Lucy Cooke

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Texas

Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife

Mary Roach meets Bill Bryson in this uproarious tour of the basest instincts and biggest mysteries of the animal world For centuries we have fetishized the virtues and vices of the creatures around us. Pandas are too prudish to pursue sex. Loyal penguins would never abandon their mates. And sloths are lazy good-for-nothings. In reality, pandas don't just have sex; they could make Christian Grey blush. Penguins won't just cheat on a mate; they pay for sex, too. And, despite their names, sloths might just be the most successful animals on the planet. We've gotten animals wrong. In The Truth About Animals, Cooke takes any comer and any challenge--from smearing herself in hippo sweat to drinking a blended frog--to set us straight. And she leaves no bizarre story untold to do it: What does Aristotle have to do with twenty-first century drug mafia? How did a pregnancy test lead to a global extinction event? Do female hyenas really give birth through a penis? And why was Cotton Mather certain that, although storks had never been to the Moon, they could definitely fly into space? Funny, thought-provoking and at times downright weird, The Truth About Animals shows us that our fellow creatures aren't human-and that, in the end, that's what makes them so extraordinary.

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Mary Roach meets Sam Kean and Bill Bryson in this uproarious tour of the basest instincts and biggest mysteries of the animal world Humans have gone to the Moon and discovered the Higgs boson, but when it comes to understanding animals, we've still got a long way to go. Whether we're seeing a viral video of romping baby pandas or a picture of penguins "holding hands," it's hard for us not to project our own values--innocence, fidelity, temperance, hard work--onto animals. So you've probably never considered if moose get drunk, penguins cheat on their mates, or worker ants lay about. They do--and that's just for starters. In The Truth About Animals, Lucy Cooke takes us on a worldwide journey to meet everyone from a Colombian hippo castrator to a Chinese panda porn peddler, all to lay bare the secret--and often hilarious--habits of the animal kingdom. Charming and at times downright weird, this modern bestiary is perfect for anyone who has ever suspected that virtue might be unnatural.

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