World Animal Day on October 4 seeks to protect animals and their habitats. Before there were humans, strange animals roamed the planet. George Langford weaves palaeontological research about prehistoric elephants, squirrels or horses into his Stories of the First American Animals. The clergyman, journalist and avid outdoors man speaks about people, animals, and their interactions. Yet, they build a city in the clouds for two Athenians who want to rule the world by preventing gods and people from communicating directly…If animals could talk, what would they tell us?