Take a photo of a barcode or cover
cameliarose 's review for:
The Truth About Animals is a collection of history and latest scientific findings of 13 amazing animals that have been largely misunderstood. To name a few: sloth is not the nature's misfit but a strong survivor and a perfect result of the natural selection; The cuteness of pandas in our eyes severely distorted our understanding of the animal (sex-shy? no); Live African clawed frogs were used in the first reliable pregnancy test, and this frog species, brought by humans to the rest of the world, may be responsible for the deadly amphibian chytrid fungus that is wiping out other amphibians species all over the world.
Humans have been looking for meanings and drawing moral lessons from animals since ancient Greece. In this book, Lucy Cooke discusses that in medieval Christian literature, religious views heavily influenced the early western understanding of many animals, from the drunken moose to the penguins thought to resemble the conservative Christian family values. Anthropomorphism is the consequence of the human psych, as it reflects our false belief that we are the center of the natural world. The author criticizes China's panda conservation--the inadequacy of protecting the animals natural habitat, the focus on AI-based breeding program only, and the re-wilding of these animals has a long way to go.
Humans have been looking for meanings and drawing moral lessons from animals since ancient Greece. In this book, Lucy Cooke discusses that in medieval Christian literature, religious views heavily influenced the early western understanding of many animals, from the drunken moose to the penguins thought to resemble the conservative Christian family values. Anthropomorphism is the consequence of the human psych, as it reflects our false belief that we are the center of the natural world. The author criticizes China's panda conservation--the inadequacy of protecting the animals natural habitat, the focus on AI-based breeding program only, and the re-wilding of these animals has a long way to go.