How old is the sloth? How do sloths have sex? How did a sloth save Dublin? The answers to these questions, and more, are found in this wonderfully entertaining celebration of the sloth. Walking readers through the sloth's evolutionary history - from the prehistoric ground sloth to modern pygmy - William Hartston reveals the sloth's fascinating journey from maligned mammal to cause c�l�bre. Playfully peppered with science and filled with factoids, Sloths is a love-letter to the most anachronistic, and just a little bit ridiculous, of animals. 'Riveting... Sloths is as comprehensive a look at the instincts, lifestyle and capacities of this curious creature as you are ever likely to need.' Daily Express
ISBN: | 9781786494252 |
Publication date: | 3rd October 2019 |
Author: | William Hartston |
Publisher: | Atlantic Books |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 208 pages |
Genres: |
Popular Science Zoology and animal sciences Humour Nature and the natural world: general interest Wildlife: mammals: general interest |