"As Jaap de Roode reveals in [ Doctors by Nature] many animals seek out substances to relieve illnesses or battle parasites that drag their health down. . . . They could even teach us a thing or two about medicine."---Sam Kean, Wall Street Journal "The book invites deeper reflection on what it means to medicate, how landscapes shape access to medicine, and whether we humans are as discerning in our self-medicating choices as our nonhuman counterparts. . . . It raises new questions about the relationship between medicine, behavior, and environment."---John M. Drake, Science "A fascinating look at the medical knowledge of animals; this would be a worthy addition to any life sciences collection." * Library Journal * "Jaap de Roode takes the reader through a breezy and fun exploration into the complex world of animal medication."---Ed Cara, Gizmodo "There's so many cool stories in [ this] book."---Cara Santa Maria, Talk Nerdy "A fantastic read. I devoured [ this book] in a day."---Cassandra Quave, Foodie Pharmacology "[ A] highly readable, and fun book."---Marc Bekoff, Psychology Today "A fantastic book."---Ashley Frasca, Green and Growing with Ashley Frasca "[ An] extraordinary new book."---Andrea Jones-Rooy, Behind the Data "[ An] exceptional book investigating the myriad ways in which diverse animals across taxa self-medicate. . . . The book is written in a very readable style and is about story telling as much as intellectual enlightenment."---David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds "[ A] pioneering study . . . brilliantly written."---David Lorimer, Paradigm Explorer "This book is well written so as to be widely accessible to the non-fiction enthusiast and yet has enough meat on its bones to also be of interest to biologists of all flavors including those that treat sick humans. The message is so very clear: we have much to learn from non-human animals and how they treat illnesses using natures pharmacy. . . . I find something else extraordinary about this book: it invites the reader to think like a scientist . . . In other words, this book teaches us to think about evidence."---Rebecca Jo Safran, Current Biology
