{"product_id":"beauty-of-the-beasts-rethinking-natures-least-loved-animals","title":"Beauty of the Beasts: Rethinking Nature's Least Loved Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eWasps. Snakes. Cockroaches. Sharks. We fear them, loathe them and often kill them without question. But what if everything we think we know about these animals is wrong?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn an age of catastrophic biodiversity loss, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeauty of the Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a celebration of nature's underdogs and a call to arms for greater coexistence with the natural world. Drawing on the latest research, Jo Wimpenny explores what shapes our beliefs about other animals, challenging our perceptions of 'good' species and setting the record straight about those we call 'pests' and 'villains'. Looking past these labels allows us to see that many of these animals are ecologically vital and live strikingly complex inner lives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt may be tempting to imagine a more pleasant world without the animals that scare or repulse us, but such a purge would have devastating consequences. From wasps that provide free pest control and snakes whose venom may cure cancer to the deep social bonds of crocodiles and vultures, this book invites you to rethink our most misunderstood beasts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA SPOTIFY BEST NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eJo Wimpenny is an author and former academic researcher who writes about science, nature and the human-animal relationship. She has a DPhil from Oxford University on tool use in crows and is the author of \u003ci\u003eAesop's Animals: The Science Behind the Fables \u003c\/i\u003eand co-author of \u003ci\u003eTen Thousand Birds: Ornithology Since Darwin,\u003c\/i\u003e an award-winning book on the history of ornithology.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Wildlife","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53980480274721,"sku":"9781399417617","price":42.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0781\/9650\/6913\/files\/9781399417617.jpg?v=1792404395","url":"https:\/\/shop.terrain.earth\/products\/beauty-of-the-beasts-rethinking-natures-least-loved-animals","provider":"TERRAIN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}