Thursday, March 21, 2013

Zoo/James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge/416 pgs

 

(From Booklist)

Something unnatural is causing normally placid animals to savagely attack humans all over the world. First, it begins with animals in the wild, like lions, elephants, and dolphins; then moves into neighborhoods, with raccoons, rats, and bats; and then finally into our homes, with man’s best friend becoming man’s worst nightmare. This animal violence catches the scientific establishment by surprise, except for Jackson Oz, a biologist who had been predicting these attacks for years but had been labeled a crackpot and mocked by his colleagues. The savage attacks quickly escalate to the point where martial law is imposed and people huddle inside fortifications to hide from what were once cute and fluffy fellow mammals but are now preternaturally alert and vicious monsters. Unfortunately for humans, the solution to nature’s onslaught may be one that is equally as unacceptable.

Good fun with an interesting theory on why animal behavior has begun to change.  May make you second guess why your cat or dog is looking at you that way. . .

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