Evolutionary biologist and writer Marlene Zuk offers insights into the overlooked animals that live in proximity to humans, sharing the stories that each tells about adaptation and cohabitation on the increasingly crowded planet. Zuk offers a new appreciation for the animals that are often shunned, explaining why these unpopular creatures have something special to teach us about how we deal with other species as well as about our own place in nature and what it means for an animal to belong somewhere. Please join the Smithsonian Associates in welcoming Marlene Zuk, author of Outsider Animals.