Nonfiction Book Review: Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law by Mary Roach. Norton, $26.95 (336p) ISBN 978-1-324-00193-5
Bonk) sheds light on natureâs malefactors in this often funny, always provocative survey of species that âregularly commit acts that put them at odds with humans.â Readers will learn that most lethal bear attacks (which are very rare) are committed by what is commonly believed to be the less dangerous black bear, and that the animal responsible for the most damage to civil aircraft in the U.S. is, surprisingly, the white-tailed deer. Along the way, Roach attends a training for wildlife officers on using forensics to identify the culprits of attacks, where shop talk involves suc...
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