{"product_id":"9781784161903-unexpected-truth-about-animals","title":"The Unexpected Truth About Animals","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos and Other Wild Tales\u003cbr\u003e\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\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31610435043425,"sku":"9781784161903","price":11.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32368723.jpg?v=1741191996","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781784161903-unexpected-truth-about-animals","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}