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Mousy Cats and Sheepish Coyotes: The Science of Animal Personalities
John A. Shivik · 2017
🎙 Narrated by Johnathan McClain
66/100
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A fun, humor-laced tour of animal personalities that stays accessible and ties research back to pets we actually know - a decent listen for the curious. It leans more anecdote than hard data though, and I couldn't confirm anything specific about the narrator's actual performance here, so it's a mild recommend at best.
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🎙 Narration: fine Johnathan McClain is described as an in-demand narrator with a film/stage background, but no reviews specific to his delivery on this title were found.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety85
Substance / usefulness68
Craft & writing62
Originality62
Evidence & accuracy58
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit78
Human-eye read56
Penny’s verdict66
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