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Wild animals are taking back the city! What if all you needed to finally meet them was to learn to look at the city in a different light? We already know that bees have sought refuge on city roofs, but they’re not the only ones to re-colonize the avenues and boulevards of urban centers. Foxes, stone martens and bats live alongside city dwellers, who often have no idea about their presence. Xavier Japiot takes us on a nature ramble through the city to meet with often unexpected creatures: fresh water jelly fish, eels, storks, herons and parakeets dwell right next to us in our urban environment. The 40 wild yet urban species are here presented on beautifully illustrated natural history plates – combining a selection of original plates from Buffon’s “Complete Works” and Julien Norwood’s newly designed drawings in the tradition of these natural history bestiaries – completed with full information on each animal: size, weight, habitat, living habits, together with astonishing anecdotes.