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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
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Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Sexual content, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail
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Mark Twain is quoted as saying, "It Ain’t What You Don’t Know That Gets You Into Trouble. It’s What You Know for Sure That Just Ain’t So." This quote could be an intro for this book.
Lucy Cooke takes you on a ride through the history of zoology, from the suppositions that made up ancient 'science' to modern knowledge about various species. She picks 13 groups of animals (from as large as all frogs to as specific as chimpanzees). For each, she relates early discoveries (and folklore) and systematically debunks the fallacy to replace it with current knowledge. Along the way, she tells the stories of the early explorers and of her own encounters with each group.
Personally, I loved this book. Shattering misconceptions has always been favorite reading for me and this book fits this exactly. The early beliefs range from ridiculous ideas to intentionally hidden facts. Each had their own charm and reasons and Lucy Cooke shows how good science dismantles the superstitions and presents a story all the more fascinating for being true.
I recommend this book for a anyone who has an interest in zoology or the history of biological discovery.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.
Lucy Cooke takes you on a ride through the history of zoology, from the suppositions that made up ancient 'science' to modern knowledge about various species. She picks 13 groups of animals (from as large as all frogs to as specific as chimpanzees). For each, she relates early discoveries (and folklore) and systematically debunks the fallacy to replace it with current knowledge. Along the way, she tells the stories of the early explorers and of her own encounters with each group.
Personally, I loved this book. Shattering misconceptions has always been favorite reading for me and this book fits this exactly. The early beliefs range from ridiculous ideas to intentionally hidden facts. Each had their own charm and reasons and Lucy Cooke shows how good science dismantles the superstitions and presents a story all the more fascinating for being true.
I recommend this book for a anyone who has an interest in zoology or the history of biological discovery.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read this book.
Very informative
This book was cute and informative and occasionally made me bust up laughing. I really learned a lot about the animal subjects of this book and it definitely changed my mind on many preconceived notions I had.
This book was cute and informative and occasionally made me bust up laughing. I really learned a lot about the animal subjects of this book and it definitely changed my mind on many preconceived notions I had.
Probably a 3.5, truly. She was very funny but I got bored at points.
I would give this a 3.5. I found a lot of it interesting however halfway through I was sick of hearing about how wrong the same people were. Like I get it, LeClerc never left France and made his stuff up. This is also sited in other books. Most of the book was great. Some of the attempts at humor hit, some did not. I got a little bored in the middle.
Funny, bizarre, and factual. Who would have suspected that New England minister and "spectral evidence" connoisseur Cotton Mather also preached that birds migrated to an "undiscovered satellite" in outer space during winter?
Recommended if you like: sloths, debunking prehistoric religious myth, dubious scientific experiments.
Recommended if you like: sloths, debunking prehistoric religious myth, dubious scientific experiments.
This book was fascinating. Humorous, entertaining, everything I wish nonfiction could always be. Highly recommend.