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The 7 key ideas

1. Key idea 1 · free to read

   A mother will risk everything for her young

   Again and again the book comes back to mothers. The zebra, the black bear, the swan, the partridge and a small shaggy dog all defend their young. The writers call the drive instinct, and they show how it makes even timid creatures bold.

   Mrs. Zebra stands with her baby beside her, both striped from nose to tail. She says her baby will never be tamed like a donkey. It will go wherever it likes across the great plains. If anyone tried to carry it off from Africa, she would kick with force enough to break their legs.

   The black bear faces a sterner test. She and her two cubs are chased across the ice by armed sailors. When she sees the sailors gaining, she carries the cubs, pushes them and tosses them forward in turn until they are safe.

   The partridge is the smallest example and perhaps the best. A terrier chases her across a meadow. She turns and charges at the dog with her wings lowered, rolls over, runs, and charges again. Only when the dog is driven off do the chicks run out from behind her.

   When you meet a fierce animal in these pages, look first for the young it is guarding.

2. 2

   Nests and beaks show how well creatures are made

   The book is full of builders and their tools.

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3. 3

   Animals solve problems in surprising ways

   Many of the anecdotes show animals thinking their way out of a difficulty.

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4. 4

   Loyalty between animals and people runs both ways

   The book is also a collection of friendship stories.

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5. 5

   No animal is only friend or enemy

   The book warns against sorting animals into good and bad.

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6. 6

   Far-off creatures bring wonder to the page

   Alongside the garden and farm stories, the book carries the reader to distant lands and ancient seas.

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7. 7

   Poems and fables turn animals into small lessons

   Verse is scattered through the book and gives it a rhythm.

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