{"product_id":"aesops-animals-the-science-behind-the-fables-paperback","title":"Aesop's Animals: The Science Behind the Fables - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJo Wimpenny\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 lay? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSifting facts from fiction, \u003ci\u003eAesop's Animals\u003c\/i\u003e explores and challenges our notions about animals, the ways in which they behave, and the roles we both play in our shared world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJo Wimpenny is a zoologist and writer, with a research background in animal behaviour and the history of science. She studied Zoology at the University of Bristol, and went on to research problem-solving in crows for her DPhil at Oxford University. After postdoctoral research on the history of ornithology at Sheffield, she co-authored the book \u003ci\u003eTen Thousand Birds: Ornithology Since Darwin\u003c\/i\u003e with Tim Birkhead and Bob Montgomerie, which won the 2015 PROSE award for History of Science, Medicine and Technology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJo writes for \u003ci\u003eBBC\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWildlife\u003c\/i\u003e and has previously presented at the BA Festival of Science, Science Oxford, the Royal Society Summer Science Fair and Glasgow Science Fair.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764870906144,"sku":"9781472966926","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bd922384b45c67dd4e20f4d249846095.webp?v=1780256959","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/aesops-animals-the-science-behind-the-fables-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}