Animals Are Like That
Animals Are Like That! (1939) was Frank Buck's sixth book, which continued his stories of capturing exotic animals.[1] Animals Are Like That! has entered the public domain in the United States and the full text is available online at HathiTrust.[2]
| Author | Frank Buck Carol Weld |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Robert M. McBride |
Publication date | 1939 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 240 |
| Preceded by | On Jungle Trails |
| Followed by | All In A Lifetime |
If you should find yourself with a monkey or ape on your hands and no knowledge of what to do with it, Buck told co-author Carol Weld, just treat it like a child. And the elephant, like a man in the tropics, needs a sheltered siesta in mid-afternoon because he is susceptible to sunstroke. Monkeys pick up human ways and copy them. But you should never, never trust a tiger, any more than you should trust a crocodile.[3]
Critical reception
"Buck describes the animals in their native haunts, the capture of some of them, their characteristics, and their reactions in captivity...filled with adventure and odd bits of animal lore." Booklist 36:170 Jan 1, 1940
"The vast legion of Frank Buck's followers will find Animals Are Like That thoroughly enjoyable and instructive reading. When the author doesn't know the answer to some more intangible animal trait he frankly admits his deficiency; but this happens infrequently. Mr. Buck has selected a large number of excellent illustrations..." Springfield Republican p10 Nov 29, 1939
"A fascinating study of animal traits." The Montreal Gazette - Dec 9, 1939
References
- Lehrer, Steven (2006). Bring 'Em Back Alive: The Best of Frank Buck. Texas Tech University press. pp. x–xi. ISBN 0896725820.
- Buck, Frank; Weld, Carol (1939). Animals Are Like That!. New York: R.M. McBride and Co. LCCN 39029436. OCLC 498860552 – via HathiTrust.
- But Never, Never Trust a Tiger. New York Times. Feb 4, 1940, p 85.