Being with Animals: Why We Are Obsessed with the Furry, Scaly, Feathered Creatures Who Populate Our World by Barbara J. King

A fascination with animals is an intrinsic part of human nature, an anthropologist argues.

BEING WITH ANIMALS: WHY WE ARE OBSESSED WITH THE FURRY, SCALY, FEATHERED CREATURES WHO POPULATE OUR WORLD BY BARBARA J. KING

Doubleday, 2010, 258 p., $24.99.