The unexpected truth about animals : stoned sloths, lovelorn hippos and other wild tales
by Cooke, Lucy, 1970- (Author)
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Humans have walked on the moon and discovered the Higgs boson, but when it come to understanding animals we still have a long way to go. We once thought that eels spontaneously generated from mud and that bears gave birth to formless lumps which they then licked into shape. We still believe penguins... Full description
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Humans have walked on the moon and discovered the Higgs boson, but when it come to understanding animals we still have a long way to go. We once thought that eels spontaneously generated from mud and that bears gave birth to formless lumps which they then licked into shape. We still believe penguins are cute, sloths are lazy and vultures have filthy habits. The truth is something else entirely. Zoologist Lucy Cooke takes us on a global adventure, consulting the world's experts to discover the truth behind bizarre tales of self-gelding beavers and news reports of drunken moose. Her research uncovers fascinating and entirely unexpected animal facts alongside extraordinary stories of the science and scientists of the past: jaw-dropping experiments and theories that often tell us as much about ourselves and our relationship with the natural world as the actual animals concerned. |
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Item Description: |
Originally published: Doubleday, 2016. |
Physical Description: |
469 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
178416190X 9781784161903 |
Author Notes: |
Lucy is also an award-winning broadcaster and documentary filmmaker. Initially working behind the scenes in television comedy, she is now a regular on Radio 4 and has presented prime-time series for BBC, ITV and National Geographic. |