Aesops Animals: The Science Behind the Fables Wimpenny Jo
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,…
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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