Author | : Lynne A. Isbell |
File Size | : 44,5 Mb |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 29 March 2024 |
ISBN | : 9780674033016 |
Pages | : 222 pages |
The Fruit the Tree and the Serpent by Lynne A. Isbell Book PDF Summary
The global prominence of snakes in religion, myth, and folklore underscores our deep connection to them—but why, when few of us have firsthand experience? The answer, Isbell suggests, lies in snakes’ singular impact on primate evolution; predation pressure from snakes is ultimately responsible for the superior vision and large brains of primates.