Animal Behaviour
Amanda McLeod
***Highly Commended in the Ellipsis Zine Flash Collection Contest***
A mother watches her son grow from a sweet child into a troubled adult...
A jilted lover finds hope one magical evening...
A cobbler breathes life back into a pair of lucky shoes...
Animal Behaviour titles each of its short stories with animal facts, but the experiences they describe are very much human. The cast of characters is diverse but the world they inhabit is universal: one in which all of us will recognise fragments of our own lives in some form, an echo of our shared humanity.
This second edition contains six new stories, unpublished anywhere else.
“Bold in voice, rich in metaphor, daring in approach, Animal Behaviour is a startling debut. In these very short tales, Amanda McLeod demonstrates an uncanny understanding of life and the living. By turns strange, beautiful, aching and transcendent, these stories and the humans how inhabit them will leave their mark on your mind and heart long past the final page. Highly recommended.”
—Kathy Fish, author of Wild Life: Collected Works from 2003-2018
Duration - 2h 6m.
Author - Amanda McLeod.
Narrator - Amanda McLeod.
Published Date - Thursday, 30 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2025 Riverdeep Press ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
***Highly Commended in the Ellipsis Zine Flash Collection Contest*** A mother watches her son grow from a sweet child into a troubled adult... A jilted lover finds hope one magical evening... A cobbler breathes life back into a pair of lucky shoes... Animal Behaviour titles each of its short stories with animal facts, but the experiences they describe are very much human. The cast of characters is diverse but the world they inhabit is universal: one in which all of us will recognise fragments of our own lives in some form, an echo of our shared humanity. This second edition contains six new stories, unpublished anywhere else. “Bold in voice, rich in metaphor, daring in approach, Animal Behaviour is a startling debut. In these very short tales, Amanda McLeod demonstrates an uncanny understanding of life and the living. By turns strange, beautiful, aching and transcendent, these stories and the humans how inhabit them will leave their mark on your mind and heart long past the final page. Highly recommended.” —Kathy Fish, author of Wild Life: Collected Works from 2003-2018 Duration - 2h 6m. Author - Amanda McLeod. Narrator - Amanda McLeod. Published Date - Thursday, 30 January 2025. Copyright - © 2025 Riverdeep Press ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:12
Part 1: In Water
Duration:00:00:05
Sea Star Bodies Are Actually Large Heads
Duration:00:02:34
Goldfish Go Pale If Kept In Darkness
Duration:00:03:17
A Shrimp's Heart Is In Its Head
Duration:00:04:13
Sea Turtles Return To The Beach Of Their Birth To Reproduce
Duration:00:06:53
Seahorse Couples Greet Each Other Every Morning With A Dance
Duration:00:03:08
The Immortal Jellyfish Can Revert To Its Polyp Stage, Allowing It To Live Forever
Duration:00:03:19
Crabs Communicate With Each Other By Drumming
Duration:00:06:11
A Captive Octopus Will Eat Its Own Arms If Bored Or Stressed
Duration:00:02:44
Dolphins Call Each Other By Name
Duration:00:02:50
Great White Shark Teeth Keep Growing
Duration:00:05:30
Part 2: On Land
Duration:00:00:04
Pangolins Are The Most Trafficked Mammals In The World
Duration:00:05:11
Bears Can Navigate In The Total Absence Of Anything Familiar
Duration:00:03:29
Snake Eyes Are Covered With Scales
Duration:00:03:08
Orangutan Mothers And Babies Have The Strongest Bond Of All Living Things
Duration:00:04:53
Beneath Their Fur, Tigers' Skin Is Also Striped
Duration:00:03:22
A Pregnant Kangaroo Can Suspend Foetal Development Until Conditions Improve
Duration:00:03:50
Bison Bulls Will Herd Cows And Calves In Front Of Them When Preyed Upon
Duration:00:04:38
Ants Can Lift Many Times Their Own Weight
Duration:00:02:36
Horses Can Sleep Standing Up
Duration:00:03:25
Baby Elephants Suck Their Trunks For Comfort
Duration:00:03:34
Part 3: In The Sky
Duration:00:00:04
Andean Condors Lay Their Eggs On The Edge Of A Cliff
Duration:00:04:01
Toucans Feed Both In The Tree Canopy And On The Ground
Duration:00:05:33
Crows Remember Human Faces
Duration:00:03:13
Galahs Flock As Teenagers, And Settle In Pairs As Adults
Duration:00:05:40
Bats Spend A Significant Amount Of Time On Grooming
Duration:00:05:11
Eagles Have Barbed Tongues
Duration:00:05:30
Dragonflies Are Cold Blooded And Need To Be Warm Before Flight
Duration:00:04:40
Butterflies Taste With Their Feet
Duration:00:06:14
Fireflies Can Synchronise Their Lights
Duration:00:04:00
Albatrosses Spend Most Of Their Lives At Sea
Duration:00:03:10
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:00:15
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:18