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Aesop’s Animals

- The Science Behind the Fables
Af: Jo Wimpenny Engelsk Paperback

Aesop’s Animals

- The Science Behind the Fables
Af: Jo Wimpenny Engelsk Paperback
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Turns a critical eye on Aesop''s Fables to ask whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop’s portrayal of his animals.

Despite originating more than two-and-a-half thousand years ago, Aesop’s Fables are still passed on from parent to child, and are embedded in our collective consciousness. The morals we have learned from these tales continue to inform our judgements, but have the stories also informed how we regard their animal protagonists? If so, is there any truth behind the stereotypes? Are wolves deceptive villains? Are crows insightful geniuses? And could a tortoise really beat a hare in a race?

In Aesop''s Animals, zoologist Jo Wimpenny turns a critical eye to the fables to discover whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop’s portrayal of the animal kingdom. She brings the tales into the twenty-first century, introducing the latest findings on some of the most fascinating branches of ethological research – the study of why animals do the things they do. In each chapter she interrogates a classic fable and a different topic – future planning, tool use, self-recognition, cooperation and deception – concluding with a verdict on the veracity of each fable’s portrayal from a scientific perspective.

By sifting fact from fiction in one of the most beloved texts of our culture, Aesop’s Animals explores and challenges our preconceived notions about animals, the way they behave, and the roles we both play in our shared world.

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Turns a critical eye on Aesop''s Fables to ask whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop’s portrayal of his animals.

Despite originating more than two-and-a-half thousand years ago, Aesop’s Fables are still passed on from parent to child, and are embedded in our collective consciousness. The morals we have learned from these tales continue to inform our judgements, but have the stories also informed how we regard their animal protagonists? If so, is there any truth behind the stereotypes? Are wolves deceptive villains? Are crows insightful geniuses? And could a tortoise really beat a hare in a race?

In Aesop''s Animals, zoologist Jo Wimpenny turns a critical eye to the fables to discover whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop’s portrayal of the animal kingdom. She brings the tales into the twenty-first century, introducing the latest findings on some of the most fascinating branches of ethological research – the study of why animals do the things they do. In each chapter she interrogates a classic fable and a different topic – future planning, tool use, self-recognition, cooperation and deception – concluding with a verdict on the veracity of each fable’s portrayal from a scientific perspective.

By sifting fact from fiction in one of the most beloved texts of our culture, Aesop’s Animals explores and challenges our preconceived notions about animals, the way they behave, and the roles we both play in our shared world.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 368
ISBN-13: 9781472966926
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1472966929
Kategori: Folklore, myter og legender
Udg. Dato: 26 okt 2023
Længde: 35mm
Bredde: 216mm
Højde: 134mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 26 okt 2023
Forfatter(e): Jo Wimpenny
Forfatter(e) Jo Wimpenny

Kategori Folklore, myter og legender

ISBN-13 9781472966926

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 368

Udgave

Længde 35mm

Bredde 216mm

Højde 134mm

Udg. Dato 26 okt 2023

Oplagsdato 26 okt 2023

Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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