The Unexpected Truth About Animals av Lucy Cooke

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<p><b>Shortlisted for the 2018 Royal Society Investment Science Book Prize</b><br><b>''Endlessly fascinating.'' - <i>Bill Bryson </i>''Eye-opening, informative and very funny!'' - <i>Chris Packham</i><br></b><b>''Well-informed and downright funny'' - <i>Richard Dawkins</i></b><br><br><br>History is full of strange animal stories invented by the brightest and most influential, from Aristotle to Disney. But when it comes to understanding animals, we¿ve got a long way to go. <br><br>Whether we¿re watching a viral video of romping baby pandas or looking at a picture of penguins ¿holding hands¿, we often project our own values ¿ innocence, abstinence, hard work ¿ onto animals. So you¿ve probably never considered that moose get drunk and that penguins are notorious cheats. <br><br>In <i>The Unexpected Truth About Animals </i>Zoologist Lucy unravels many such myths ¿ that eels are born from sand, that swallows hibernate under water, and that bears gave birth to formless lumps that are licked