Book of Barely Imaginary Beings

[rich]

Leafed through this at the book store and have on hold at the library. may
make good reading for those not wanting to read about the evils of man. it
sure cheered me up and proved that life and life only will always best the
best fiction.

http://nypl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/19769332052_the_book_of_barely_imagined_beings

With *The Book of Barely Imagined Beings*, Caspar Henderson offers readers
a fascinating, beautifully produced modern-day menagerie. But whereas
medieval bestiaries were often based on folklore and myth, the creatures
that abound in Henderson’s book—from the axolotl to the zebrafish—are, with
one exception, very much with us, albeit sometimes in depleted numbers. *The
Book of Barely Imagined Beings *transports readers to a world of real
creatures that seem as if they should be made up—that are somehow more
astonishing than anything we might have imagined. The yeti crab, for
example, uses its furry claws to farm the bacteria on which it feeds. The
waterbear, meanwhile, is among nature’s “extreme survivors,” able to
withstand a week unprotected in outer space. These and other strange and
surprising species invite readers to reflect on what we value—or fail to
value—and what we might change.
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