Love and Death in Living Nature. Mating Games of Animals, Farewell Rituals, and Other Peculiarities of Biology

Did you know that frogs can keep their offspring in their stomachs until they grow up? That some spiders from the genus Xysticus manage to take off by weaving a sail from their own silk? That female chimpanzees are indiscriminate in their romantic relationships? And that birds mourn as well as humans? Observing nature and coming to amazing, unexpected, and sometimes shocking conclusions, renowned biologist and blogger Leo Grasse changes our view of ourselves and the world around us.