Country United States Publication date 1939 Pages 240 Followed by All in a Lifetime Publisher Robert M. McBride | Language English Media type Print (Hardback) Originally published 1939 Preceded by On Jungle Trails Page count 240 | |
Similar On Jungle Trails, Wild Cargo, Fang and Claw, Bring 'Em Back Alive, Jungle Animals | ||
Animals Are Like That! was Frank Buck’s sixth book, which continued his stories of capturing exotic animals. If you should find yourself with a monkey or ape on your hands and no knowledge of what to do with it, Buck tells co-author Carol Weld, just treat it like a child. And the elephant, like a man in the tropics, needs a sheltered siesta in mid-afternoon because he is susceptible to sunstroke. Monkeys pick up human ways and copy them. But you should never, never trust a tiger, any more than you should trust a crocodile.
Critical reception
"Buck describes the animals in their native haunts, the capture of some of them, their characteristics, and their reactions in captivity...filled with adventure and odd bits of animal lore." Booklist 36:170 Jan 1, 1940
"The vast legion of Frank Buck's followers will find Animals Are Like That thoroughly enjoyable and instructive reading. When the author doesn't know the answer to some more intangible animal trait he frankly admits his deficiency; but this happens infrequently. Mr. Buck has selected a large number of excellent illustrations..." Springfield Republican p10 Nov 29, 1939
"A fascinating study of animal traits." The Montreal Gazette - Dec 9, 1939