Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences  Buffalo Gals and Other Animal Presences is a collection of short stories and poems by Ursula K. Le Guin, first published in 1987 by Capra Press. It includes the author's introductions to the pieces in each section of the collection. The book has a theme of works about "animal, vegetable, or mineral." It was reviewed in "Locus", "Foundation", and "Analog Science Fiction and Fact".