Léo Grasset
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Saint-Étienne, France
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How the Zebra Got Its Stripes
13 editions
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2015
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DirtyBiology. La grande aventure du sexe
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2017
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Le Grand Bordel de l'évolution
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2021
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Elefantes, jirafas y termitas: Misterios insólitos de la sabana
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Il torcicollo della giraffa. L'evoluzione secondo gli abitanti della savana
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“All human embryos start out as female: the female sex is the basic form from which the male sex will differentiate itself. The first male hormones do not appear until the eight week of pregnancy.”
― How the Zebra Got Its Stripes
― How the Zebra Got Its Stripes
“To imagine that something that behaves in an uncertain way is less effective than its predictable equivalent is an irrational cognitive bias, if a very widespread one among humans.”
― How the Zebra Got Its Stripes
― How the Zebra Got Its Stripes
“Many bird species incorporate coloured plastic detritus when building their nests (...), using the bright colours as signals to neighbouring birds or to attract females. (...) the largest individuals with the best territories use more plastic in their nests than weaker individuals with less desirable territories. This eye-catching display reduces conflict: each individual can size up a rival´s strenght at a glance, and so avoid getting into fights in which they are likely to be beaten.”
― How the Zebra Got Its Stripes
― How the Zebra Got Its Stripes
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