Bill Schutt explores the fascinating, often overlooked aspects of the natural world. As a former biology professor and museum researcher, he brings a deep scientific expertise to his writing. His works delve into unconventional subjects, from cannibalism in the animal kingdom to the natural history of the heart. Schutt has a talent for making complex scientific concepts accessible to a broad audience through engaging narrative.
A witty and informative look inside the world of animals that feed on blood examines the ecological roles and life cycles of the vampire bat, leeches, ticks, mites, bedbugs, and a feared vampire fish known as the candiru.
A Natural and Unnatural History of Cannibalism
Cannibalism. It's the last, greatest taboo: the stuff of urban legends and ancient myths, airline crashes and Captain Cook. But while we might get a thrill at the thought of the black widow spider's gruesome mating habits or the tragic fate of the 19th-century Donner Party pioneers, today cannibalism belongs to history - or, at the very least, the realm of the weird, the rare and the very far away. Doesn't it? Here, zoologist Bill Schutt digs his teeth into the subject to find an answer that is as surprising as it is unsettling