The Accidental Naturalist by Ben Fogle

For as long as he can remember, Ben Fogle has been surrounded by creatures great and small. As a young boy his best friends were Liberty and Lexington, the family dogs. Then there was Milly the puma-sized cat, Jaws the goldfish and three very 'charismatic' parrots, not to mention a whole host of weird and wonderful animals. Top page

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For as long as he can remember, Ben Fogle has been surrounded by creatures great and small. As a young boy his best friends were Liberty and Lexington, the family dogs. Then there was Milly the puma-sized cat, Jaws the goldfish and three very 'charismatic' parrots, not to mention a whole host of weird and wonderful animals that came through the doors of his father's veterinary practice. Then came Inca, Ben's adorable black Labrador, who changed his life. Since first melting the nation's heart on Castaway, the duo have been inseparable. With Inca's help, Ben was soon charming worms and tickling trout on Countryfile, minding the big cats on Animal Park and fronting the BBC's coverage of Crufts. Ben's passion for wildlife has taken him all over the world, from the plains of Africa to the sea ice of Antarctica. He has played with penguins, been chased by bull elephant seals and tapirs, and helped operate on a cheetah. He has given mud packs to rhinos, bathed with elephants and risked life and limb diving with Nile crocodiles, all the while campaigning tirelessly for conservation, the environment and animal welfare. Hair-raising, heart-breaking and wildly entertaining, "The Accidental Naturalist" tells the extraordinary true stories of Ben's amazing encounters with animals and how they changed his life. Top page

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Publisher & Imprint: Bantam Press

City: London

Pages: 352

More info: height 240 mm width 161 mm weight 689 gr thickness 34 mm

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Age recommended: General/trade

Subject Indexing & Classification Dewey:(DC23) 508.092

Departments: Wild animals;

Record updated at: 09 May, 2013 time: 20:24

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The Accidental Naturalist

by: Ben Fogle

The Accidental Naturalist by Ben Fogle

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