“Stories of a familial bear exist in almost every human culture that shares territory with the animal.”
Bears have long been considered family. “Stories of a familial bear exist in almost every human culture that shares territory with the animal,” writes journalist Gloria Dickie in her new book,The Yakut people of eastern Siberia call brown bears “grandfather” and “uncle.” Shepherds in the French Pyrenees call the brown bear, the “barefooted one,” a reference to its humanlike footprints. In Peru, the Ukuku is an Andes-traipsing man-bear hybrid in Quechua lore that steals away young women.
The settings Dickie presents — some remote, some urban — are marvelously rendered. She transports readers to the perilously steep ridgelines of the Andes, perpetually misty and buzzing with hummingbirds, and to Churchill, Canada, a subarctic town on an icy seashore sitting square in the path of migrating
Though, there are facts aplenty. Dickie provides ample context on each species’s biology, ecology and historical relationship with humans. The robust accounting of so much about these animals is fascinating, though some forays into the evolutionary history of each branch of the bear family tree and the taxonomic identity of Paddington Bear and Baloo from
Indonesia Berita Terbaru, Indonesia Berita utama
Similar News:Anda juga dapat membaca berita serupa dengan ini yang kami kumpulkan dari sumber berita lain.
Four-legged dog robots could one day explore the moonResearchers say future iterations of the lunar exploration team could include both wheeled and flying units.
Baca lebih lajut »
5 serene Colorado lakes to explore with your paddleboardWhen it comes to watersports, nothing matches the serenity – or scenery – of gliding across a mountain lake on a stand-up paddleboard.
Baca lebih lajut »
Bears' possible arrival one reason Arlington merchants want vibrant downtownDowntown Arlington Heights business owners have formed a new nonprofit organization to build up the village’s current central shopping and entertainment district, partly in anticipation of a possible Chicago Bears stadium development.
Baca lebih lajut »
San Jose’s Vietnamese residents find representation in the artsLocal poets and photographers explore Vietnamese culture and history through art.
Baca lebih lajut »
USD/JPY Price Analysis: Bears pause near 38.2% Fibo., US CPI eyed for fresh impetusUSD/JPY Price Analysis: Bears pause near 38.2% Fibo., US CPI eyed for fresh impetus – by hareshmenghani USDJPY Fed Inflation Technical Analysis Currencies
Baca lebih lajut »
Big win: Sask. Rattlers upset Winnipeg Sea Bears to keep CEBL playoff hopes aliveSaskatchewan Rattlers take on the Winnipeg Sea Bears in a nationally televised CEBL game on TSN featuring the league\u0027s top two scorers.
Baca lebih lajut »