Scaling Up
Scaling Up
Zai Whitaker
- Language: English
- Print Length: 344 Pages
- ISBN-10: 9789353456658
- ISBN-13: 978-9353456658
Originally published as Snakeman over thirty years ago to great acclaim, this is a new, expanded edition.
From cobras in her kitchen to crocodiles in her backyard, Zai Whitaker has seen it all. For years, she and her ex husband Rom Whitaker worked together for the conservation of reptiles and their habitat and continue to do so as friends. Scaling Up is their story – funny, observant and a truly ‘wild ride’.
Originally published as Snakeman over thirty years ago to great acclaim, this is a new, expanded edition.
From cobras in her kitchen to crocodiles in her backyard, Zai Whitaker has seen it all. For years, she and her ex husband Rom Whitaker worked together for the conservation of reptiles and their habitat and continue to do so as friends. Scaling Up is their story – funny, observant and a truly ‘wild ride’.
Author Bios:
Zai Whitaker grew up in a family of naturalists that included her father Zafar Futehally and granduncle Sálim Ali, India’s original Birdman. Not surprisingly, conversations, holidays and outings often centred around birds. Zai has written twenty books including Andamans Boy, Kali and the Rat Snake, and the r ecent Termite Fry. She has also written extensively about the Irular snake catchers, and started the Irular Women’s Society which focuses on Irular women’s economic and social empowerment. She lives and works at the Croc Bank outside Chennai, where she is the managing trustee.
Zai Whitaker grew up in a family of naturalists that included her father Zafar Futehally and granduncle Sálim Ali, India’s original Birdman. Not surprisingly, conversations, holidays and outings often centred around birds. Zai has written twenty books including Andamans Boy, Kali and the Rat Snake, and the r ecent Termite Fry. She has also written extensively about the Irular snake catchers, and started the Irular Women’s Society which focuses on Irular women’s economic and social empowerment. She lives and works at the Croc Bank outside Chennai, where she is the managing trustee.
