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03104aam a2200361 i 4500 001 3019E8624CF411EC82D72F5C3CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20211124010019 008 210702t20212021enka b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1472966910 020 $a 9781472966919 020 $a 9781472966940 020 $a 1472966945 035 $a (OCoLC)1258660283 040 $a YDX $b eng $e rda $c YDX $d UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d CDX $d TOH $d IOU $d SILO 082 04 $a 398/.369 $2 23 100 1 $a Wimpenny, Jo, $e author. 245 10 $a Aesop's animals: $b the science behind the fables / $c Jo Wimpenny. 246 30 $a Science behind the fables 264 1 $a London : $b Bloomsbury Sigma, $c 2021. 300 $a 368 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 352-357) and index. 520 $a "A critical look at the beloved fables that investigates whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop's portrayal of his animals. Despite being conceived over two-and-a-half thousand years ago, Aesop's Fables are still passed from parent to child today, and are embedded in our collective consciousness. The morals still inform our judgments, but have they influenced our views of the animal protagonists as well? And, if so, is there any truth behind the stereotypes? Are crows smart enough to reason? Are pigeons so dumb they cannot tell the difference between painting and reality? Are ants truly capable of looking ahead to the future and planning their actions? In Aesop's Animals, zoologist Jo Wimpenny turns a critical eye to the fables and ask whether there is any scientific truth to Aesop's portrayal of his animals. She brings the tales into the twenty-first century, introducing the latest scientific research on some of the most fascinating topics in animal behavior. Each chapter focuses on a different fable and a different topic in ethology, including future planning, tool use, self-recognition, cooperation and deception. At the end of each chapter, the author pulls together the evidence to assess whether Aesop's portrayal of the animals holds true from a modern, scientific perspective. Through interviews with leading researchers in the behavioral ecology, this book brings these famous tales back to life. People are always fascinated by animal behavior, especially studies that suggest the presence of intelligence and other 'human-like' characteristics that reveal how we may share more with these creatures than we ever imagined. Aesop's Animals builds on this, revealing cutting-edge research findings about animal abilities, as well as enabling the reader to explore and challenge their own preconceived notions about the animal kingdom." - publisher's description. 630 00 $a Aesop's fables. 650 0 $a Animals $x Folklore. 941 $a 5 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20220804025138.0 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20220405013949.0 952 $l BKPC251 $d 20220316153042.0 952 $l TDPH826 $d 20220104011009.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20211124010111.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=3019E8624CF411EC82D72F5C3CECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search