Steve Sloan wrote:
> BTW, SILVERHAIR is another good book in that vein, told from
> a mammoth's perspective. Mammoth legends in the book reflect
> a surprising knowledge of natural history, and I can't quite
> wrap my brain around how they know that stuff: Race memory?
> Oral traditions passed down from the first mammals? I can
> easily imagine mammoths having a complex language, based on
> recent discoveries about elephants, but could early shrew-like
> mammals have enough language skills to tell a story like that?
> Oh well, I guess that's the "fantasy" part of the story... ;-)
A surprising knowledge of natural history indeed! They knew about
evolution (sort of), and even remembered the asteroid that wiped out
the dinosaurs! By Kilukpuk's pus-encrusted nipples, that was a long time
ago! :)
Kevin Street
