The Mythological Zoo: An Encyclopedia of Animals in World Myth, Legend and Literature

Walk into any zoo in the world and you’ll probably see more or less the same thing, animals behind bars. If you’re lucky you might get to feed the penguins or watch the chimps having a bit of a scrap. In Boria Sax’s zoo the animals, both real and mythical, are let loose on to the page and you are given the chance to get to know them really well. Sax is a man with a huge interest in animals and their human associations, and this shows in his wonderfully descriptive passages. He is the founder of Nature in Legend...