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Animals strike curious poses : essays / Elena Passarello

by Elena Passarello

This collection of sixteen essays explores the lives of famous animals immortalised by humans, including a 39,000-year-old mammoth and Darwin's tortoise. The work examines these creatures through the lenses of history, myth, and science.

Accession 12853 ISBN 9781787330306 Publisher Jonathan Cape
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