Fang and Claw (book)
Fang and Claw is Frank Buck’s third book, published in 1935 by Simon & Schuster and co-written with Ferrin Fraser. It collects Buck’s real-life stories of capturing exotic animals in the jungle.
The book includes surprising tales, such as a dog carried many miles into the jungle to lure a tiger and then being considered more valuable than the tiger itself. Buck also describes catching a huge orangutan whose favorite treat is molasses sandwiches.
In jungle life, Buck mentions a handy trick: after rain, leeches swarm the paths, but liquid soap keeps them away because they don’t like the soap’s smell or taste. He also criticizes small men with big rifles who kill jungle animals, especially elephants, saying they are less admirable than cobras.
Buck writes as a thoughtful adventurer who aims to entertain rather than boast. Fang and Claw has 239 pages and follows Wild Cargo, with Tim Thompson in the Jungle coming after it.
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