Aesop's Animals

Autor*innen

• David Ian Wimpenny

Parameter

• 288 Seiten
• 11 Lesestunden

• Natur
• Natur, Tiere
• Sachliteratur
• Tiere
• Wissenschaft

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"In Aesop's Animals, zoologist Jo Wimpenny turns a critical eye to the fables and ask whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop's portrayal of his animals. She brings the tales into the twenty-first century, introducing the latest scientific research on some of the most fascinating topics in animal behavior. Each chapter focuses on a different fable and a different topic in ethology, including future planning, tool use, self-recognition, cooperation and deception. At the end of each chapter, the author pulls together the evidence to assess whether Aesop's portrayal of the animals holds true from a modern, scientific perspective"--

• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Einband: Hardcover