What with everyone and their dog seeming to be watching “Tiger King” at the moment, I thought that perhaps bringing attention to a new novel that also takes the world of private zoos in the south-eastern United States as an element in its central plot – or at least, that’s where it begins – might be in order.
As I love natural history, and always enjoy a good laugh (every bit as much as my wife, and some of her friends, oh yes, and Captain Johnson…), I was very excited to discover that an auditory combination of both of these joys been created by noted comedienne Sue Perkins and the nice people at BBC Radio 4: Nature Table.