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What is it about the humble pig that holds such a special place in our hearts? In a frosty field on the longest night of the year, eight little piglets snuffle their first breaths, and jostle close to their mother to feed... So begins the life of the farm animal that you think you already know...

~ Longlisted for the 2026 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing ~ 'An epic quest - in which the journey is at least as entertaining as the end result' Stephen Moss, author of Ten Birds That Changed the World 'Humorous, touching and refreshingly unsentimental' Colin Thubron, author of Shadow of the...

From the familiar to the improbable, the gross to the endearing, The Modern Bestiary is a compendium of curious creatures. It includes both animals that have made headlines and those you've probably never heard of, such as skin-eating caecilians, harp sponges or zombie worms—also known as bone-eating snot flowers. Arranged by elements (Earth, Water, Air), The Modern Bestiary contains well-known species told from unexpected new angles (rats that drive cars; fish that communicate by passing wind), as well as stranger and lesser-known creatures.