Racks: The Natural History of Antlers and the Animals That Wear Them

Rating:
Summary: One of the best pieces of natural history writing ever.
Review: This book contains fascinating written information about many members of the deer family, both living and extinct. It is well written and entertaining throughout. Petersen does a masterful job, not only of informing us about the development and uses of antlers on various animals, but about man's fascination with those antlers.

The book is filled with information, yes, but also with interesting and often funny and always thought-provoking anecdote. There are intriguing stories of deer and elk that have grown extraordinarily large or notable sets of antlers.

Once you read Racks, it is doubtful you will ever look at an antlered animal in the same way again.

Rating:
Summary: One of the best pieces of natural history writing ever.
Review: This book contains fascinating written information about many members of the deer family, both living and extinct. It is well written and entertaining throughout. Petersen does a masterful job, not only of informing us about thedevelopment and uses of antlers on various animals, but about man's fascination with those antlers.

The book is filled with information, yes, but also with interesting and often funny and always thought-provokinganecdote. There are intriguing stories of deer and elk that have grown extraordinarily large or notable sets ofantlers.

Once you read Racks, it is doubtful you will ever look at an antlered animal in the same way again.