"Beasts of England! Beasts of Ireland! Beasts of land and sea and skies! Hear the hoof beats of tomorrow! See the golden future rise!" (George Orwell) Featured in countless cartoons and children's fables, farm animals are especially endearing to us humans. Now comes a quirky and adorable book that employs the first photo-realist take on the expressions and poses of our favourite creatures. Drawing inspiration from George Orwell's Animal Farm, this unusual menagerie of colour images features the work of world-famous photographers, including Jane Burton, Michael Duva, Tim Flach, Dave King, and Joel Sartore, who use customized studio portraiture techniques to corral horses, cows, sheep, goats, pigs, bunnies, hens, geese, cats and dogs at their most amusing and anthropomorphic. ILLUSTRATIONS: 267 colour photographs