{"product_id":"books-the-unexpected-truth-about-animals-by-lucy-cooke","title":"The Unexpected Truth About Animals","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the 2018 Royal Society Investment Science Book Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Endlessly fascinating.' - \u003ci\u003eBill Bryson \u003c\/i\u003e'Eye-opening, informative and very funny!' - \u003ci\u003eChris Packham\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Well-informed and downright funny' - \u003ci\u003eRichard Dawkins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistory 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhether 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Unexpected Truth About Animals \u003c\/i\u003eZoologist 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 into shape by their mothers – to show that the stories we create reveal as much about us as they do about the animals. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAstonishing, illuminating and laugh-out-loud funny.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53770307764497,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781784161903.jpg?v=1783958393","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-the-unexpected-truth-about-animals-by-lucy-cooke","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}