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02650cam a22003494a 4500 001 70AD27882B0911DEBA4F1C08A8D7520A 005 20150109011437 008 030514r20031976ctua 001 0 eng 010 $a 2003011277 020 $a 9781585748686 (pb : alk. paper) 020 $a 1585748684 (pb : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)52271632 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d XY4 $d OCL $d KAY $d SILO 050 00 $a QL85 $b .R5 2003 082 00 $a 591.6/5 $2 21 100 1 $a Ricciuti, Edward R. 245 1 $a Killer animals : $b shocking true stories of deadly conflicts between humans and animals / $c Edward R. Ricciuti. 260 $a Guilford, Conn. : $b Lyons Press, $c c2003. 300 $a xii, 287 p. : $b col. ill. ; $c 23 cm. 500 $a Originally published: New York : Walker, 1976. 505 0 $a Beast within -- Man and the poisoners: Snakes -- Man and the poisoners: Insects, spiders, scorpions -- Hunter and hunted -- Man's own animals -- Man, the beast keeper -- Man versusb beast -- Man and the aliens -- Side by side. 520 $a Behind the happy picture of animals as pets and friends of humankind, there lies a fearsome and often hidden reality of animals as killers. It is this darker side of our contact with animals that Edward R. Ricciuti explores in Killer Animals. With a wealth of documented reports from hundreds of zoologists and field biologists, Ricciuti examines the human-beast conflict as it pervades modern life. He tells of: animals' revenge as they turn on their hunters, pets going berserk and attacking small children, terrible, gruesome attacks in zoos and circuses, the formidable array of animal-borne diseases that continues to plague us. In addition, Ricciuti uncovers much shocking information on the thriving, modern-day animal underworld of cockfighting, poaching, black-market animal dealers, snake cultists, alligator wrestlers, and much more. He focuses on the hypocrisy, sentimentalism, and commercialization that pervade today's animal "industry," and he ultimately suggests that the darker side of animals is something we bring upon ourselves. 650 0 $a Human-animal relationships. 650 0 $a Dangerous animals. 856 42 $3 Contributor biographical information $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/globe051/2003011277.html 856 41 $3 Table of contents $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip044/2003011277.html 856 42 $3 Publisher description $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/globe031/2003011277.html 939 $a 5384456 941 $a 1 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=70AD27882B0911DEBA4F1C08A8D7520A 994 $a 01 $b KAY 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20090701080000.0Initiate Another SILO Locator Search