Why Rats Laugh and Jellyfish Sleep: And Other Enchanting Stories of Evolution - Hardcover

Animal behavior at its strangest. Backed by peer-reviewed research, written with genuine wonder about how evolution solved problems in ways we never expected.

Did you know rats laugh when they're tickled. Jellyfish sleep. Octopuses use tools. Fish recognize themselves in mirrors. Every claim in this book is real, published research. The author mines the literature for behaviors that seem impossible until you understand the selective pressure that produced them.

Biology teachers assign this to make evolution concrete. Scientists read it for the survey of what evolution actually produces across different lineages. It's also just a joy to read if you like animals and want to feel less alone in being amazed by them.

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- Hardcover
- Evolution, animal behavior, biology, natural history