My thanks to Basic books, Lucy Cooke and Netgalley.
Let's just get one thing straight, and that is the fact that Lucy just rocks my socks off. What she does is always done well!
All my best friends ever have always been bitches. Yep, I was happily their bitch too! I've had friends, they were acquaintances. Bitches are the rulers of the pack. However, in these packs there is only one bitch!
If that's what it takes to keep the males in their place? Then heel!.
I've always loved Hyenas, but it was.great hearing about the rest too.
One of my favorite tales is the female Octopus doing the deed with the male, then ripping off his "organ" and tossing it away! 😍 I love that!

Probably one of the most empowering and informative books I've ever read. Even though the focus is on the animal kingdom, I felt kinship with some of the females in various species. I enjoyed the anecdotes, the science and the ongoing challenge to the patriarchal conceptions of females in the wild. Well-researched and easy to follow, even for the non-scientist like me.