Verliebte Mäuse Singen : Unnützes Wissen Aus Dem Reich Der Tiere (2007) - Plot & Excerpts
The Book of Animal Ignorance by John Lloyd and John Mitchinson (pp. 288)This book is not one might expect from the cover. It is written as a trivia sequel to The Book of General Ignorance from the men who present the BBC program and website: Quite Interesting. The title format is shared with its predecessor, but makes little sense when it comes to the actual content. It is simply 100 of the most common animals presented in two page summaries covering some weird and fascinating facts. With only two pages covering each animal, expectations of general and commonly known lead in descriptions might be provided, but the authors skip right to the bizarre and unbelievable. Each animal has some little factoid gem that could change your perspective of the animal entirely. Mating habits, predatory responses, parenting instincts and communication methods will cause head tilts and audible laughter. My personal favorite is learning that certain species of bison defend themselves using an 80-yard stream of their own feces. Learning that some animals have multiple active reproductive chambers each with a specific purpose or that some males fight for the privilege of mating, losing their male organs and then die makes human sexuality seem the most gentle and normal all creatures.The information presented is fun, weird, and easy to digest and would be useful to any high school teacher who needs to get the attention of their students in a biology class. Personally, I know any future visit to the zoo is forever changed because of this book. I just started this book and love it so far. It is inspired by old fashioned bestiaries but all the crazy information is actually true! For example,” Beavers can stay submerged for up to 15 minutes. In 1976 the College of Physicians and Faculty of Divinity in Paris classified beaver as a fish because of its scaly tail. That meant the French settlers of North America could officially eat beaver during lent and on other fast days." or this... "If the male nine-banded armadillo were human, its penis would be 4 feet long."
What do You think about Verliebte Mäuse Singen : Unnützes Wissen Aus Dem Reich Der Tiere (2007)?
Quick and easy read. A lot of interesting info packed within these pages
—flenoyfz
Lots of information about animals that I'm not sure I needed to know.
—Carolyn_32
