The Female Animal
(IRENE ELIA)
The Female Animal is a guided tour of the animal kingdom from the
point of view of the female, with the focus on such topics as reproduction,
courtship, lactation, and gestation. The first part covers invertebrates (very
briefly), fishes, and herptiles (reptiles and amphibians); the second covers
mammals and primates. Only the last twenty odd pages are devoted specifically
to women, but references to them are scattered throughout the book. Elia,
herself a physical anthropologist, never takes the sociobiology too far, though
her conclusions may dismay some.
Overall The Female Animal is a lot of fun. It contains plenty of
interesting details, admittedly sometimes rather trivial, about the animal
world and should appeal to all fans of natural history. It would be great
illustrated or as a television series: where are you David Attenborough?
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