A review by neuroqueer
The Modern Bestiary: A Curated Collection of Wondrous Wildlife by Joanna Bagniewska

3.5

Quick takeaways:

Subject: Freaky animals

Writing: Dry trying to be raunchy

Overall: B-

Thoughts:

Want to learn about some weird, horny and horrifying facts about certain animals? This is the book for you.

There are some animals that I’ve heard of but didn’t know much about their behaviors, like naked mole rats.

Fact: there is a bird that drinks blood. No, it’s not a scavenger bird like a vulture. It is a little unassuming bird that DRINKS BLOOD.

Fact: There are acts that exist such as traumatic insemination and apophallation. When you learn what that word is, you will agree with me that this is not a book for children.

Sometimes the writing feels dry. I had to put this book down a few times because I was slightly bored.

It did feel like the author really delighted about some weird mating habits.

Outside of that, it’s a decent read and you’ll pick up on random animal facts.