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Die erstaunliche Wahrheit über Tiere: Was Mythen und Irrtümer über uns verraten
Lucy Cooke
4.23 AVERAGE
317 reviews for:
Die erstaunliche Wahrheit über Tiere: Was Mythen und Irrtümer über uns verraten
Lucy Cooke
4.23 AVERAGE
funny
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
An insightful and comic curation of fascinating facts and stories about animals, together with the alarming and ridiculous antics of the humans who study them.
“We have much to learn from our centuries of misunderstandings about animals… The magnetic urge to anthropomorphise is our major undoing. We are an insecure species, seeking reassurance about our behaviour from drunk moose and busy beavers, and quick to condemn those creatures that don’t conform to our moral code like indolent sloths, cruel hyenas and dirty vultures. Our discomfort with the truth about these animals reveals a great deal about our hopes as well as our fears…[P]ainting the animal kingdom with our artificial ethical brush denies us the astonishing diversity of life, in all of its blood-drinking, sibling-eating, corpse-shagging glory. We need not be afraid of these behaviours - they are not here to instruct us. Whether a penguin is gay, straight or having sex with a frozen head has no bearing on our own sexuality. Despite what we may think, we are not the centre of the animal universe”
“We have much to learn from our centuries of misunderstandings about animals… The magnetic urge to anthropomorphise is our major undoing. We are an insecure species, seeking reassurance about our behaviour from drunk moose and busy beavers, and quick to condemn those creatures that don’t conform to our moral code like indolent sloths, cruel hyenas and dirty vultures. Our discomfort with the truth about these animals reveals a great deal about our hopes as well as our fears…[P]ainting the animal kingdom with our artificial ethical brush denies us the astonishing diversity of life, in all of its blood-drinking, sibling-eating, corpse-shagging glory. We need not be afraid of these behaviours - they are not here to instruct us. Whether a penguin is gay, straight or having sex with a frozen head has no bearing on our own sexuality. Despite what we may think, we are not the centre of the animal universe”
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funny
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This book was a tough read at times - we (humans) have really done some terrible things to our fellow animals in the name of science - but the author's tone and approach helped immensely. She was dry and sarcastic and hilarious. Multiple passages had me chuckling or reading aloud to my husband.
Well worth the read and extremely educational. I learned so many new tidbits that only add to my awe of wildlife and the natural world.
Well worth the read and extremely educational. I learned so many new tidbits that only add to my awe of wildlife and the natural world.
informative
medium-paced
funny
informative
lighthearted
relaxing