Roach also tackles deeply serious topics in Fuzz, such as the death and destruction caused by certain wandering elephants, or bears whose DNA needs to be traced in order to track down one who killed a person. Her exploits are accompanied by numerous, sometimes lengthy footnotes, such as a particularly intriguing one about the scientific difficulties of studying monkey ejaculate.ĪLSO IN BOOKPAGE: Mary Roach shares some highlights from her worldwide travels to collect stories of fuzzy fugitives.
Roach doles out surprising true tales from her around-the-world survey of human-wildlife relations, such as the story of a woman who returned home to find a leopard in her bed watching TV, or one about bear bandits in Pitkin County, Colorado, who tend to prefer premium brands of ice cream like Häagen-Dazs over brands like Western Family, which they apparently won’t touch. This book is such a rich stew of anecdotes and lore that it’s best savored slowly, bit by bit.
After writing about the science behind human cadavers ( Stiff), space travel ( Packing for Mars) and life as a soldier ( Grunt), she turns her attention to criminals in the wild in Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law. Animals do the darndest things-just ask bestselling author Mary Roach.
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