Comparative Commentary: Extracts from "The Life of Mammals" by David Attenborough and "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel

The two texts being compared are texts about tigers. Text A is an extract from The Life of Mammals by David Attenborough, Text B is from Life of Pi by Yann Martel. The texts discuss tigers and their characteristics, but from very different points of view; Text A is from a non-fictional book of mammals, Text B is a passage from a novel.
Text A describes tigers from a distance. The extract involves statistical details about the body size, shape and fur colour. There is no personal touch to the text, and even if the author has seen tigers, it doesn't show. …