":"animals-behaving-badly-isbn-9780399536977","title":"Animals Behaving Badly","description":"There's a lot that animals don't want you to know, and the better  their public image, the worse their secrets are: gang-rapist dolphins;  lazy, infanticidal lions; and, of course, our own dogs, who eat our  money, set our houses on fire, and in more than one case, actually  shoot their owners with guns.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnimals Behaving Badly\u003c\/i\u003e shows that animals are just like us:  gluttonous, selfish, violent, lustful, and always looking out for  number one. Using anecdotes from the news and from scientific research,  Linda Lombardi pokes fun at our softhearted preconceptions about  animals, makes us feel a little better about humanity's basest  impulses, and painlessly teaches us a bit more about our furry and  feathered friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll learn: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e    \u003cli\u003eBees love alcohol: even, says one researcher, more than college  students \u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003ePandas enjoy pornographic movies-they're particularly aroused by the  soundtrack-and macaques will pay with juice to look at dirty pictures  \u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eA rabbit who lives in a pub in England is addicted to gambling with a  slot machine \u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003eAfrican elephants raised by teenage mothers form violent youth gangs    \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e    \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eAs a child growing up in the Bronx, \u003cb\u003eLinda Lombardi\u003c\/b\u003e liked to play  with a basket full of plastic animals instead of human dolls. Later in  life, she gave up a tenured position as a college professor to take a  zookeeping job. Formerly the pets and animals columnist for the  Associated Press and author of the mystery The Sloth's Eye, she has spent  much of her life either slaving over animals or writing about how great  they are. This book is her revenge. \u003cbr\u003eVisit her website and the Animals Behaving Badly blog at  www.lindalombardi.com","brand":"Tarcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303222956261,"sku":"NP9780399536977","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780399536977.jpg?v=1767721608","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/animals-behaving-badly-isbn-9780399536977","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}