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THIS IS A BORZOI BOOKPUBLISHED BY ALFRED A. KNOPF
Copyright © 2012 by Zoobiquity, LLC
All rights reserved. Published in the United States byAlfred A. Knopf, a division of Random House, Inc., New York,and in Canada by Random House of Canada Limited, Toronto.
www.aaknopf.com
Knopf, Borzoi Books, and the colophon areregistered trademarks of Random House, Inc.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataNatterson-Horowitz, Barbara.Zoobiquity / Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers.—1st ed.p. cm.Includes bibliographical references.eISBN: 978-0-307-95838-9I. Bowers, Kathryn. II. Title.[DNLM: 1. Disease Models, Animal. 2. Pathology. 3. Pathology, Veterinary.4. Physiology, Comparative. 5. Psychology, Comparative. QZ 33]636.089607—dc23      2012005051
Jacket images: (top) © Jill Greenberg, courtesy of ClampArt Gallery,NYC; (bottom) © David Noton Photography / Alamy
Jacket design by Chip Kidd
v3.1
For Zach, Jenn, and Charlie—BNH
For Andy and Emma—KSB
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Authors’ Note
ONE   Dr. House, Meet Doctor DolittleRedefining the Boundaries of Medicine
TWO The Feint of HeartWhy We Pass Out
THREE Jews, Jaguars, and Jurassic Cancer New Hope for an Ancient Diagnosis
FOUR Roar-gasmAn Animal Guide to Human Sexuality
FIVE  ZoophoriaGetting High and Getting Clean
SIX   Scared to DeathHeart Attacks in the Wild
SEVEN Fat PlanetWhy Animals Get Fat and How They Get Thin
EIGHT Grooming Gone Wild Pain, Pleasure, and the Origins of Self-Injury
NINE  Fear of FeedingEating Disorders in the Animal Kingdom
TEN  The Koala and the ClapThe Hidden Power of Infection
ELEVEN Leaving the Nest  Animal Adolescence and the Risky Business of Growing Up
TWELVE Zoobiquity
Acknowledgments
Notes
Works Consulted
A Note About the Authors
Authors’ Note
Although this work is a journalistic collaboration between two authors, we chose for stylistic reasons to write the book from Dr. Natterson-Horowitz’s point of view. We felt her journey from focusing solely on human medicine to a broader, species-spanning approach demanded a first-person narrative structure. Most interviews in the book were conducted by both authors, although in a few cases only one author did the questioning. The final book is the result of a true partnership not just between Dr. Natterson-Horowitz and Ms. Bowers but among the many physicians, veterinarians, biologists, researchers, other dedicated professionals, and patients (whose names we’ve changed where necessary) who so generously sha ............

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