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02200aam a2200361 i 4500 001 65119B907E8611E8BC70ED0E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180703010031 008 170705t20172017enka e b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2017479648 020 $a 0857524100 020 $a 9780857524102 020 $a 0857524119 020 $a 9780857524119 035 $a (OCoLC)1012821250 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d COO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d NZAUC $d AU@ $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QL50 $b .C76 2017 082 04 $a 590.2 $2 23 100 1 $a Cooke, Lucy, $d 1970- $e author. 245 14 $a The unexpected truth about animals : $b a menagerie of the misunderstood / $c Lucy Cooke. 264 1 $a London : $b Doubleday, $c 2017. 300 $a 392 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-382) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Eel -- Beaver -- Sloth -- Hyena -- Vulture -- Bat -- Frog -- Stork -- Hippoptamus -- Moose -- Panda -- Penguin -- Chimpanzee -- Conclusion. 520 $a History is full of strange animal stories, invented by the brightest and most influential, from Aristotle to Disney, and they reveal as much about us and the things we believe as they do about the animals they misrepresent. We once thought that eels were born from sand, that swallows hibernated under water, and that bears gave birth to formless lumps that were licked into shape by their mothers. In The Unexpected Truth About Animals, zoologist Lucy Cooke unravels many such myths, revealing the fascinating -- and often hilarious -- facts she's uncovered while chasing hyenas, spying on penguins and stalking drunk moose. You'll learn why sloths risk their lives to poo, how bats joined the Allies in the Second World War, and the mystery of the beaver's balls. And you'll discover that even the most outlandish theories may have some truth in them after all. 650 0 $a Animals $v Miscellanea. 650 7 $a Animals $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00809468 655 7 $a Miscellanea. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423854 941 $a 1 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20180703010050.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=65119B907E8611E8BC70ED0E97128E48 994 $a Z0 $b HL6Initiate Another SILO Locator Search