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A global thriller about a wave of violent animal attacks against humans sweeping the planet. Jackson Oz, a young, renegade American zoologist who spends his days running safaris in the wilds of Africa, notices the strange behavior of the animals. As the assaults become more cunning, coordinated and ferocious, he is thrust into the race to unlock the mystery of the pandemic before there's no place left for people to hide.

Animals have been hunted, enslaved, and slaughtered by humans for millennia ... now it's their turn! What started as a string of animal attacks hasevolved into a global war between beast and man, but when maverick zoologist Jackson Oz and his team uncover a secret plan to exterminate all wildlife on the planet, they learn that humans are still the most dangerous animal of all.

"Through fascinating true stories and illuminating photos, learn how people avoid and overcome dangerous animal situations to survive! Additional features include a table of contents, informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author"--Publisher description.

Sam Ives's family set up camp in a Utah campground, cooked dinner, cleaned up and packed their gear away, and climbed into their multi-chambered tent to sleep. It was a great end to Father's Day. Eleven-year-old Sam crawled into the smaller compartment of the two-room tent. Without his parents knowing it, Sam ate a granola bar and placed the empty wrapper in a pocket of the tent. Sometime during the night, a black bear entered the campsite, ripped...

"James (Jimmy) Fehlhaber's tragic death became a legend within the community of Olema/Chilowist area of Southern Okanogan County, Washington to this day...This story will be about a cougar that had attacked, killed, and partially ate a thirteen-year-old boy in the dead of winter...You will gain an insight into how the community came together to solve this tragedy and why it is still a mystery" -- adapted from foreword.

Collection of accounts of grizzly, brown and black bear encounters in Alaska. "After chewing on my right shoulder, arm, and side repeatedly, the bear began to bite my head and tear at my scalp. As I heard the horrible crunching sound of the bear's teeth biting into my skull, I realized it was all too hopeless..." Hopeless? Unreal? As unimaginable as it may be for most of us, it is all too real. It is part of living in Alaska where there is an ever...

No grizzly has ever killed a human in Glacier National Park before... until tonight. Eleven-year-old Melody Vega and her family come to Glacier every year. Mel loves it here -- the beautiful landscapes and wildlife make it easy to forget her real-world troubles. But this year is different. With Mom gone, every moment in the park is a reminder of the past. Then Mel comes face-to-face with a mighty grizzly. She knows basic bear safety: Don't turn your...