The Unexpected Truth About Animals - Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos and Other Wild Tales
Verlag | Random House UK |
Auflage | 2018 |
Seiten | 480 |
Format | 12,7 x 19,8 x 2,9 cm |
B-format paperback | |
Gewicht | 373 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
ISBN-10 | 178416190X |
EAN | 9781784161903 |
Bestell-Nr | 78416190UA |
In this menagerie of the misunderstood, zoologist Lucy Cooke explores centuries of animals myths, revealing the fascinating and often hilarious truths behind some of the strangest animal theories.
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Shortlisted for the 2018 Royal Society Investment Science Book Prize
'Endlessly fascinating.' - Bill Bryson 'Eye-opening, informative and very funny!' - Chris Packham
'Well-informed and downright funny' - Richard Dawkins
History is full of strange animal stories invented by the brightest and most influential, from Aristotle to Disney. But when it comes to understanding animals, we've got a long way to go.
Whether we're watching a viral video of romping baby pandas or looking at a picture of penguins 'holding hands', we often project our own values - innocence, abstinence, hard work - onto animals. So you've probably never considered that moose get drunk and that penguins are notorious cheats.
In The Unexpected Truth About Animals Zoologist Lucy unravels many such myths - that eels are born from sand, that swallows hibernate under water, and that bears gave birth to formless lumps that are licked into shape by their mothers - to show that the st ories we create reveal as much about us as they do about the animals.
Astonishing, illuminating and laugh-out-loud funny.
Rezension:
A bloody fabulous read. Thoroughly recommend. Sue Perkins (Twitter)