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Fuzz : when nature breaks the law / Mary Roach.
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- ISBN: 9781324001935
- ISBN: 1324001933
- Physical Description: 308 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-308). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A quick word of introduction -- Maul cops : crime scene forensics when the killer isn't human -- Breaking and entering and eating : how do you handle a hungry bear? -- The elephant in the room : manslaughter by the pound -- A spot of trouble : what makes a leopard a man-eater? -- The monkey fix : birth control for marauding macaques -- Mercurial cougars : how do you count what you can't see? -- When the wood comes down : beware the "danger tree" -- The terror beans : the legume as accomplice to murder -- Okay, boomer : futile military actions against birds -- On the road again : jaywalking with the animals -- To scare a thief : the esoteric art of the frightening device -- The gulls of St. Peter's : the Vatican tries a laser -- The Jesuit and the rat : wildlife management tips from the Pontifical Academy for Life -- Killing with kindness : who cares about a pest? -- The disappearing mouse : the scary magic of gene drives -- The fuzzy trespasser : resources for homeowners. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Grand Forks Campbell Library | 591.5 ROACH 2021 (Text) | 520932 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
| A Quick Word of Introduction. | 1 | |
| 1. | MAUL COPS | |
| Crime Scene Forensics When the Killer Isn't Human | 7 | |
| 2. | BREAKING AND ENTERING AND EATING | |
| How Do You Handle a Hungry Bear? | 29 | |
| 3. | THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM | |
| Manslaughter by the Pound | 57 | |
| 4. | A SPOT OF TROUBLE | |
| What Makes a Leopard a Man-Eater? | 77 | |
| 5. | THE MONKEY FIX | |
| Birth Control for Marauding Macaques | 95 | |
| 6. | MERCURIAL COUGARS | |
| How Do You Count What You Can't See? | 119 | |
| 7. | WHEN THE WOOD COMES DOWN | |
| Beware the "Danger Tree" | 139 | |
| 8. | THE TERROR BEANS | |
| The Legume as Accomplice to Murder | 153 | |
| 9. | OKAY, BOOMER | |
| Futile Military Actions Against Birds | 171 | |
| 10. | ON THE ROAD AGAIN | |
| Jaywalking with the Animals | 189 | |
| 11. | TO SCARE A THIEF | |
| The Esoteric Art of the Frightening Device | 209 | |
| 12. | THE GULLS OF ST. PETER'S | |
| The Vatican Tries a Laser | 223 | |
| 13. | THE JESUIT AND THE RAT | |
| Wildlife Management Tips from the Pontifical Academy for Life | 239 | |
| 14. | KILLING WITH KINDNESS | |
| Who Cares About a Pest? | 251 | |
| 15. | THE DISAPPEARING MOUSE | |
| The Scary Magic of Gene Drives | 275 | |
| Acknowledgements. | 293 | |
| The Fuzzy Trespasser: Resources for Homeowners. | 297 | |
| Bibliography. | 299 |