A guide to the history of human interaction with the creatures of the earth, air, and water. This book provided historical perspective on humankind's complicated relationship with creatures, from tiny insects to larger beasts.

Alligator -- Animals -- Animals in Christian art -- Ass -- Barnacle goose -- Bat -- Bear -- Beaver -- Bee -- Birds -- Boar -- Buffalo -- Bulls -- Butterfly -- Buzzard -- Camel -- Cat -- Cock -- Cockroach -- Cow -- Coyote -- Crab -- Crane -- Crocodile -- Crow -- Cuckoo -- Dog -- Dolphin -- Dove -- Eagle -- Egg -- Elephant -- Falcon -- Feather -- Fish -- Frog -- Goat -- Goose -- Grasshopper/locust/cricket -- Hare -- Hawk -- Horse -- Hyena and jackal -- Insects -- Jackal -- Jaguar -- Lamb -- Lion -- Lizard -- Magpie and rook -- Mice and rats -- Monkey and ape -- Nightingale -- Ostrich -- Owl -- Ox -- Panther -- Peacock -- Pelican -- Pig -- Power animals in Shamanism -- Ram -- Raven -- Rhinoceros -- Robin -- Salmon -- Scorpion -- Seal -- Serpent -- Sheep -- Snail -- Snake -- Snake-handling cults -- Spider -- Stag -- Stork -- Swallow -- Swan -- Tiger -- Toad -- Turtle and tortoise -- Whale -- Wings -- Wolf -- Woodpecker -- Wren -- Wryneck.