The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Earth Animals Can Tell Us About Aliens – and About Ourselves

Our notions of aliens as unusual forms of life are often based on spectacular Hollywood movies and science fiction stories. However, the biological laws that apply on our planet also operate throughout the universe. Drawing on his professional knowledge, observations of animals, and Darwin's theory of evolution, zoologist Arik Kershenbaum discusses what traits characteristic of Earth inhabitants might also be found in forms of alien life. The author provides a large bibliography for those who wish to delve deeper into these topics.
Scientists are certain that extraterrestrial life exists, so it wouldn't hurt to learn what aliens might look like. For this, forget all the notions influenced by mass culture about little green men or horrible monsters. It is time to approach this question from a scientific perspective, which is what Arik Kershenbaum offers to do. Armed with the 'Guide to the Galaxy', you will learn much not only about representatives of extraterrestrial life but also about yourself.
For those interested in evolutionary biology, science fiction, astrobiology, the search for extraterrestrial civilizations, and the philosophical question 'What is a human?'.