All Creatures Weird and Dangerous (GWE Creative Non-Fiction #45)

Timm Otterson

$17.95

Publication Date: April 1st, 2022

Publisher:

Guernica World Editions

ISBN:

9781771837088

Pages:

150

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Description

An improbable journey through the world of strange and mysterious creatures.

All Creatures Weird and Dangerous describes the author’s experiences as a veterinarian drawn by chance to care for a variety of cryptozoological creatures. As a practicing veterinarian, the author is called upon, as if by strange forces, to care for a Chupacabra, Sasquatch, Lake Erie’s monster Bessie, mermaids and fairies in Newfoundland, and eventually a unicorn in the Highlands of Scotland. Drawing on his experiences as a wildlife rehabilitator and exotic-animal veterinarian, the author cares for these odd creatures, describing his work in accurate medical detail and touching on the importance of compassion and the need to respect all creatures on our planet. An homage to James Herriott’s All Creatures Great and Small, while touching on stories equally appropriate for an episode of the X-Files.

About the Author

Dr. Timm is currently a practicing veterinarian in Buffalo, New York, where he lives in an urban wildlife habitat with his wife, son, dog, and cat. He has degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University, Ocean Physics from Memorial University of Newfoundland, and Veterinary Medicine from Louisiana State University. He enjoys camping, hiking, bird watching, and searching for magical creatures.