How Zoologists Organize Things: The Art of Classification

by David Bainbridge

Humankind's fascination with the animal kingdom began as a matter of survival - differentiating the edible from the toxic, the ferocious from the tractable. Since then, our compulsion to catalogue wildlife has played a key role in growing our understanding of the planet and ourselves, inspiring religious beliefs and evolving scientific theories. The book unveils wild truths and even wilder myths about animals, as perpetuated by zoologists - revealing...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0711252262
• ISBN13: 9780711252264
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: Frances Lincoln
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.9" x 9.4"