Nursery Earth: The Wondrous Lives of Baby Animals and the Extraordinary Ways They Shape Our World
Dr. Danna Staaf
Jun 2023 · Bolinda · Narrated by Norma Butikofer
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It’s time to pay attention to baby animals. From egg to tadpole, chick to fledgling, they offer scientists a window into questions of immense importance: how do genes influence health? Which environmental factors support – or obstruct – life? Entire ecosystems rest on the shoulders (or tentacles, or jointed exoskeletons) of animal babies. At any given moment, babies represent the majority of animal life on Earth. In Nursery Earth, researcher Danna Staaf invites listeners into the sibling (and, sometimes, clashing) fields of ecology and developmental biology. The tiny, hidden lives that these scientists study in the lab and in the wild reveal some of nature’s strangest workings. Our bias toward adult animals (not least because babies can be hard to find) means these wonders have long gone under-researched. But for all kinds of animals, if we overlook their babies, we miss out on the most fascinating – and consequential –time in the lives of their species. Nursery Earth makes the case that these young creatures are not just beings in progress but beings in their own right. And our planet needs them all – the maggots as much as the kittens!
About the author
Norma Butikofer is a London-based actress who trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. She’s an authentic New Yorker with a strong range of delivery and a great English accent. Audiobook work includes Taylor Swift: The Whole Story by Chas Newkey-Burden, Prize Women by Caroline Lea, and Here for the Drama, by Kate Bromley. She has appeared in many stage productions, including Jack and the Beanstalk at the Lyric Hammersmith, 1797 A Mariner's Tale with History Riot, and A Midsummer Night's Dream for Insane Root Theatre Co.
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