Real Mosquitoes Don't Eat Meat: The Best of Outside Magazine's "The Wild File"

by Brad Wetzler

A collection of the best of the best Q&A from Outside magazine's perennially humorous and informative "Wild File" column. Where does the white go when the snow melts? What's the maximum number of people the earth can hold? These and many other quirky questions about the natural world are answered in this all-new collection from Outside magazine's wildly popular "Wild File" columna space where readers' questions about natural science and outdoor lore are answered with the help of scientists, expert outdoorsmen, and professors.

Both fun and thorough, these essays probe the curiosities that we never even knew we wanted to know, such as: Why can't bats fly straight? What are sea legs? Why don't woodpeckers get headaches? To answer these and many more questions, the author tracks down and interviews the experts behind each question posed: authorities in camelid biology, elephant psychology, leech behavior, ball lightening, and the biochemistry of "gamy" meat, to name a few. 45 black-and-white illustrations

186 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2005

About the author

Brad Wetzler began his writing and publishing career serving as an editor at Outside magazine, where he worked with some of America’s finest nonfiction writers. He later turned in his editor’s pen for a writer’s and traveled the world writing about adventure and exploration, business, politics, the environment, sports, and wellness. In midlife, after recovering from a long, debilitating depression, he became a certified yoga teacher and began exploring and writing about our inner landscape: psychology, spirituality, meditation, and yoga.

Reviews

[Jdetrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another fun collection of science facts that's entertaining and illuminating.

[Darcy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I usually love trivia-type books where scientific, quirky, curious questions are answered, but this one did not seem to have very authoritative answers to me.

[Richard Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Similar to the "New Scientist" series:"Does Anything Eat Wasps" for example.