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How the zebra got its stripes : Darwinian stories told through evolutionary biology / Léo Grasset ; translated by Barbara Mellor.
Why do giraffes have such long necks? Why are zebras striped? Why are buffalo herds broadly democratic while elephants prefer dictatorships? What explains the architectural brilliance of the termite mound or the complications of the hyena's sex life? And why have honey-badgers evolved to be one of nature's most efficient agents of mass destruction? Deploying the latest scientific research and his own extensive observations on the African savannah, Léo Grasset offers some answers to these and many other intriguing questions.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781681774145 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 154 pages : illustrations (some colour), maps ; 22 cm
- Publisher: New York : Pegasus Books, 2017.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Translated from the French. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Evolution. Savanna animals > Behavior > Africa. Savanna animals > Africa. Savanna ecology > Africa. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | 591.748096 Gra | 31681010055226 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
A French scientist retells just-so stories, answering questions about adaptations that occur in the animal kingdom through the lens of evolutionary biology, including why giraffes have such long necks and why zebras are striped. - Baker & Taylor
The French scientist and founder of Dirty Biology answers, in simple words, intriguing questions of natural phenomena that occur in the animal kingdom, including why giraffes have such long necks and why zebras are striped. - Simon and Schuster
France's brightest young scientist lucidly explains the intricacies of the animal kingdom through the lens of evolutionary biology.
Why do giraffes have such long necks? Why are zebras striped? And why does the clitoris of the female hyena exactly resemble and in most respects function like the male's penis?
Deploying the latest scientific research and his own extensive observations in Africa, Léo Grasset offers answers to these questions and many more in a book of post-Darwinian Just So stories. Complex natural phenomena are explained in simple and at times comic terms, as Grasset turns evolutionary biology to the burning questions of the animal kingdom, from why elephants prefer dictators and buffaloes democracies, to whether the lion really is king.
The human is, of course, just another animal, and the author's exploration of two million years of human evolution shows how it not only informs our current habits and behavior, but reveals that we are hybrids of several different species.
Prepare to be fascinated, shocked and delighted, as well as reliably advised ' by the end, you will know to never hug the beautiful, cuddly honey badger, and what explains its almost psychotic nastiness.
This is serious science at its entertaining best. - Simon and Schuster
France's brightest young scientist lucidly explains the intricacies of the animal kingdom through the lens of evolutionary biology.
Why do giraffes have such long necks? Why are zebras striped? And why does the clitoris of the female hyena exactly resemble and in most respects function like the male's penis?
Deploying the latest scientific research and his own extensive observations in Africa, Léo Grasset offers answers to these questions and many more in a book of post-Darwinian Just So stories. Complex natural phenomena are explained in simple and at times comic terms, as Grasset turns evolutionary biology to the burning questions of the animal kingdom, from why elephants prefer dictators and buffaloes democracies, to whether the lion really is king.
The human is, of course, just another animal, and the author's exploration of two million years of human evolution shows how it not only informs our current habits and behavior, but reveals that we are hybrids of several different species.
Prepare to be fascinated, shocked and delighted, as well as reliably advised ' by the end, you will know to never hug the beautiful, cuddly honey badger, and what explains its almost psychotic nastiness.
This is serious science at its entertaining best. - WW Norton
Why do giraffes have such long necks? Why are zebras striped? And why does the clitoris of the female hyena exactly resemble and in most respects function like the male's penis?Deploying the latest scientific research and his own extensive observations in Africa, Léo Grasset offers answers to these questions and many more in a book of post-Darwinian. Complex natural phenomena are explained in simple and at times comic terms, as Grasset turns evolutionary biology to the burning questions of the animal kingdom, from why elephants prefer dictators and buffaloes democracies, to whether the lion really is king.The human is, of course, just another animal, and the author's exploration of two million years of human evolution shows how it not only informs our current habits and behavior, but also reveals that we are hybrids of several different species.Prepare to be fascinated, shocked, and delighted, as well as reliably advisedâby the end, you will know to never hug the beautiful, cuddly honey badger, and what explains its almost psychotic nastiness.This is serious science at its entertaining best. - WW Norton
Franceâs brightest young scientist lucidly explains the intricacies of the animal kingdom through the lens of evolutionary biology.
