Buffalo Gals And Other Animal Presences by Ursula K. Le Guin

A lyrical collection of stories and essays that examines human–animal relationships through myth, folklore, and imaginative fiction, offering intimate encounters with birds, mammals, and other creatures that challenge anthropocentric assumptions; the pieces meditate on consciousness, language, empathy, loss, and ethical responsibility toward the more-than-human world, blending clear-eyed natural observation with speculative and animistic ways of seeing.