Description
| Product ID: | 9781784161903 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Unexpected Truth About Animals |
| Subtitle: | Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos and Other Wild Tales |
| Authors: | Author: Lucy Cooke |
| Page Count: | 480 |
| Subjects: | Animals and society, Animals & society, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology), Humour, Wildlife: general interest, Folklore, myths & legends, Humour, Wildlife: general interest |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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 DawkinsHistory 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 stories we create reveal as much about us as they do about the animals. Astonishing, illuminating and laugh-out-loud funny. Shortlisted for the 2018 Royal Society Investment Science Book Prize |
| Imprint Name: | Black Swan |
| Publisher Name: | Transworld Publishers Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2018-05-31 |
