The Story of Brutus: My Life with Brutus the Bear and the Grizzlies of North America
The heart-warming story of the incredible friendship between National Geographic star Casey Anderson and an 800-pound grizzly bear named Brutus, as seen on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Animal Planet,\ and Good Morning America.\ Casey Anderson, the host of National Geographic’s Expedition Grizzly, met a month-old bear cub in a wildlife preserve in 2002, whom he affectionately named Brutus. Little Brutus was destined to remain in captivity or, more likely, even euthanized due to overpopulation at...
Search in google:
The heart-warming story of the incredible friendship between National Geographic star Casey Anderson and an 800-pound grizzly bear named Brutus, as seen on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Animal Planet,and Good Morning America. Publishers Weekly There's no denying Anderson's enthusiasm for--and empathy with--the Montana grizzly bears to which he has dedicated his life. An animal rescue and rehabilitation expert and host of National Geographic's Expedition series, the author connected with the natural world as a young boy on wilderness treks with his mountain man father, honing tracking skills and developing an intuitive sense of how to react in encounters with the likes of snakes, bears, mountain lions, and wolves. In his 20s he adopted a grizzly bear cub he named Brutus, who provides no shortage of sweet and scary anecdotes. The author refutes "bearanoia"--man's unfounded fear, fueled by ignorance and hysteria, of a generally "solitary, shy creature" that would rather not attack humans. The book's plea for coexistence with the wilderness is both emotionally heartfelt and factually fascinating, but clumsy prose hobbles the fervent message. (Sept.)
Letter from the Editor ix\ Chapter 1 Coco and Corky 1\ Chapter 2 Hybrid 11\ Chapter 3 The Magnet: My Animal Connection 17\ Chapter 4 Desperate Cries 31\ Chapter 5 The Tracker 41\ Chapter 6 Lost Language 49\ Chapter 7 Scars 53\ Chapter 8 Fathers and Sons 61\ Chapter 9 Dangerous Encounters 75\ Chapter 10 Antler Ridge 93\ Chapter 11 Mountain Migration 103\ Chapter 12 Unbreakable Bonds 125\ Chapter 13 The Golden Child 137\ Chapter 14 Sheena and Christie 159\ Chapter 15 Fellow Hunter-Gatherer 169\ Chapter 16 Brutus the Showman 179\ Chapter 17 Blood Brothers 183\ Chapter 18 Bearanoia 195\ Chapter 19 The Human Skunk 201\ Epilogue: The Soul of a Bear 205
\ From Barnes & NobleBrutus, the subject of this book, is an 800-pound television star, but no, he's not a contestant on The Biggest Loser. He is a giant, amiable Montana grizzly bear who has been featured with his author friend Casey Anderson on Oprah, Good Morning America, and other show. In The Story of Brutus, Anderson, the host of National Geographic's Expedition Grizzly, describes his evolving relationship with his furry, oversized companion. The bond is strong: In fact, Brutus served as "best bear" at Anderson's wedding.\ \ \ \ \ Publishers WeeklyThere's no denying Anderson's enthusiasm for--and empathy with--the Montana grizzly bears to which he has dedicated his life. An animal rescue and rehabilitation expert and host of National Geographic's Expedition series, the author connected with the natural world as a young boy on wilderness treks with his mountain man father, honing tracking skills and developing an intuitive sense of how to react in encounters with the likes of snakes, bears, mountain lions, and wolves. In his 20s he adopted a grizzly bear cub he named Brutus, who provides no shortage of sweet and scary anecdotes. The author refutes "bearanoia"--man's unfounded fear, fueled by ignorance and hysteria, of a generally "solitary, shy creature" that would rather not attack humans. The book's plea for coexistence with the wilderness is both emotionally heartfelt and factually fascinating, but clumsy prose hobbles the fervent message. (Sept.)\ \ \ Good Morning America“Anderson’s story offers a peek into his passion for this fascinating animal, while Brutus enlightens us all on grizzly behavior.”\ \
