Why we should love the beasties with Dr. Jo Wimpenny
Zazie and Kristi chat with Dr. Jo Wimpenny, author of Beauty of the Beasts, to learn more about wasps, mosquitoes, vultures, sharks, and other unloved animals.
We talk about:-
- why Jo wanted to write about the beasties
- how everything is connected
- the value of wasps and mosquitoes to the ecosystem
- how sharks are not necessarily out to get people (even if sometimes they are)
- whether some animals are over-rated
- which animal Jo most loved writing about
- and finally Jo told us which book she's been reading.
Beauty of the Beasts: Rethinking Nature's Least Loved Animals is available wherever books are sold.
The book Jo recommended to us is The Animals in That Country by Laura Jean McKay.
Previous episodes with Jo:
Also mentioned: Kristi's blog post on making a living in the world.
Jo Wimpenny is a zoologist and writer, with a research background in animal behaviour and the history of science. She studied Zoology at the University of Bristol, and went on to research problem-solving in crows for her DPhil at Oxford University. She’s the author of Aesop’s Animals, which we’ve talked about with her before, and her new book which is just out now is Beauty of the Beasts: Rethinking Nature’s Least Loved Animals.
Jo's website: https://jowimpenny.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jowimpenny/
About the co-hosts:
Kristi Benson is an honours graduate of, and now on staff with, the prestigious Academy for Dog Trainers and has her PCBC-A from the Pet Professional Accreditation Board. She lives in beautiful northern British Columbia, where she helps dog guardians through online classes. She is also a northern anthropologist.
Kristi Benson's website Facebook
Zazie Todd, PhD, is the award-winning author of Bark! The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog, Wag: The Science of Making Your Dog Happy and Purr: The Science of Making Your Cat Happy. She is the creator of the popular blog, Companion Animal Psychology, and has a column at Psychology Today. She lives in Maple Ridge, BC, with her husband, a dog and a cat.
Fler avsnitt av The Pawsitive Post in Conversation by Companion Animal Psychology
Visa alla avsnitt av The Pawsitive Post in Conversation by Companion Animal PsychologyThe Pawsitive Post in Conversation by Companion Animal Psychology med Zazie Todd PhD and Kristi Benson CTC finns tillgänglig på flera plattformar. Informationen på denna sida kommer från offentliga podd-flöden.