{"product_id":"aesops-animals-9781472966926","title":"Aesops Animals","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite 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? Are wolves deceptive villains? Are crows insightful geniuses? And could a tortoise really beat a hare in a race? What truths about the animal world lie behind these tales?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eAesop''s Animals, \u003c\/i\u003ezoologist Jo Wimpenny turns a critical eye to the fables to examine the science behind Aesop''s portrayal of the animal kingdom. She brings the tales into the twenty-first century, introducing the latest findings from the world of behavioural ecology  the study of why animals do the things they do, in areas such as tool use, plans and projections, self-recognition, cooperation and deception. How close to verifiable scientific truths do these ancient tales la\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCome for the fables and stay for the behavioral research in this \u003cb\u003ejam-packed but delightful\u003c\/b\u003e collection … \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAesop’s Animals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is both an \u003cb\u003eintense and playful\u003c\/b\u003e look at how humans — storytellers and scientists alike — consider the mysteries inside the creatures with whom we share this planet. * Scientific American *\u003cbr\u003eA spirited romp through modern cognitive ethology. * Wall Street Journal *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEngaging and comprehensive\u003c\/b\u003e, this is \u003cb\u003ehighly readable\u003c\/b\u003e popular science. * Hannah Beckerman, The Observer *\u003cbr\u003eEvery once in a publisher’s blue moon, along comes a book so simple and \u003cb\u003eoriginal \u003c\/b\u003ein its concept that it \u003cb\u003everges on brilliance \u003c\/b\u003eand 1,000 science and nature writers howl: \"Why did we not think of it?\" Such is \u003ci\u003eAesop’s Animals\u003c\/i\u003e by zoologist Jo Wimpenny, which does precisely what it says on the lid: it puts the anthropomorphic fables of Aesop \u003cb\u003eunder the electron microscope of modern science\u003c\/b\u003e. […] a clever cadastral survey of animal behavioural studies. * Country Life *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI simply couldn't put it down\u003c\/b\u003e. The clever ways in which Wimpenny weaves in current scientific facts about topics including future planning, tool use, self-recognition, cooperation, and deception with Aesop's lessons was spellbinding. * Psychology Today *\u003cbr\u003eWimpenny has the knack for bringing interesting research to life with anecdotes without obscuring the more significant challenges of determining just what animals can do and what they may be thinking. * Wellbeing International *\u003cbr\u003eWimpenny pumps life into the hard science and keeps her discussions accessible, offering plenty of insight into how humans interpret the natural world. * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  1: The Crow and the Pitcher 2: The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing 3: The Dog and its Shadow 4: The Ass Carrying the Image 5: The Fox and the Crow 6: The Lion and the Shepherd 7: The Monkey and the Fisherman 8: The Ants and the Grasshopper 9: The Hare and the Tortoise  Epilogue Selected Bibliography Acknowledgements Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408788037975,"sku":"9781472966926","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472966926.jpg?v=1730504209","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/aesops-animals-9781472966926","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}